Josef Princ Memorial Scholarship

Josef Princ, a native of Slovenia, Yugoslavia, graduated with an Engineering Degree from the University of Ljublanja and continued his studies in Germany. After immigrating to the United States in 1957, he continued his engineering studies and began working in the field of aluminum products. He worked for Nichols Homeshield for over twenty years as their chief designer; during which time he acquired a number of patents for his company. He also designed for Anderson Window Company. He was married for thirty-six years to Rose Marie and died eleven months after moving from Glen Ellyn, Illinois, to Las Vegas, Nevada. He loved being an American and was proud of his many accomplishments here, but he also was proud of his heritage.