Michael E. Thomas

Michael Edward Thomas (May 10, 1937 - November 23, 2018)^[1][2] was a university administrator and professor of industrial engineering, and was the acting president of the Georgia Institute of Technology in 1994.^[3] Thomas was instrumental in the restructuring of Georgia Tech's colleges during the administration of John Patrick Crecine.^[4][5] Thomas was also instrumental in the creation of the Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering.^[6]

Michael E. Thomas
Born	May 10, 1937 Monahans, Texas
Died	November 23, 2018 (aged 81) Greensboro, Georgia
Nationality	American
Alma mater	University of Texas at Austin Johns Hopkins University
Awards	INFORMS Fellow IIE Fellow George E. Kimball Medal
Scientific career
Fields	Industrial engineering
Institutions	University of Florida Georgia Institute of Technology

Thomas also served as president of INFORMS and was elected a fellow of INFORMS and the Institute of Industrial Engineers.^[7] He was named an honorary alumnus of Georgia Tech in 2000.^[8] He received INFORMS' 1995 George E. Kimball Medal.^[7]

See also

• History of Georgia Tech § Restructuring controversy
• Biography of Michael E. Thomas from the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences