William (Bill) P. Rice is an experienced biomedical-clinical engineer having entered the field in 1970. He received an AAS in electronics from Western Technical College in La Crosse, WI, while assisting in the development of one of the first biomedical technician programs. He earned BSs in physics and mathematics from the University of Wisconsin in Eau Claire, WI, and did graduate studies in medical physics at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI and North Dakota State, Fargo, ND. Bill established and managed one of first comprehensive biomedical departments in Wisconsin, developed a variety of test devices, and devised a gradient risk algorithm for effective management of medical device life cycle costs. He has expanded hospital biomedical-clinical engineering departments in Wisconsin