Background
Ancker, Clinton James was born on June 21, 1919 in Cedar Falls, Iowa, United States. Son of Clinton James and Fern (Lalan) Ancker.
Ancker, Clinton James was born on June 21, 1919 in Cedar Falls, Iowa, United States. Son of Clinton James and Fern (Lalan) Ancker.
Bachelor of Science in Mech. Engineering, Purdue University, 1940; Master of Science, University of California at Berkeley, 1949; Mech. Engineer, University of California at Berkeley, 1950; Doctor of Philosophy, Stanford University, 1955.
Junior engineer, Detroit Edison Company, 1941, 46; instructor, Purdue University, 1946-1947; assistant professor, University of California at Berkeley, 1947-1955; operations analyst, Operations Research Office, Chevy Chase, Maryland., 1955-1956; senior engineer, Booz-Allen Applied Research, Inc., Chicago, 1956-1958; manager, Analco Services Company, Chicago, 1958-1959; head mathematics and operations research program, System Development Corporation, Santa Monica, California, 1959-1967; director, National Highway Safety Institute, Department Transportation, 1967-1968; professor, department chairman industrial and systems engineering, University of Southern California, 1968-1984; emeritus professor, University of Southern California, since 1984.
Served to captain Army of the United States, 1941-1946. Member Operations Research Society American (national council 1970-1973), Society Cincinnati, Military Operations Research Society (Executive Committee 1964-1965), Sigma Xi, Tau Beta Pi, Pi TauSigma, Alpha Pi Mu, Omega Rho (founding. president 1975-1978).
Married Margaret Wright Rees, April 11, 1947. Children— Clinton James III, Evan Randolph, Megan Lalan, Scott Rees.