Before McWilliam was involved with the Upper Deck Company, he was a Cal State Fullerton graduate and former certified public accountant.

[2] JetSource was voted one of the top 40 fixed-base operations for jetsetters in America among the thousands of such airport rest stops for fuel, private hangars and other services.

[3] In 1993, McWilliam controlled Upper Deck with a 27 percent stake, and was the only original partner still active in company management.

[5] In addition to McWilliam's award, Upper Deck was also recognized for the debut of its legendary 1989 Baseball trading card set designed and produced by Robert Young Pelton.

Author Pete William's book Card Sharks covers the rise and fall of Upper Deck and McWilliam's ousting of the founders and designer who built the company from a start up to $260 million in annual sales in the first three years.