Robert Cleveland Ward

Background

Ward, Robert Cleveland was born on December 7, 1944 in Sparta, Tennessee, United States. Son of James C. and Mary E. (Pharris) Ward.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Mathematics, Tennessee Technology U., 1966; Master of Science in Mathematics, College of William and Mary, 1969; Doctor of Philosophy in Applied Mathematics, University of Virginia, 1974.

Career

Mathematician, National Aeronautics and Space Administration Langley Research Center, Hampton, Virginia, 1966-1974; researcher, Oak Ridge (Tennessee) National Laboratory, 1974-1977; head math research section, Oak Ridge (Tennessee) National Laboratory, 1977-1982; head mathematics science, Oak Ridge (Tennessee) National Laboratory, 1982-1990; director engineering physics and mathematics, Oak Ridge (Tennessee) National Laboratory, 1990-1995; professor, head computer science Department, University Tennessee, Knoxville, since 1995.

Achievements

• Robert Cleveland Ward has been listed as a noteworthy Computer science researcher, administrator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science. Member Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Computer Society, Society Industrial and Applied Mathematics (various offices since 1974), Association for Computing Machinery, Sigma Xi.

Connections

Married C. Gayle Gillen, September 3, 1965. Children: Kimberly M. Ward Smith, Jonathan R.

Father:

James C. Ward

Mother:

Mary E. (Pharris) Ward

Spouse:

C. Gayle Gillen

child:

Jonathan R. Ward

child:

Kimberly M. Ward Smith Ward