Background
Thompson, Russell Glenwood was born on January 5, 1929 in Rushmore, Minnesota, United States. Son of F. Glen and Johanna Ida (Johansen) Thompson.
Econometrician management science educator
Thompson, Russell Glenwood was born on January 5, 1929 in Rushmore, Minnesota, United States. Son of F. Glen and Johanna Ida (Johansen) Thompson.
Bachelor of Business Administration, Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, 1957; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Minnesota, 1962.
Assistant professor Texas Agricultural and Mechanical University, College Station, 1961-1962, professor departments economics and statistics, 1967-1971. Associate professor departments economics and agricultural economics University Missouri, Columbia, 1962-1967. Professor department decision and information science University Houston, since 1971.
Owner, chairman, president Operational Economics, Inc., 1979-1982. Owner, president The Opcon Corporation, since 1993. Director forecast division National Water Commission, Washington, 1970-1971.
Visiting professor applied mathematics and physics Kyoto (Japan) University, summer 1975. Visiting scholar International Institute Applied Systems Analysis, Austria, summer 1977. Expert witness economic loss and statistical analyses in civil litigation cases.
Consultant Foreign Agricultural Service United States Department of Agriculture, 1964-1965, National Advisory Commission on Food and Fiber, 1966-1967. Consultant to numerous industry firms.
1st lieutenant United States Air Force, 1950-1955. Captain Air National Guard, 1955-1962. Member New York Academy of Sciences.
Married Beatrice E. Frerichs. Children: Glenda, Kevin, Lori, Lisa, Amy.