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]

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]

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  1. ^ "Michael Edward Thomas". Cannon Cleveland Funeral Directors. Retrieved July 20, 2019.
  2. ^ In Memoriam: Michael “Mike” Thomas
  3. ^ "Presidents of GT". Georgia Tech Fact Book. Georgia Institute of Technology. Archived from the original on September 15, 2012. Retrieved October 15, 2012.
  4. ^ "Michael Edward Thomas Papers". Georgia Tech Archives & Records Management. Retrieved June 6, 2019.
  5. ^ "Thomas Returns to ISyE as Interim Chair". H. Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering. January 30, 2010. Retrieved June 6, 2019.
  6. ^ Sanders, Jane M. (February 10, 2000). "Would You Like to Be My Neighbor?". Research Horizons. Georgia Institute of Technology. Retrieved June 6, 2019.
  7. ^ a b "Michael E. Thomas". INFORMS. Retrieved June 6, 2019.
  8. ^ "Honorary Alumnus". Tech Topics. Georgia Tech Alumni Association. Winter 2000.
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