Dick Bedford Simmons

Background

Simmons, Dick Bedford was born on December 24, 1937 in Houston, Texas, United States. Son of Charlie Duncan and Emma Louise (Baker) Simmons.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, Texas Agricultural and Mechanical University, 1959. Master of Science in Electrical Engineering, University Pennsylvania, 1961. Doctor of Philosophy in Computer and Information Science, University Pennsylvania, 1968.

Career

Design engineer electronic data process division, Radio Corporation of America, Camden, New Jersey, 1959-1961; technical staff representative, Bell Telephone laboratories, Holmdel, New Jersey, 1963-1966; technical staff representative, Bell Telephone laboratories, Naperville, Illinois, 1966-1968; technical supervisor, Bell Telephone laboratories, Naperville, Illinois, 1968-1970; head computer technical division, Texas Engineering Experimental Station, College Station, 1982-1985; assistant professor computer science, Texas Agricultural and Mechanical U., College Station, 1970-1971; associate professor, Texas Agricultural and Mechanical U., College Station, 1971-1976; professor, Texas Agricultural and Mechanical U., College Station, since 1976. Director data processing center Texas Agricultural and Mechanical University, 1972-1982. President Dick B. Simmons & Associations, Inc., College Station, since 1974, Amdahl Users Group, San Francisco, 1977-1978.

Achievements

• Dick Bedford Simmons has been listed as a noteworthy computer science educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Board of directors Bryan/College Station Apartment Association, College Station, since 1987. Served as First lieutenant United States Army, 1961-1963. Member Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (president computer society 1976, board directors 1980-1981, Centennial medal 1984), American Federation Information Processing Socs.

(board directors 1987-1988), Association Compurint Machines, American Society Engineering Education, Upsilon Pi Epsilon, TauBet Pi, Eta Kappa Nu, Phi Kappa Phi, Phi Eta Sigma.

Interests

• Avocations: swimming.

Connections

Married Julie Haydon McDonnold, May 30, 1959. Children: Dick Bedford Junior, Hugh Duncan, Elizabeth Hayden.

Father:

Charlie Duncan Simmons

Mother:

Emma Louise (Baker) Simmons

Spouse:

Julie Haydon McDonnold

child:

Hugh Duncan Simmons

child:

Dick Bedford Junior Simmons

child:

Elizabeth Hayden Simmons