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Biological Systems Engineering Department

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Splinter

William E. Splinter

George Holmes Distinguished Professor Emeritus

Director of the Lester Larsen Tractor Test and Power Museum

Museum phone: 402-472-8389

email: wsplinter1@unl.edu

Professional Highlights at UNL
  • Head, Agricultural Engineering Department, 1968-1988
  • Associate Vice Chancellor, Research, 1988-1990
  • Vice Chancellor Research, 1990-1993
  • Interim Dean, College of Engineering and Technology, 1993-1994, 2001-2002
  • Director, L. F. Larsen Tractor Test and Power Museum, 2002-present

Current Interests
  • History and preservation of colonial and pioneer agricultural artifacts
  • Restoration and history of significant agricultural tractors and machines

Ph.D. Agricultural Engineering, Michigan State University, Lansing

M.S. Agricultural Engineering, Michigan State College

B.S. Agricultural Engineering, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

 

Professional Recognition
  • Elected Fellow, American Society of Agricultural Engineers, 1974
  • Outstanding Engineering Contributions, NE Section, ASAE, 1975
  • Outstanding Engineering Achievement, Prof. Eng. of Nebr., 1977
  • Elected Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science, 1978
  • Recipient, ASAE Massey Ferguson Gold Medal, 1978
  • USDA National Creativity Award, National Extension Association, 1978
  • Elected to Nebraska Hall of Agricultural Achievement, 1980
  • Elected, National Academy of Engineering, 1984
  • Gamma Sigma Delta Award of Merit, 1984
  • Honorary Professor, Shenyang Agricultural University, 1986
  • Boss of the Year, UNL Office Personnel Association, 1990
  • Pioneer Irrigation Award, Nebr. Water Conference, 1991
  • Outstanding Contribution to Nebraska Agriculture, NE Section ASAE, 1994
  • Kiwanis Distinguished Service Award, Downtown Kiwanis Club, Lincoln, 1994
  • Recipient, ASAE John Deere Gold Medal, 1995
  • U of Nebr. Alumni Distinguished Service Award, 2000
  • UNL George Howard-Louise Pound Distinguished Career Award, 2001
  • Elected Fellow, National Society of Professional Engineers, 2003
  • Honoree, Nebraska Hall of Agricultural Achievement, 2003
  • Honored Guest, International Conf. on Agr. and Food Eng., IIT Kharagpur, India-2004
  • Outstanding Alum, Biological and Agricultural Engineering Dept, Michigan State University, 2005
  • Biological Systems Engineering Laboratories Laboratory Building renamed Splinter Laboratories, UNL-2004