Jr. B.S. 1939 Chemical Engineering Edwin Loutzenheiser has started over 20 companies and partnerships during his 50-year career. He is currently active with Phoenix Industrial Group, which was one of the United States' first private, for-profit small business incubators.
Phoenix owns and operates plants in Nebraska and Mexico.
Loutzenheiser has received 28 awards from various organizations in recognition of his leadership and service to society. He is active with the Rotary Club, the Boy Scouts of America, the Salvation Army, and the Nebraska Community Foundation Board, as well as numerous economic development organizations within Nebraska. He serves on the Advisory Board to the College of Engineering and Technology of University of Nebraska-Lincoln, and is active both locally and statewide in the Hastings United Methodist Church. In addition to raising their two sons, he and his wife, Cora, have shared their home with many troubled young people and have hosted foreign exchange students for over 40 years. Loutzenheiser lives in Hastings, Nebraska, and he enjoys sailing and music.