Stephen Anthony Szygenda
Executive, electrical and computer engineering educator
Born Oct. 5, 1938, McKeesport (PA), U.S.; son of Stephen and Elizabeth (Zolczer); married Marie (Deli); children: Stephanie, Diana, Mark.
Education: Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Fairleigh Dickinson University, Madison (NJ), 1964; Master of Science (M.S.), 1967, Ph.D., 1968, Northwestern University, Evanston (IL).
Career: in Austin (TX) - associate prof. (electrical engineering and computer sciences), 1972-80, director, Center for Technology Commercialization and Transfer, 1980-86, prof., 1986 -. chairman, Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, 1993 -, University of Texas, president, CCSS, 1973-80, COM-SAT, General Integrated Systems, 1980-83, Rubicon Group, 1983-85, and Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph, 1985 -.
Author: over 200 publications.
Member of: chairman, Artificial Intelligence Tool for Engineering Computer, 1985; fellow, Computer Society Board Governors member, 1975-77, chairman, Fall Joint Computer Conference, 1987, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE).
Honors: Phi Kappa Phi; Clint Murchison chair of Free Enterprise, University of Texas; Association for Computing Machinery Distinguished Lecturer; award for contribution to computer aided design, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE).
Served with: United States Navy (USN), 1956-59.
Affiliation: Roman Catholic.
Language: English.
Hobbies: golf, fishing, skiing.
Home: 4506 Cat Mount Drive, Austin, TX 78731.
From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation, New York, NY, 1996.