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Ferguson, Jackson Robert was born on August 18, 1942 in Neptune, New Jersey, United States. Son of Jackson Robert and Charlotte Carter (Rudewick) Ferguson.
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Jackson Robert Ferguson, American Astronautical engineer. Achievements include research in Navstar global positioning system, spacecraft control. Recipient United States Air Force Research and Development award, 1980. Parish county president Our Lady of the Pines Catholic Church, Black Forest, Colorado, 1989. Colonel United States Air Force, 1965-1991. Member Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.
Education
Bachelor of Science in Engineering Science, United States Air Force Academy, 1965; Master of Science in Astronautics, Air Force Institute Technology, Dayton, Ohio, 1971; Doctor of Philosophy in Aerospace Engineering, University Texas, 1983.
Career
Astronautical engineer, North America Air Defense, Colorado Springs, Colorado, 1972-1976;
assistant professor, United States Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colorado, 1976-1980;
associate professor, United States Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colorado, 1982-1984, 91-93;
chief scientist, European Office of Aerospace Research & Development, London, 1984-1986;
program manager Software Engineering Institute, Air Force Systems Command, Boston, 1986-1988;
detachment commander, Air Force Systems Command, Colorado Springs, 1988-1991;
senior member technical staff Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie-Mellon U., Pittsburgh, since 1993. Independent review team member United States Air Force Data System Modernization Program, Washington, 1988. Head independent review team United States Air Force System 1 Software Development Program, 1992.
Visiting professor United States Air Force Academy, 1991-1993. Program manager Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon U.
Achievements
Membership
Parish county president Our Lady of the Pines Catholic Church, Black Forest, Colorado, 1989. Colonel United States Air Force, 1965-1991. Member Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.
Connections
Married Christina Mary Staley, August 24, 1968. Children: Jack Christopher, Joy Heather.
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Roman Catholic