Thomas Frank Piatkowski
Electrical engineering and computer science educator
Born Oct. 24, 1938, Ann Arbor (MI), U.S.; son of Stefan and Felice (Glowacki); married Helen - Grace (Sullivan); children: Anna, Kathryn, John.
Education: Bachelor of Science (B.S.) (in engineering), 1960, Master of Science (M.S.) (in engineering), 1961, Ph.D., 1963, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
Career: assistant prof., director, Computer Center, Tuskegee Institute (AL), 1964-66; associate assistant prof., Thayer School, Dartmouth College, Hanover (NH), 1967-72; advisory engineer, System Commission Division, International Business Machines (IBM) Corporation, Research Triangle Park (NC), 1972-76; manager, Communication System Architecture, Burroughs Corporation, Radnor (PA), 1976-78; associate prof. to prof., Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Iowa State University, Ames, 1978-85; prof., chairman, Department of Computer Science, State University of New York (SUNY), Binghamton, 1985-90; prof., chairman, Department of Electrical Engineering, prof., Computer Science, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, 1990 -.
Author: over 45 technical articles and reports.
Member of: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE); Association for Computing Machinery.
Affiliation: Independent. Roman Catholic.
Language: English.
Hobbies: music, golf, camping.
Home: 2715 Lake Chevy Chase Drive, Kalamazoo, MI 49008.
From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation,
New York, NY, 1996.