Background
Jewell, Ward Thomas was born on May 13, 1957 in Tulsa. Son of Joseph Eugene and Catherine Porter (Williams) Jewell.
Electrical engineering educator
Jewell, Ward Thomas was born on May 13, 1957 in Tulsa. Son of Joseph Eugene and Catherine Porter (Williams) Jewell.
Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, Oklahoma State University, 1979. Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical Engineering, Oklahoma State University, 1986. Master of Science in Electrical Engineering, Michigan State University, 1980.
Research associate Oak Ridge (Tennessee) National Laboratory, 1980-1984. Instructor Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, 1984-1986. Professor Wichita (Kansas) State University, since 1987.
Consultant electrical engineer, Wichita, since 1987. Member electric power quality advisory group Kansas Electric Utilities Research, Topeka, Kansas, since 1993. Director Wichita State University Power Quality Laboratory, since 1991.
Boeing fellow Wichita State University, 1992-1995.
State and regional coordinator Amnesty International, Oklahoma and Kansas, 1981-1991. Volunteer music teacher Alpha Montessori School, Wichita, since 1993. Member Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (senior ), Power Engineering Society, Standards Coordinator Committee on Power Quality.
Married Nancy Ellen Jewell. Children: Jeremy Nathan, Joshua Isaac.