Background

Dixon, Norman Rex was born on February 24, 1932 in Ecorse, Michigan, United States. Son of Theodore Roosevelt and Mary Ann (Barnes) Dixon.

Education

Bachelor, Western Michigan University, 1958. Master of Arts, Indiana University, 1960. Doctor of Philosophy, Stanford University, 1966.

Career

Instructor, Cornell Univercity, Ithaca, New York, 1960-1961; research staff member, International Business Machines Corporation Corporation, San Jose, California, 1963-1967; advisory scientist, International Business Machines Corporation Corporation, Raleigh, North Carolina, 1967-1972; research staff member, International Business Machines Corporation Corporation, Yorktown Heights, New York, 1972-1983; associate editor Journal Research and Development, International Business Machines Corporation Corporation, White Plains, New York, 1983-1984; editor, International Business Machines Corporation Corporation, 1984-1989; consultant, International Business Machines Corporation Corporation, since 1989. Assistant professor San Jose State University, California, 1964-1965. Adjunct Professor North Carolina Central U., Durham, 1967, North Carolina State University, 1969-1970.

Visiting professor Brown U., Providence, since 1980. Member committee computerized speech recognition National Research Council, 1983-1984.

Achievements

• Norman Rex Dixon has been listed as a notable Speech and hearing scientist, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (chairman technical program International Conference Acoustics, Speech and Signal Processing 1977, associate editor, member editorial board Journal Transactions on Acoustics Speech and Signal Processing 1977-1981, general chairman Workshop on Automatic Speech Recognition, general chairman International Conference Acoustics, Speech and Signal Processing 1985, co-chairman Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers-Academia Sinica Workshop on Acoustics, Speech and Signal Processing 1986, board directors 1986-1987, Meritorious Service award 1979, 86, vice chairman publications board 1987, vice president technical activities 1988, chairman technical activites board 1988). Member Acoustics Speech and Signal Processing Society of Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (member administrative committee 1976-1979, chairman technical commission on speech processing 1977-1980,chairman standing commission on conference standards 1977-1981, vice president 1979-1981, president 1982-1983, Meritorious Service award 1979), International Platform Association, 1991.

Connections

Married Barbara Allen Rose, September 19, 1968. 1 child, Lara Britton.

Father:

Theodore Roosevelt Dixon

Mother:

Mary Ann (Barnes) Dixon

Spouse:

Barbara Allen Rose

child:

Lara Britton Dixon