Alumnus Jerome J. Mullins Scholarship Fund established
 he Mullins Family Scholarship has been established
in the civil & environmental engineering department on behalf of
Madison developer and civic leader Jerome J. Mullins, P.E.
Proceeding a career in the United States Navy Air
Corps during World War II, Mullins graduated from UW-Madison with a
BS in civil engineering in 1950. In the 54 years since his graduation,
Mullins has become one of Madison’s most prominent figures in
building design, construction supervision and ownership.
Upon graduation from college, Mullins joined General
Engineering Co. in Portage, Wisconsin, and worked on municipal engineering
projects such as schools, sewers and streets. Only six years out of
engineering school, he joined Weiler & Strang Architects/Engineers
where he was in charge of the firm’s structural engineering and
construction coordination activities for eight years. In 1964, Mullins
formed his own consulting engineering firm, Jerome J. Mullins and Associates.
During Mullins’ career, he has been sought
out as an engineer for his structural creativity, ingenuity and cost-effective
engineering services. Many of the Madison area’s most prominent
developers and every level of government, from the federal government,
to towns and villages, have hired Mullins to design or supervise construction
of their projects.
A registered professional engineer in Wisconsin,
Mullins has been a director of Downtown Madison, Inc. since 1976. He
is also a member of the National Board of Realtors, the National Construction
Specifications Institute, and the Wisconsin Society of Professional
Engineers. Jerry has served on many community boards and has received
numerous awards and honors, both for his engineering and community services.
From the University of Wisconsin, Mullins received
the Civil and Environmental Engineering, Construction Engineering and
Management Program 2000 Lifetime Achievement in Construction award,
and the College of Engineering 2002 Distinguished Service Award.
Jerry and his wife, Carol, have been married for
54 years. They have five grown children: Maureen, a physician; Brian,
an engineer and attorney; Mallory, an attorney; Brad, a business executive;
and Jay, a professional engineer. Brian and Jay are CEE graduates.
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