William Sylvester Jewell

Background

Jewell, William Sylvester was born on July 2, 1932 in Detroit, Michigan, United States. Son of Loyd Vernon and Marion (Sylvester) Jewell.

Education

Bachelor of Engineering Physics, Cornell Univercity, 1954; Master of Science in Electrical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1955; Doctor of Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1958.

Career

Association director management science division, Broadview Research Corporation, Burlingame, California, 1958-1960; assistant professor department industrial engineering and operations research, University of California-Berkeley, 1960-1963; associate professor, University of California-Berkeley, 1963-1967; professor, University of California-Berkeley, since 1967; department chairman, University of California-Berkeley, 1967-1969, 76-80. Director O.R. Center, University of California, 1985-1987, Engineering Systems Research Center University of California, 1987-1988, 91-92. Director Teknekron Industries, Inc., Incline Village, Nevada, 1968-1986, Creance Capital, Inc., Oakland, California, since 1993.

Consultant operations research problems, since 1960. Guest professor Eidgenóssiches Technische Hochschule, Zurich, 1980-1981.

Achievements

• William Sylvester Jewell has been listed as a noteworthy Engineering educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Trustee New College, Berkeley, 1992-1994. Member Informs, Association Swiss Actuaries, International Actuarial Association, Rotary International, Triangle, Sigma Xi.

Connections

Married Elizabeth Gordon Wilson, July 7, 1956. Children— Sarah, Thomas, Miriam, William Timothy.

Father:

Loyd Vernon Jewell

Mother:

Marion (Sylvester) Jewell

Spouse:

Elizabeth Gordon Wilson