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__NOTOC__ EARLY LIFE Frey grew up in Iowa . He finished Bethel High School (Ohio) . In 1940, he began engineering school at Michigan State College. During World War II Frey he served as an officer in the United States Army (1942-1946). He returned to his studies, this time at the University Of Michigan in Ann Arbor. He completed a BS in MTL (1947), MSE (1949), and a Ph.D. in Metallurgical Engineering (1951). During his doctoral studies he was an Assistant Professor. CAREER He started working for Ford in 1950 and was appointed as Vice-President and Chief Engineer in 1964. He was responsible for many projects at the company as well as industrial innovations. The prototype styling of the Ford Mustang was designed by him. He was then placed in charge of the development of the production version of the car. He was later involved in the development of the Ford Bronco . In 1967, he received an Honorary Degree a Doctorate in Engineering from the University of Michigan. He was very concerned that the U.S. is losing the 'global race' because there is little interest in investments for innovation and thus an increasing "gap". Donald N. Frey, "U.S. is losing 'global race': we think for Japanese, then they beat our brains out", Ward's Auto World, March 1989 , Retrieved on: July 27, 2007. He resigned from the . He was also made a board of directors member at 20th Century Fox . He helped bring about the first high-volume integrated manufacture of Video Cassette s for the movie industry. He was also instumental in promoting the first successful CD-ROM based information system. It was designed for General Motors dealer service. He retired from industry in 1988. AWARDS AND TEACHING In 1990, he received the ceremony. He is a researcher and professor at Northwestern University Sean Hargadon, "The Man Behind the Mustang" Northwestern Magazine, Fall 2004 , Retrieved on: July 27, 2007. in the Industrial Engineering and Management Sciences (IE/MS) Department. Faculty page at Northwestern , Retrieved on: July 27, 2007. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of Stonewater Control Systems. List of company Board of Directors , Retrieved on: July 27, 2007. NOTES REFERENCES
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