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ISU alumnus Bruce Nelson makes accounting endowment

IBR Staff//August 10, 2013//

ISU alumnus Bruce Nelson makes accounting endowment

IBR Staff//August 10, 2013//

Bruce Nelson State University alumnus Bruce Nelson and his wife, LaVaun Nelson, have established the Nelson Family Charitable Trust Endowed Professorship in at the ISU College of Business.

The college will use the net income from the $250,000 endowment to augment the salaries of accounting faculty members. is the first endowed professorship in accounting at ISU.

Nelson began his career with Products as an internal auditor in 1968. He held several senior management positions until 1990. He then joined BT Office Products USA as president and CEO. In 1995 he joined Viking Office Products as executive vice president, later becoming chief operating officer and a board member for the company. Viking merged with Office Depot in 1998, and Nelson became CEO of Viking Office products and president of Office Depot International. He became CEO of Office Depot in 2001 and chairman of the board shortly thereafter. He held both positions until his in 2004.

Nelson is chairman of the ISU College of Business leadership board. He earned his degree in accounting from ISU in 1968.


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