Background
Wallace, William Alan was born on October 21, 1935 in Albany, New York, United States. Son of William E. and Claire M. (Chamberlain) Wallace.
Management and information sciences educator
Wallace, William Alan was born on October 21, 1935 in Albany, New York, United States. Son of William E. and Claire M. (Chamberlain) Wallace.
Bachelor of Chemical Engineering Engineering, Illinois Institute of Technology, 1956. Master of Science in Management Science, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 1961. Doctor of Philosophy in Management Science, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 1965.
Research engineer, Illinois Institute Technology Research Institute, Chicago, 1956-1957;
member of faculty School Management, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York, since 1965;
director urban-environmental studies, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York, 1968-1971;
professor statistics, management and information science, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York, 1971-1987;
department chairman, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York, since 1983;
professor, chairman, Decision Sciences and Engineering Systems, Troy, since 1987. Adjunct visiting professor State University of New York-Albany, 1973-1974. Visiting professor engineering public affairs Carnegie-Mellon U., Pittsburgh, 1974-1975.
United States faculty member management information systems-decision support systems National Center for Industrial Science and Technology Management Development, Dalian Institute Technology, People's Republic China, 1982, 83.
Served to lieutenant (junior grade) United States Navy, 1957-1960. Member Operations Research Society of America (treasurer education science section 1973-1974, secretary 1974-1975, vice chairman 1975-1976, chairman 1977-1978), Institute Management Science (associate editor since 1978), Association Public Policy Analysis and Management, American Society Public Administration.
Married Emma Jean Horton, July 26, 1958. Children— Jack N., William E., Robert K., Roland F.