Background
Kennedy, Robert Spayde was born on December 9, 1933 in Augusta, Kansas, United States. Son of Kirk Randel and Marene Lucile (Spayde) Kennedy.
Electrical engineering educator
Kennedy, Robert Spayde was born on December 9, 1933 in Augusta, Kansas, United States. Son of Kirk Randel and Marene Lucile (Spayde) Kennedy.
Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, University Kansas, 1955. Master of Science in Electrical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1957. Doctor of Science in Electrical engineer, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1963.
Instructor engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, 1958-1963; assistant professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, 1963-1967; associate professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, 1967-1974; professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, 1974-1994; professor emeritus, since 1994. Director Massachusetts Institute of Technology Communication Forum, 1986-1988. Housemaster MacGregor House, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1985-1991.
President, chief pilot Quoddy Air. Fellow Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (president information theory group 1976-1977).
Married Eleanor Emma Stagliola, June 27, 1981. Children: Carole Lesley, Nancy Allison, Nina Margret.