Fred Carl Jr.
Fred E. Carl Jr. is an American entrepreneur and the founder of Viking Range Corporation, a manufacturer of commercial-style kitchen appliances for the home. With the introduction of the first Viking range in 1987, Carl is credited with creating the popular professional category of domestic appliances, which later evolved into stainless steel becoming the dominant finish for high-end kitchen appliances.
*Inducted into the Mississippi Business Hall of Fame (2002)
*Mississippi Governor's Cup Award (1996)
*Mississippi Entrepreneur of the Year (1995)<ref name=autogenerated1 />
*Ernst & Young 1996 Mid-South Entrepreneur of the Year
*Inducted into the Innovators Hall of Fame by the Mississippi Technology Alliance
*National Kitchen and Bath Hall of Fame<ref name=autogenerated1 />
Carl has been on various boards and commissions. He is on the Board of Trustees of the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, New York. He was the Director of Recovery Housing for the Mississippi Governor's Commission for Recovery, Rebuilding and Renewal in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. He is a past member of the Board of Directors of Trustmark Corporation and Trustmark National Bank. He is or has been on the boards of several other nonprofit organizations, including:
* Board of Directors of the Mississippi State University Foundation
* Advisory Board of the Mississippi State University College of Architecture, Art and Design
* Past Chairman of the Mississippi Blues Commission
* Advisory Board of the B.B. King Museum
*Inducted into the Mississippi Business Hall of Fame (2002)
*Mississippi Governor's Cup Award (1996)
*Mississippi Entrepreneur of the Year (1995)<ref name=autogenerated1 />
*Ernst & Young 1996 Mid-South Entrepreneur of the Year
*Inducted into the Innovators Hall of Fame by the Mississippi Technology Alliance
*National Kitchen and Bath Hall of Fame<ref name=autogenerated1 />
Carl has been on various boards and commissions. He is on the Board of Trustees of the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, New York. He was the Director of Recovery Housing for the Mississippi Governor's Commission for Recovery, Rebuilding and Renewal in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. He is a past member of the Board of Directors of Trustmark Corporation and Trustmark National Bank. He is or has been on the boards of several other nonprofit organizations, including:
* Board of Directors of the Mississippi State University Foundation
* Advisory Board of the Mississippi State University College of Architecture, Art and Design
* Past Chairman of the Mississippi Blues Commission
* Advisory Board of the B.B. King Museum
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