December 14, 2001

Hodgson Named Distinguished University Professor

Dr. Hodgson

Dr. Thom J. Hodgson, James T. Ryan Professor of Industrial Engineering and Furniture Manufacturing and Director of the Integrated Manufacturing Systems Engineering Institute, has been named Distinguished University Professor of Industrial Engineering, effective December 12, 2001.

Hodgson was a professor at the University of Florida for thirteen years prior to joining the NC State faculty in 1983.  He was elected to the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) in February 2001.  His research interests include scheduling, production and inventory control; manufacturing systems; and applied and military operations research. 

He received his B.S.E. in science engineering, his M.B.A. in quantitative methods and his Ph.D. in industrial engineering and operations research from the University of Michigan in 1961, 1965 and 1970, respectively.

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