Background
Nicholson, William Joseph was born on August 24, 1938 in Tacoma. Son of Ferris Frank and Athyleen Myrtle (Fesenmaier) Nicholson.
energy and environmental consultant
Nicholson, William Joseph was born on August 24, 1938 in Tacoma. Son of Ferris Frank and Athyleen Myrtle (Fesenmaier) Nicholson.
Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1960. Master of Science in Chemical Engineering Practice, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1961. Doctor of Philosophy in Chemical Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, 1965.
Master of Business Administration, Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma, Washington, 1969.
Senior development engineer, Hooker Chemical Company, Tacoma, 1964-1969;
senior development engineer, Battelle N.W., Richland, Washington, 1969-1970;
planning associate, Potlatch Corporation, San Francisco, 1970-1975;
manager corporation energy service, Potlatch Corporation, San Francisco, 1976-1994;
director corporation energy and environmental services, Potlatch Corporation, San Francisco, since 1994;
chair energy county, American Forest and Paper Association, Washington, since 1998. Chairman electricity committee American Forest and Paper Association, 1977-1998, member solid waste task force, 1988-1991, air quality committee, since 1989, member environmental policy and oversight committee, since 1994, vice-chairman life cycle analysis work group, since 1994, chairman wood products environmental task force, since 1994. United States expert on environmental labelling to International Studies Organisation, since 1994.
Chairman Forest Products Laboratory, University of California, Richmond, 1993-1995, member of advisory board since 1992;member of advisory board College of Natural Resources, University of California, Berkeley, 1993-1995.
Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, AIChE (associate), Technical Association of Pulp and Paper Industry, American Chemical Society, Commonwealth Club (San Francisco), Sigma Xi.
Married Carland Elaine Crook, October 10, 1964. Children: Courtney, Brian, Kay, Benjamin.