Background
Harrison, Thomas James was born on May 13, 1935 in Wausau, Wisconsin, United States. Son of Glenn M. and A. Laura (Barclay) Harrison.
Harrison, Thomas James was born on May 13, 1935 in Wausau, Wisconsin, United States. Son of Glenn M. and A. Laura (Barclay) Harrison.
Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, Carnegie Institute of Technology, 1957. Master of Science in Electrical Engineering, Carnegie Institute of Technology, 1958. Doctor of Philosophy, Stanford University, 1964.
Design engineer, International Business Machines Corporation, Poughkeepsie, New York, 1958-1959;
associate engineer, International Business Machines Corporation, Peekskill, New York, 1960;
staff engineer, advisory engineer, International Business Machines Corporation, San Jose, California, 1960-1968;
senior engineer, International Business Machines Corporation, Boca Raton, Florida, 1968-1978;
member corporation technical committee, International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, New York, 1979;
program manager, manager advanced software engineering technical, International Business Machines Corporation, Boca Raton, 1980-1983;
consultant academic specialist, Tallahassee, Florida, 1984-1987;
professor electrical engineering, Florida Agricultural and Mechanical U., Florida State University, Tallahassee, since 1987;
chairman electrical engineering, Florida Agricultural and Mechanical U., Florida State University, Tallahassee, 1988-1995. Member United States National Committee for International Electrotech. Commission, 1972-1982.
United States expert International Organisation Standardization Coms., 1975-1984. Member engineering committee U. Florida, 1972-1987, Florida Atlantic U., 1971-1983. Alternate member board directors Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, since 1995.
With Army of the United States, 1959. Fellow Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Instrument Society of America (board director standards and practices board 1971-1984, vice president 1980-1981, society president 1985-1986), American National Standards Institute (standard management boards), American Society Engineering Education, Rotary, Sigma Xi, Tau Beta Pi, Delta Upsilon, Omicron Delta Kappa, Eta Kappa Nu, Phi Kappa Phi.
Married Carol H. Harrison. Children: Nancy E., Kristine A.