Background
Cook, Gerald was born on October 31, 1937 in Hazard, Kentucky, United States. Son of Rudolph H. and Rose I. (Boyer) Cook.
Electrical engineering educator
Cook, Gerald was born on October 31, 1937 in Hazard, Kentucky, United States. Son of Rudolph H. and Rose I. (Boyer) Cook.
Bachelor of Science, Virginia Polytechnic Institute, 1961. Master of Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1962. Doctor of Science Institute of Technology, 1965.
Registered profile engineer, Virginia Lecturer U. Colorado, Colorado Springs, 1966-1968. Assistant professor United States Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, 1966-1968. Associate professor of University Virginia, Charlottesville, 1968-1973, professor, 1973-1981.
Professor, department chairman, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, 1981-1985.
Earle C. Williams professor electrical engineering George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia, 1985. Chairman Department Electrical and Computer Engineering, 1990-1998.
Visiting professor, Technology U. Denmark, 1979-1980. Visiting researcher Night Vision Laboratory, Fort Belvoix, 1998-1999.
Fellow Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (life, president Industrial Electronics Society 1981-1983, Centennial medal 1984, Eugene Mittelmann Achievement award 1989), American Society Engineering Education (Outstanding Research awrd Southeast section 1971), Sigma Xi, Eta Kappa Nu, Phi Kappa Phi, Tau Beta Pi.
Married Nancy Anne Gillispie, June 9, 1962. Children: Gerald Boyer, Allan Binford.