Background
Hoft, Richard Gibson was born on December 4, 1926 in Wall Lake, Iowa, United States. Son of Henry Cecil and Beulah (North) Hoft.
Electrical engineering educator
Hoft, Richard Gibson was born on December 4, 1926 in Wall Lake, Iowa, United States. Son of Henry Cecil and Beulah (North) Hoft.
Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, Iowa State University, 1948.
Engineer, General Electric, Schenectady, New York, 1948-1956; unit manager, General Electric Advanced Technology laboratories, Schenectady, 1956-1963; professor electrical engineering, U. Missouri, Columbia, 1965-1993; professor emeritus, U. Missouri, Columbia, since 1993. Byler Distinguished professor, U. Missouri, 1994.
Member Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (1st William E. Newell award 1977, Byler award 1984, Third Millennium awrd 2000, Distinguished Service award 2000).
Married Merna Darlene Collis. Children: Richard Hollis, Daniel Fredric, Thomas Wesley, Janine Louise.