Michael John Ferguson

Background

Ferguson, Michael John was born on May 7, 1941 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Son of John Albert and Dorothy (Bracewell) Ferguson.

Education

Bachelor of Science, U. Toronto, 1962; Master of Science, California Institute Technology, 1963; Doctor of Philosophy, Stanford University, 1966.

Career

Engineering specialist, Ford Aerospace Company, Palo Alto, California, 1966-1968; professor, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, 1968-1976; research associate, manager Aloha system, U. Hawaii, Honolulu, 1974-1976; research scholar, International Institute Applied Systems Analysis, Laxenburg, Austria, 1976-1978; manager systems analysis, Bell Northern Research, Montreal, Quebec, 1978-1982; Cyrille Duquet professor communication software, INRS-Telecommunications, Verdun, Quebec, 1985-1998.

Achievements

• Michael John Ferguson has been listed as a noteworthy Electronics and communications educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. Member Association for Computer Machinery (chairman special interest group on communications 1985-1987), Tex User Group (board directors 1991-1996), Sigma Xi.

Interests

• Avocation: bicycle touring.

Connections

Married Virginia Louise Boardman, June 15, 1969. 1 child, Margaret Elizabeth.

Father:

John Albert Ferguson

Mother:

Dorothy (Bracewell) Ferguson

Spouse:

Virginia Louise Boardman

child:

Margaret Elizabeth Ferguson