John Thomas Acuff

Background

Acuff, John Thomas was born on November 21, 1943 in Decatur, Illinois, United States. Son of Dorothy Louise Acuff.

Education

Associate of Applied Science in Industrial Electronics, Black Hawk College, Moline, Illinois, 1963; Bachelor of Science in Technology Education, Colorado State University, 1977; Master of Science in Industrial Engineering Technology, Western Illinois U., 1991.

Career

Apprentice, journeyman machinist, Williams-White & Company, Moline, 1964-1967; machinist, Rock Island (Illinois) Arsenal, 1967-1968; machinist Computer Numerical Control, Rock Island (Illinois) Arsenal, 1971-1973; service manager, Sun Electric Corporation, Mount Joy, Iowa., 1970; teacher, Black Hawk College, since 1973. Independent consultant, Moline, since 1988.

Achievements

• John Thomas Acuff has been listed as a noteworthy Technology educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member, secretary United States Coast Guard Auxiliary, Rock Island, since 1986. Various offices United States Power Squadrons, Quad Cities area, Illinois and Iowa, 1974-1986. With United States Army,1968-1970.

Member Society Carbide Tooling Engineers (faculty advisor).

Interests

• Avocations: cruising Mississippi River, travel, property maintenance.

Connections

Married Linda L. Lief, December 1964 (divorced Oct.1965). 1 child, Sherri Acuff. Married JoAnn D. Jeffries, July 2, 1982.

Children: Chris Wiseman, Monica Wiseman, Lynn Weichman.

Father:

Dorothy Louise A. Acuff

Spouse:

JoAnn D. Jeffries

Spouse:

Linda L. Lief

child:

Lynn Weichman Acuff

child:

Monica Wiseman Acuff

child:

Sherri Acuff

child:

Chris Wiseman Acuff