Background
Rochefort, John Spencer was born on June 15, 1924 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of John Joseph and Margaret Mabel (Spencer) Rochefort.
Electrical engineering educator
Rochefort, John Spencer was born on June 15, 1924 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of John Joseph and Margaret Mabel (Spencer) Rochefort.
Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, Northeastern University, 1948. Master of Science in Electrical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1951.
Research assistant Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, 1948-1949. Research associate Northeastern University, Boston, 1949-1952, member faculty department electrical engring, 1952, chairman department, 1977-1982, director electronic research laboratory, 1987. Visiting professor University Alaska, Fairbanks, 1974-1975.
Visiting engineer United States Air Force Geophysical Laboratory, Bedford, Massachusetts, 1982-1983.
Member Sharon School Committee, Massachusetts, 1963-1967, member Junior High School Building Committee, 1964-1966. President Nobscussett Property Owners Association, Dennis, Massachusetts, 1976-1978. Served with Army of the United States, 1943-1946.
Member Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers ((senior member)), American Society for Engineering Education, Sigma Xi, Phi Kappa Phi, Tau Beta Pi, Eta Kappa Mu Clubs: Holy Name Society (Sharon) (president 1961).
Married Kathleen Alice Clinton, June 21, 1952. Children: Regina Marie, Kathleen Ann, Barbara Jean, Stephen David, Beth Amy.