Umit Akinc

Background

Akinc, Umit was born on June 7, 1944 in Malatya, Turkey. Came to the United States, 1978. Son of Bedri and Pervin (Abaci) Akinc.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Middle East Technology University, Ankara, Turkey, 1967. Master of Business Administration, Florida State University, 1970. Doctor of Philosophy, University North Carolina, 1974.

Career

Assistant professor Middle East Technical University (METU), 1974-1978, State University of New York, Binghamton, 1978-1982; Associate professor production management and quantitative methods at Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 1982-1992, Professor of Business 1992-2016; Professor Emeritus since 2016.

Membership

Member ORSA, TIMS, American Production and Inventory Control Society (president Piedmont Triad chapter 1989-1990).

Connections

Married Helen Marie (Williams) A., July 14, 1973. Children: Deniz, Josef.

Father:

Bedri Akinc

Mother:

Pervin (Abaci) Akinc

Spouse:

Helen Marie

child:

Deniz Akinc

child:

Josef Akinc