Gordon Gustav Johnson

Background

Johnson, Gordon Gustav was born on June 23, 1936 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Gustav Hjalmar and Selma Maria (Hultman) Johnson.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, Illinois Institute Technology, 1958; Doctor of Philosophy in Mathematics, U. Tennessee, 1964.

Career

Consultant, Atomic Energy Commission, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, 1961-1963; fellow, Oak Ridge Institute Nuclear Studies, 1963-1964; assistant professor, U. Georgia, Athens, 1964-1969; associate professor, Virginia Polytech. Institute & State University, Blacksburg, 1969-1971; associate professor, U. Houston, 1971-1974; professor, U. Houston, since 1974. Senior research associate National Research Council, Houston, Washington, 1978-1981.

Vis.prof. Emory University, Atlanta, 1983-1984. Researcher Insurance Defense Analyses, Princeton, 1990-1992.

Achievements

• Gordon Gustav Johnson has been listed as a noteworthy Mathematician, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

President Clear Creek Basin Authority, Houston, 1973-1974. Member American Mathematics Society, Mathematics Association American, Swedish Mathematics Society, Sigma Xi.

Connections

Married Nancy Mae Shupe, June 29, 1957. Children: Cathy Lynn, Kim Marie, Carl Gustav, David Hjalmar.

Father:

Gustav Hjalmar Johnson

Mother:

Selma Maria (Hultman) Johnson

Spouse:

Nancy Mae Shupe

child:

Cathy Lynn Johnson

child:

Carl Gustav Johnson

child:

David Hjalmar Johnson

child:

Kim Marie Johnson