Frasier Receives 2025 CANR Outstanding Alumni Award
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EmailCharles “Chuck” Frasier (’70, School of Packaging) will receive the 2025 CANR Outstanding Alumni Award during the annual ANR Awards on Friday, March 7.
Charles “Chuck” Frasier, of Fort Lauderdale, Florida will receive the Michigan State University (MSU) College of Agriculture and Natural Resources (CANR) Outstanding Alumni Award at the March 7, 2025, ANR Awards Program.
The CANR Outstanding Alumni Awards are given to those who have distinguished themselves by obtaining the highest level of professional accomplishments, and who possess the highest standards of integrity and character.
A 1970 graduate from the MSU School of Packaging (SoP), Fraiser built a remarkable career and legacy that combines entrepreneurial success, philanthropic contributions and a deep commitment to his alma mater. Frasier grew up in Port Huron, MI. He initially enrolled at MSU to study civil engineering, but after taking a packaging class, he found his passion and changed his major, which was a decision that would shape his entire career.
After graduating, Frasier quickly found success in the packaging industry. He started his career with General Electric (GE) International in Manhattan as a packaging engineer. Over the next decade, he traveled the world and embraced numerous opportunities, eventually transitioning into a sales role. Frasier’s entrepreneurial spirit led him to leave GE and launch Dixie Box and Crating Company, addressing a gap he identified in packaging for international shipping. Under his leadership, Dixie Box grew to operate in ten port cities across the U.S. before he sold the company in 2005 after nearly 20 years in business.
In 2010, Fraiser founded American Box and Crating, a similar company that specialized in customized crating and shipping for projects like transporting amusement park rides to Euro Disney. He sold the company in 2019 and officially retired.
A passionate and loyal Spartan, Frasier reached out to MSU in 2016 expressing his desire to make a difference at the institution that helped set him up for success. After learning more about pressing needs and support opportunities, the Frasier’s made the lead gift to kick-off the SoP’s $10million building renovation campaign.
Frasier and his wife, Jacqueline (Jackie), made both the first gift to launch the renovation campaign and the last gift needed for the first phase of renovations. Their gifts named the Charles L. and Jacqueline C. Frasier Sustainability Lab and the Charles L. and Jacqueline C. Frasier Atrium in the School of Packaging building. Additionally, they committed to endowing a professorship through an estate gift. Their generosity was instrumental in inspiring others to contribute to the campaign. In April 2023, the SoP celebrated the opening of the newly renovated SoP building with a ribbon-cutting ceremony.
In recent years, Frasier has maintained strong ties with MSU and the SoP, frequently visiting campus and engaging with students at events like Homecoming, groundbreakings and award ceremonies. His service and engagement serve as an inspiration to packaging students, who benefit from the resources and spaces his support has made possible.
With phase II planning now underway for an expansion of the SoP building that will double the size of the facility and significantly increase research capacity, Fraiser again raised his hand to support this critical investment. Furthering their legacy as the largest living individual donors in the history of CANR, the Frasier’s provided a lead campaign gift that has allowed the project to move forward and will inspire additional contributions.
In addition to their support for MSU, the Frasier’s are dedicated to serving their community. They have been deeply involved in a variety of philanthropic endeavors that create opportunities and empower underserved communities, particularly with the Boys and Girls Club, the Salvation Army and local food banks.
You can learn more about past CANR Outstanding Alumni Award winners here.
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