Background
Soukup, Rodney Joseph was born on March 9, 1939 in Faribault, Minnesota, United States. Son of Joseph Edward and Lillian Margurite (Fierst) Soukup.
Soukup, Rodney Joseph was born on March 9, 1939 in Faribault, Minnesota, United States. Son of Joseph Edward and Lillian Margurite (Fierst) Soukup.
Bachelor of Science, University of Minnesota, 1961; Master of Science in Electrical Engineering, University of Minnesota, 1964; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Minnesota, 1969.
Principal development engineer, Univac, St. Paul, 1969-1971; instructor, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, 1972; assistant professor, U. Iowa, Iowa City, 1972-1976; associate professor, U. Nebraska, Lincoln, 1976-1980; chairman, U. Nebraska, Lincoln, 1978-1980; professor, chairman, U. Nebraska, Lincoln, since 1980; Henson college professor, chairman, U. Nebraska, since 1998.
Coach men's softball, Minneapolis, 1963-1971, Lincoln, 1984-1990. Coach Lincoln park and recreation grade school basketball, 1976-1982, Little Chief's baseball, Lincoln, 1977-1978. Fellow Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (life)(defense Research and Development committee 1988, education society EAB 1991, Ad.
Com 1991-1994, since 2007, treasurer 1998-2004, chair finance committee, 2008, Meritorious Service award 2005). Member Materials Research Society, American Vacuum Society, National Electrical Engineering Department Heads Association (Chicago chairman steering committee 1992-1994, vice president 1989-1990, president 1990-1991, board directors 1988-1994, 97-99, Outstanding Leadership and Service award 1998), Knights of Columbus, Tau Beta Pi, Eta Kappa Nu.
Married Therese Marie Rockers, December 18, 1965. Children: Richard Joseph, Michael Harold, Stephen Rodney.