Distinguished Alumni Award Winner Profile
Arthur A Collins
1967
Arthur A. Collins, Cedar Rapids, president and chairman of the board of Collins Radio Company. He founded Collins Radio in 1931 and has stimulated its extensive growth in the fields of communication, computation, and control systems. He attended Coe College, Amhurst College, Mass., and the University of Iowa. With some 12,000 employees the company ranks as Iowa's largest corporate employer in a single location.
About Distinguished Alumni Awards
Since 1963, the University of Iowa has annually recognized accomplished alumni and friends with Distinguished Alumni Awards. Awards are presented in seven categories: Achievement, Service, Hickerson Recognition, Faculty, Staff, Recent Graduate, and Friend of the University.