Background
Sweeney, James William was born on July 26, 1923 in Long Island City, New York, United States. Son of William and Oriel Margaret (Grable) Sweeney.
Sweeney, James William was born on July 26, 1923 in Long Island City, New York, United States. Son of William and Oriel Margaret (Grable) Sweeney.
Bachelor of Science, Master of Science, Georgia Institute Technology, 1948. Doctor of Philosophy, Massachusetts Institute Technology, 1954.
Instructor, Georgia Institute Technology, 1946-1948, assistant professor industrial management, 1950-1955, research associate Engineering Experiment Station, 1950-1953, research associate Rich Electronic Computer Center, 1953-1955, director public utility executive course, 1952-1955. Associate professor industrial management Tulane University, 1955-1960, director Computer Laboratory, 1958-1967, professor industrial mgmt, 1960-1967, director Biology-Medical Computing System, 1961-1965, professor computer medicine department psychiatry and neurology School Medicine, 1963-1967, director division medical computing science, 1965-1967, professor computing science, 1966-1967. Director division computer services Mississippi Research and Development Center, Jackson, 1967.
Director U. Oklahoma Computing Center, 1967-1972, professor computer science, 1968-1972, professor industrial engineering, 1968-1978, consultant professor biostatistics and epidemiology School Health, Medical Center, 1969-1978, professor information and computing science, 1969-1978.
Member health services demonstration grants review committee National Center for Health Services Research and Development, United States Public Health Service, 1966-1978. Member planetarium and science committee Oklahoma Science and Arts Foundation, 1969-1978. Member commission on computer centers Southern Regional Education Board, 1970-1978.
Member study committee New Orleans Department Health, 1964-1967, New Orleans Department Finance, 1964-1966.
Served to Lieutenant (junior grade) United States Naval Reserve, 1941-1946. Member American, Southern economics associations, Academy Management, American Institute Industrial Engineers (senior), Association for Computer Machinery (past chairman Greater New Orleans chapter), Biology-Medical Information Processing Organisation (past secretary-treasurer), International Science Information Services, Incorporated., Data Processing Management Association, Association Computer Management, Operations Research Society American, Association for Health Records, Frontiers of Science Oklahoma Society, International Interdisciplinary Organisation for Medicine, Delta Sigma Pi.
Married Mary Mason Byrd, June 12, 1976. Children by previous marriage: James Patrick, Michael Thomas, Kathleen Francis, Timothy Sean.