Inducted
05/03/1991
Degrees
B.S. Electrical Engineering, West Virginia University, 1955
Diploma, Imperial College of the University of London, 1956
Ph.D., University of Illinois, 1962
Edwin C. Jones, Jr., was born in Parkersburg, WV, received a BSEE degree with High
Honors from WVU in 1955, a Diploma of the Imperial College of the University of
London in 1956, and a Ph.D. from the University of Illinois in 1962. He served
in the U.S. Army Signal Corps during 1956-58.
In 1980 he received a Meritorious Service Award from the Education Society of IEEE
and in 1984 was a Centennial Medal Recipient. In 1986 he received an Accreditation
Activities Award from IEEE Education Activities Board, a Faculty Citation by ISU
for service to the University and was named a Fellow of ASEE. In 1988 he was named
a Fellow of IEEE "for contributions to engineering education" and in 1989 he was
named a Fellow, Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology.
He is at present a University Professor Emeritus of Electrical and Computer Engineering
at Iowa State University and Coordinator of Off-Campus Courses, ISLI Extension
to Business and Industry.