Benjamin Francis Plybon

Background

Plybon, Benjamin Francis was born on February 12, 1930 in Huntington, West Virginia, United States. Son of Romeo Clinton and Ruby (Davis) Plybon.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Marshall University, 1957. Master of Science, Carnegie-Mellon University, 1959. Doctor of Philosophy, Ohio State University, 1968.

Career

Electronics design technician, Cubic Corporation, San Diego, 1956; R & D physicist, Industrial Nucleonics, Columbus, Ohio., 1957; teaching assistant, Carnegie-Mellon U., Pittsburgh, 1957-1959; instructor mathematics, Marshall U., Huntington, 1969-1964; instructor mathematics, Ohio Wesleyan University, Delaware, 1964-1966; assistant professor mathematics, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio., 1966-1974; associate professor, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio., since 1974; assistant director Computing Center, Ohio Wesleyan University, Delaware, 1964-1966. Consultant in numerical analysis Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Dayton, Ohio, summer 1963.

Achievements

• Benjamin Francis Plybon has been listed as a notable Mathematics educator, computer scientist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Petty officer lst class United States Navy, 1952-1956, Korea. Member Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics.

Interests

• Avocations: guitar, bowling, amateur astronomy.

Connections

Married Bonnie Jean Nelson, June 2, 1962. Children: Amy Anne, Laura Jean, Daniel Emory, Kathleen Marie.

Father:

Romeo Clinton Plybon

Mother:

Ruby (Davis) Plybon

Spouse:

Bonnie Jean Nelson

child:

Daniel Emory Plybon

child:

Amy Anne Plybon

child:

Laura Jean Plybon

child:

Kathleen Marie Plybon