MANHATTAN — Kansas State University has its first named academic college. At its meeting on Dec. 12, the Kansas Board of Regents approved naming the College of Engineering in honor of Kansas State University alumnus Carl R. Ice.
Carl R. Ice -photo courtesy KSU
The naming honors the professional accomplishment of Ice and the generous support of the college by he and his wife, Mary. A celebration of the Carl R. Ice College of Engineering will take place in fall 2019 in Manhattan.
The Ices have been generous supporters of Kansas State University and of the College of Engineering, with significant philanthropic investments supporting engineering faculty, students, facilities and the overall excellence of the college.
A native Kansan who currently lives in Westlake, Texas, Ice is the president and CEO of BNSF Railway. He is a 1979 graduate with a bachelor’s degree in industrial engineering from the College of Engineering. Mary Ice graduated in 1980 with a bachelor’s degree in home economics education from the College of Human Ecology and a master’s degree from the College of Education in 1988. Their daughter, Karen, is an attorney living in Manhattan, and their son, Marshall, and their daughter-in-law, Megan, are also both Kansas State University graduates.
Ice is the vice chairman of the KSU Foundation board of directors, past chair of the College of Engineering Advisory Council and a former member of the Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering Advisory Council. Together, the Ices serve on the board of trustees of the Kansas State University Foundation and as members of the Innovation and Inspiration Campaign steering committee.