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Wilson</div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="display:inline" class="nickname">Thornton Arnold Wilson</div><br /><span style="display:none">(<span class="bday">1921-02-08</span>)</span>February 8, 1921<br /><div style="display:inline" class="birthplace"><a href="/wiki/Sikeston,_Missouri" title="Sikeston, Missouri">Sikeston, Missouri</a>, U.S.</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Died</th><td class="infobox-data">April 10, 1999<span style="display:none">(1999-04-10)</span> (aged 78)<br /><div style="display:inline" class="deathplace"><a href="/wiki/Palm_Springs,_California" title="Palm Springs, California">Palm Springs, California</a>, U.S.</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Alma mater</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Iowa_State_University" title="Iowa State University">Iowa State University</a> <small>(<a href="/wiki/Bachelor_of_Science" title="Bachelor of Science">BS</a>)</small><br /><a href="/wiki/California_Institute_of_Technology" title="California Institute of Technology">California Institute of Technology</a> <small>(<a href="/wiki/Master_of_Science" title="Master of Science">MS</a>)</small></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Occupation(s)</th><td class="infobox-data role">Former CEO, <a href="/wiki/Boeing" title="Boeing">Boeing</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Term</th><td class="infobox-data">1969–1986<sup id="cite_ref-boeing_leadership_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-boeing_leadership-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Predecessor</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/William_McPherson_Allen" title="William McPherson Allen">William McPherson Allen</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Successor</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Frank_Shrontz" title="Frank Shrontz">Frank Shrontz</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Spouse</th><td class="infobox-data">Grace Wilson</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Children</th><td class="infobox-data">Dan Wilson, Sachi Wilson, Sarah Parkinson</td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Thornton "T" Arnold Wilson</b> (February 8, 1921 – April 10, 1999) was the <a href="/wiki/Chair_(official)" class="mw-redirect" title="Chair (official)">Chairman of the Board</a> and chief executive officer of <a href="/wiki/Boeing" title="Boeing">Boeing</a> corporation.<sup id="cite_ref-btathdsr_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-btathdsr-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-edrtawd_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-edrtawd-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-tawfrshrz_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-tawfrshrz-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Born February 8, 1921, in <a href="/wiki/Sikeston,_Missouri" title="Sikeston, Missouri">Sikeston</a>, <a href="/wiki/Missouri" title="Missouri">Missouri</a>, Wilson earned his <a href="/wiki/Bachelor_of_Science" title="Bachelor of Science">B.S.</a> degree in <a href="/wiki/Aeronautical_Engineering" class="mw-redirect" title="Aeronautical Engineering">Aeronautical Engineering</a> from <a href="/wiki/Iowa_State_University" title="Iowa State University">Iowa State University</a> in <a href="/wiki/Ames,_Iowa" title="Ames, Iowa">Ames</a> and a <a href="/wiki/Master_of_Science" title="Master of Science">M.S.</a> degree from the <a href="/wiki/California_Institute_of_Technology" title="California Institute of Technology">California Institute of Technology</a> in <a href="/wiki/Pasadena,_California" title="Pasadena, California">Pasadena</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-tawfrshrz_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-tawfrshrz-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He also attended the <a href="/wiki/MIT_Sloan_School_of_Management" title="MIT Sloan School of Management">MIT Sloan School of Management</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Sloan_Fellows" title="Sloan Fellows">Sloan Fellows</a> program, but did not graduate.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> While attending Iowa State, Wilson was a member of the <a href="/wiki/Swimming_(sport)" title="Swimming (sport)">swim</a> team. </p><p>Wilson was awarded the <a href="/wiki/NAS_Award_in_Aeronautical_Engineering" title="NAS Award in Aeronautical Engineering">NAS Award in Aeronautical Engineering</a> in 1985 from the <a href="/wiki/United_States_National_Academy_of_Sciences" class="mw-redirect" title="United States National Academy of Sciences">National Academy of Sciences</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Hunsaker_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Hunsaker-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1992, he was the recipient of the <i><a href="/wiki/Tony_Jannus_Award" title="Tony Jannus Award">Tony Jannus Award</a></i> for his distinguished contributions to commercial aviation. </p><p>Following his graduation from Iowa State, Wilson joined Boeing in 1943 and worked on <a href="/wiki/Bomber" title="Bomber">bomber</a> programs, notably the swept-wing <a href="/wiki/Boeing_B-47_Stratojet" title="Boeing B-47 Stratojet">B-47 Stratojet</a> and <a href="/wiki/B-52_Stratofortress" class="mw-redirect" title="B-52 Stratofortress">B-52 Stratofortress</a>, and also led the proposal team that won the contract for the <a href="/wiki/LGM-30_Minuteman" title="LGM-30 Minuteman">Minuteman</a> <a href="/wiki/Intercontinental_ballistic_missile" title="Intercontinental ballistic missile">missile</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-edrtawd_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-edrtawd-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He became company president in 1968, chief executive officer in 1969, and chairman in 1972.<sup id="cite_ref-btathdsr_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-btathdsr-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Wilson stepped down as CEO in 1986 at age 65, succeeded by <a href="/wiki/Frank_Shrontz" title="Frank Shrontz">Frank Shrontz</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-tawfrshrz_4-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-tawfrshrz-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and retired as chairman at the end of 1987.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He died at age 78 at his winter home in <a href="/wiki/Palm_Springs,_California" title="Palm Springs, California">Palm Springs, California</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-btathdsr_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-btathdsr-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The main glass gallery of the <a href="/wiki/Museum_of_Flight" title="Museum of Flight">Museum of Flight</a> in <a href="/wiki/Seattle" title="Seattle">Seattle</a>, opened in 1987, is named for Wilson.<sup id="cite_ref-amtopbg_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-amtopbg-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-vexpmofo_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-vexpmofo-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-fmiop_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-fmiop-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Wilson was inducted into the <a href="/wiki/National_Aviation_Hall_of_Fame" title="National Aviation Hall of Fame">National Aviation Hall of Fame</a> in Dayton, Ohio in 1983.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Thornton_Wilson&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output 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A.' (March 1, 1985). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/1985.135.30_1">"Interview with Thornton 'T.A.' Wilson - #1"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/Museum_of_History_%26_Industry" title="Museum of History & Industry">Museum of History & Industry</a> (MOHAI)</i> (Betacam).</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Museum+of+History+%26+Industry+%28MOHAI%29&rft.atitle=Interview+with+Thornton+%27T.A.%27+Wilson+-+%231&rft.date=1985-03-01&rft.aulast=Wilson&rft.aufirst=Thornton+%27T.+A.%27&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Farchive.org%2Fdetails%2F1985.135.30_1&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AThornton+Wilson" class="Z3988"></span></li></ul> <table class="wikitable succession-box noprint" style="margin:0.5em auto; font-size:small;clear:both;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="3" style="border-top: 5px solid #ffcc66;">Business positions </th></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="width:30%;" rowspan="1">Preceded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/William_McPherson_Allen" title="William McPherson Allen">William McPherson 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