Louis Padulo

Background

Padulo, Louis was born on December 14, 1936 in Athens, Alabama, United States. Son of Louis and Helen (Yarbrough) Padulo.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, Fairleigh Dickinson U., 1959; Master of Science in Electrical Engineering, Stanford University, 1962; Doctor of Philosophy, Georgia Institute Technology, 1966.

Career

Engineer design and development, Radio Corporation American, 1959-1960; assistant professor electrical engineering, San Jose State College, 1962-1963; assistant professor mathematics, Georgia State University, 1966-1967; associate professor, Columbia University, summer 1969; associate professor, Harvard University, summer 1970; assistant professor, Morehouse College, 1967-1968; associate professor, department chairman mathematics, Morehouse College, 1968-1971; director exchange student program, Stanford University, 1969-1971; associate professor electrical engineering, Stanford University, 1971-1975; associate professor mathematics, Stanford University, summers 1971-1975; director MITE program, Stanford University, 1975; professor electrical engineering and mathematics, dean College Engineering, Boston University, 1975-1988; associate vice president, Boston University, 1986-1987; president, U. Alabama, Huntsville, 1988-1990; president, chief Executive officer, University City Science Center, Philadelphia, since 1991. Visiting associate professor Stanford University, 1969-1971. Visiting professor U. Tokyo, 1986-1988,Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1987-1988.

Program director Institute on Computers, Logic and Automata Theory, National Science Foundation, 1969. Founder, director dual degree program Atlanta U. Center and Georgia Institute Technology, 1968-1970. Numerical analyst Airesearch Corporation, Los Angeles,1969.

Visiting scientist Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1990-1991. Director Cmty of Science, Inc., Nemawashi, Inc., Carver Fund, Tapelicator, Inc., American Dream Business Network.

Achievements

• Louis Padulo has been listed as a noteworthy University administrator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

President Valley Foundation, Huntsville, Alabama, 1988-1989, Alabama Engineering Foundation, Huntsville, 1989. Member task force Vision 2000, Huntsville, 1989. Board of directors North Alabama International Trade Association, 1989, Alabama Supercomputer Network, 1989, Vision 2000, American Poetry center, 1992, Benjamin Franklin Technology Center, 1991.

President Higher Education Congress, since 1992. Board directors United States JapanSoc., since 1990. Advising committee United Negro College Fund.

Trustee Fairleigh Dickinson U., since 1989, Presbyterian Foundation Philadelphia, since 1993, Philadelphia Fund for Education, since 1995, International House. Visiting committee school engineering Tuskegee U., College.Engring. Drexel U., since 1993.

Member Huntsville Army Cmty. Rels. Committee; board visiting school business Temple University, since 1993. Fellow Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, American Society Engineering Education (Western Electric Fund Excellencein Teaching award 1973, Vincent Bendix award 1984).

Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), Massachusetts Engineers Council, Mathematics Association American, Union League of Philadelphia, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (life), Penn Club.

Connections

Married Katharine Seamans, January 28, 1963. Children: Robert, Joseph.

Father:

Louis Padulo

Mother:

Helen (Yarbrough) Padulo

Spouse:

Katharine Seamans

child:

Joseph Padulo

child:

Robert Padulo