Background
Bulgren, William Gerald was born on August 7, 1937 in Anamosa, Iowa, United States. Son of Harley L. and Mary L. (Fluckiger) Bulgren.
researcher computer science educator
Bulgren, William Gerald was born on August 7, 1937 in Anamosa, Iowa, United States. Son of Harley L. and Mary L. (Fluckiger) Bulgren.
Bachelor, University Iowa, 1959. Master of Science, University Iowa, 1961. Doctor of Philosophy, University Iowa, 1965.
Graduate assistant, computer center, U. Iowa, Iowa City, 1961-1962;
head programmer, physics Department, University Iowa, Iowa City, 1962-1965;
assistant professor statistics, U. Missouri, Columbia, 1965-1968;
associate professor computer science, U. Kansas, Lawrence, 1968-1972;
professor mathematics, U. Kansas, Lawrence, 1972-1985;
professor computer science, U. Kansas, Lawrence, 1972-1994;
professor computer engineering, U. Kansas, Lawrence, 1985-1988;
associate chairman computer science Department, University Kansas, Lawrence, 1980-1983;
chairman, U. Kansas, Lawrence, 1983-1992;
professor engineering management, U. Kansas, Lawrence, since 1994. Visiting professor computer science Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland, 1980. Chairman Bulgren & Burnett Inc., Lawrence, since 1981.
Symposium chair Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) SIGCSE Conference, Kansas City, Mo, 1980. Consultant State of Kansas Department Revenue, Topeka, 1982-1984. Trustee CRINC, Space Technology Center, Lawrence, since 1986.
Member Association Computing Machinery, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Computer Society, American Statistical Society (president Missouri-Kansas chapter 1978-1980).
Married Janis A. Bulgren, September 10, 1960. Children: Laura, Melissa, Christopher.