william mulligan

executive vice president / ingersoll-rand company / 1930 - 2017 / inducted 1994

in his rise from student trainee in 1952 to his position of executive vice president of ingersoll - rand company, william mulligan's ideas and leadership led to advancements in portable air compressor technology and the extendible boom air crawler drill.

mulligan has also been a driving force behind industry efforts to increase investment in the nation's highway and bridge system, working not only through ingersoll - rand, but through organizations such as the international road federation, cima (now aem), artba, and trip.