Michael Waitsel Berry

Background

Berry, Michael Waitsel was born on November 17, 1960 in Atlanta. Son of Charles Waitsel and Lenora Elizabeth (Wingo) Berry.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Mathematics magna cum laude, University Georgia, 1981. Master of Science in Applied Mathematics, North Carolina State University, 1983. Doctor of Philosophy in Computer Science, University Illinois, 1990.

Career

Summer intern, then associate programmer computer products division, International Business Machines Corporation, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, 1983, 83-84; computing consultant, Triangle Universities Computation Center, Research Triangle Park, 1984; graduate teaching assistant department mathematics, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, 1981-1985; graduate research assistant department mathematics, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, 1983-1985; computer scientist Center for Supercomputing Research and Development, University of Illinois, Urbana, 1985-1990; assistant professor computer and information science, U. Alabama, Birmingham, 1990-1991; research professor computer science, Center Research Parallel Computation, U. Tennessee, Knoxville, 1991; assistant professor computer science, U. Tennessee, Knoxville, since 1991.

Achievements

• Michael Waitsel Berry has been listed as a noteworthy computer science educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Computer Society, Association Computing Machinery, Society Industrial and Applied Mathematics.

Interests

• Avocations: swimming, travel, furniture refinishing.

Connections

Married Teresa Ann Underwood, June 18, 1983. Children: Amanda Jane, Rebecca Gene.

Father:

Charles Waitsel Berry

Mother:

Lenora Elizabeth (Wingo) Berry

Spouse:

Teresa Ann Underwood

child:

Rebecca Gene Berry

child:

Amanda Jane Berry