University of Rochester
Athletic Hall of Fame
Nelson "Bud" Spies
'38
At Rochester:
- A three-year letterman, and captain senior year, for the University's basketball team
- Was the team's scoring leader all three years, and as a senior held the record for most points per game for a long time
- Called the "best player he ever coached" by Coach Lou Alexander
- Class President for last three years, Vice President of the Student Association as a senior
- Graduated from the University in 1938 with a baccalaureate degree in Economics
Post-Graduate:
- Earned an MBA in Sales Management from Harvard Business School in 1940
- Worked for Eastman Kodak Company for two years (1942-1944) before entering military service where he was a naval supply officer stationed in Guam
- He returned to Kodak in 1946 and remained there for 32 years before retiring in 1978 as the Personnel Director of Kodak Office
- Founding Board Member (and first president) of the Rochester Mental Health Center
- Member of Volunteer Alumni Network, a Trustee with St. Thomas More Church, and a volunteer for the Red Cross Blood Program and the Rochester Friendly Home
