Jose Bejar Cruz

Background

Cruz, Jose Bejar was born on September 17, 1932 in Bacolod City, The Philippines. Son of Jose P. and Felicidad (Bejar) Cruz. came to the United States, 1954, naturalized, 1969.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering summa cum laude, U. Philippines, 1953; Master of Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1956; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Illinois, 1959.

Career

Instructor electrical engineering, U. Philippines, Quezon City, 1953-1954; research assistant, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, 1954-1956; visiting professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, 1973; from instructor to associate professor, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, 1956-1965; professor electrical engineering, University of Illinois, 1965-1986; associate member Center Advanced Study, University of Illinois, 1967-1968; research professor, Coordinated Science Laboratory, 1965-1986; professor department electrical and computer engineering, University of California, Irvine, 1986-1992; department chairman, University of California, Irvine, 1986-1990; professor electrical engineering, Ohio State University, Columbus, since 1992; dean College Engineering, Ohio State University, Columbus, 1992-1997; Howard D. Winbigler chair in engineering, Ohio State University, Columbus, since 1997. Visiting associate professor University of California, Berkeley, 1964-1965. Visiting professor Harvard University, 1973.

President Dynamic Sys. Member theory committee American Automatic Control Council, 1967. General chairman Conference on Decision and Control, 1975.

Member professional engineering examination committee State of Illinois, 1984-1986. Member National Council Engineering Examiners, 1985-1986. Member project advisory group on engineering and science education project Department Science and Technology, Republic of The Philippines, 1993-1998.

Achievements

• Jose Bejar Cruz has been listed as a noteworthy Engineering educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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  • Solutions to Problems in Introductory Signals and Circuits
  • Signals in Linear Circuits
  • Engineering of Dynamic Systems
  • Introductory Signals and Circuits A Blaisdell Book in the Pure and Applied Sciences
  • Introductory signals and circuits (A Blaisdell book in the pure and applied sciences)

Membership

Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science (section committee for section on engineering 1991-1994, secretary since 1998), Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (chairman linear system committee, group on automatic control 1966-1968, associate editor transactions on Circuit Theory 1962-1964). Member Control Sys. Society (administrative committee 1966-1975, 78-80, vice president finance and administrative activities 1976-1977, president 1979, chairman awards committee 1973-1975, educational activities board 1973-1975, editor transactions on Automatic Control 1971-1973, member technical activities board 1979-1983, chairman 1982-1983, vice president technical activities 1982-1983, education medical committee 1977-1979, director 1980-1985, vice-chairman publications board 1981, chairman 1984-1985, chairman panel of technical editors 1981, chairman TAB periodicals committee 1981, chairman PUB. Society publications committee 1981, vice president publication activities 1984-1985, Executive Committee 1982-1985, Richard M. Emberson award 1989), Philippine Engineers and Scientists Organisation, American Society Engineering Education (awards policy committee), United States National Academy Engineering (member peer committee for electronics engineering 1982, commission on national agenda for career-long education for engineers 1986-1988, membership committee 1987-1990, academic advisory board 1994-1997), Philippine-American Academy Science and Engineering (founding member 1980, president 1982, Chairman, Board Of Directors 1998), International Federation Automatic Control (chairman theory committee 1981-1984, vice-chairman technical board 1984-1987, policy committee 1987-1993, vice-chairman 1993, Chairman.1996, congress international program committee), Philippine Engineers and Scientists Organisation, Sigma Xi, Phi Kappa Phi, Eta Kappa Nu.

Connections

Married Stella E. Rubia. Children by previous marriage: Fe E. Cruz Langdon, Ricardo A., Rene L., Sylvia C.Cruz Loebach, Loretta C. Cruz Spray.

Father:

Jose P. Cruz

Mother:

Felicidad (Bejar) Cruz

Spouse:

Stella E. Rubia