John Wesley Sawyer

Background

Sawyer, John Wesley was born on November 2, 1917. Son of Joseph Edmond and Inez Avent Sawyer.

Education

Bachelor, Wake Forest College, 1938. Master of Arts, Wake Forest College, 1941. Master of Arts, University Missouri, 1948.

Doctor of Philosophy, University Missouri, 1951.

Career

Instructor mathematics University Missouri, Columbia, 1946—1951. Associate professor mathematics Georgia State University, Atlanta, 1951—1953, University Richmond, Virginia, 1953—1956. Professor computer science Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 1956—1988, emeritus professor computer science, since 1988.

In-house consultant R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, Winston-Salem, 1958—1986.

Achievements

• John Wesley Sawyer has been listed as a noteworthy science educator, consultant by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Music director Wake Forest Baptist Church, Winston-Salem, 1964—1989. Board directors Salemtowne Retirement Community, 1999—2004. President (4 terms) Atlantic Coast Conference, Greensboro, 1964—1986.

Vice president National Collegiate Athletic Association, Kansas City, Missouri, 1980—1984. Fellow: American Association for the Advancement of Science (life). Member: Mathematics Association American, Operations Research Society of America.

Connections

Married Edna Matthews, August 31, 1939 (deceased January 31, 2002). 1 child John Wesley Junior.

Father:

Joseph Edmond

Mother:

Inez Avent Sawyer

Spouse:

Edna Matthews