Background
Coppins, Richard James was born on March 21, 1946 in Syracuse, New York, United States. Son of Alan and Harriet (Ettelson) Coppins.
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Coppins, Richard James was born on March 21, 1946 in Syracuse, New York, United States. Son of Alan and Harriet (Ettelson) Coppins.
Doctor of Philosophy in Operations Research, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, 1975. Industrial engineer International Business Machines Corporation, Endicott, New York, 1968-1970. Operations analyst Research Triangle Institute, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, 1974-1975.
Assistant professor Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, 1975-1978.
Assistant professor Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, 1978-1981, associate professor, since 1981. Consultant Sidall, Mater & Coughtus, Richmond, 1980, Reynolds Metals, Richmond, 1981.
Industrial engineer International Business Machines Corporation, Endicott, New York, 1968—1970. Operations analyst Research Triangle Institute, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, 1974—1975. Assistant professor Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, 1974—1978, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, 1978—1981, associate professor, 1981.
Consultant Sidall, Mater & Coughtus, Richmond, 1980, Reynolds Metals, Richmond, 1981.
Volunteer American Heart Association, 1982—1986. Management science fellow, 1967—1968. Member of Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences, Association Computing Machinery, Decision Sciences Institute, Sigma Alpha Museum, Beta Gamma Sigma, Omega Rho, Eta Kappa Nu, Phi Eta Sigma, Alpha Iota Delta (regional vice president 1981-1984).
Married Patsy Willis, August 7, 1993. Children from previous marriage: Janet Lynn, Ellen Elizabeth.