David C. Munson
David C. Munson | |
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 Munson speaking in 2018 | |
| 10th President of the Rochester Institute of Technology | |
| Assumed office July 1, 2017 | |
| Preceded by | William W. Destler |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Red Oak, Iowa |
| Alma mater | University of Delaware Princeton University |
| Known for | Electrical engineering |
David Clair Munson Jr. is an American university professor and administrator. On July 1, 2017 he became the 10th president of the Rochester Institute of Technology, succeeding William W. Destler.[1]
Previously, Munson was dean of the University of Michigan College of Engineering from 2006 to 2016. He also served as a professor of electrical engineering at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and Chair of the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at University of Michigan.[2]
Munson's research focuses on signal processing issues in imaging systems. He is the co-founder of InstaRecon, which commercializes fast algorithms for image formation in computer tomography.[3] Munson is also a fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and past president of the IEEE Signal Processing Society.[2]
Munson received his bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from the University of Delaware in 1975, and his M.S., M.A., and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from Princeton University in 1977, 1977, and 1979, respectively.[4]
Income
In the 2019 fiscal year, Munson's net compensation from RIT was $941,041 according to RIT's 2019 Form 990 tax returns,[5] which are required to be filed by many non-profits.
References
- ^ "Office of the President".
- ^ a b "David C. Munson, Jr. | Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) @ Michigan". Archived from the original on February 5, 2017. Retrieved January 25, 2017.
- ^ "Company | InstaRecon". instarecon.com. Retrieved February 2, 2017.
- ^ Goodman, James (January 25, 2017). "David C. Munson Jr., RIT's new president, brings a broad vision". Democrat and Chronicle. Retrieved January 27, 2017.
- ^ "RIT Form 990 for period ending June 2020".