James C. Morgan, chief executive officer of Applied Materials Inc., has been named the John R. Bangs Jr. Fellow for fall 1999 at Cornell and will deliver the Bangs Memorial Lecture Nov. 4.
The lecture, "Systems Engineering and Managing Globally in the 21st Century Information Age Corporation," will be given at 4:30 p.m. in 155 Olin Hall. The lecture, which is part of the Engineering Manufacturing Seminar Series, is free and open to the public.
Morgan, who earned his B.S.M.E. and his M.B.A. from Cornell, heads the world's largest maker of semiconductor manufacturing equipment. In his talk he will share his experiences and outlook for the new millennium. Morgan was one of the first to see how systems engineering and systems management are vital to economic competitiveness.
Prior to joining Applied Materials as president in 1976, Morgan was a senior partner with WestVen Management, a private venture capital partnership affiliated with the Bank of America.
In 1996 President Clinton awarded him the National Medal of Technology for his industry leadership. From 1996 to 1997, Morgan served on the Commission on United States-Pacific Trade and Investment Policy, which advised the president and Congress. From 1988 to 1992, he served on the National Advisory Committee on Semiconductors, which advised President Bush and Congress.
The John R. Bangs Memorial Lectureship was established in 1990 in honor of a Cornell professor who was an early leader in the development of the field of administrative engineering. A 1921 Cornell M.E. graduate, Bangs remained on the faculty until 1943. He died in 1980 at the age of 87. The lectureship is funded largely by gifts from Cornell alumni who were students of Bangs.
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