Percy A. Pierre

Percy A. Pierre
Born
Percy Anthony Pierre

(1939-01-03) January 3, 1939 (age 85)
Welcome, Louisiana
EducationJohns Hopkins University (Ph.D.) University of Notre Dame (B.S., M.S.)
OccupationActing United States Secretary of the Army

Percy Anthony Pierre (born January 3, 1939) is an American electrical engineer. He was the first African-American Ph.D. in electrical engineering, appointed assistant secretary of the U.S. Army for Research and Development, and appointed acting Secretary of the Army. Pierre was the principal architect of the national minority engineering effort.[1] He currently is vice president emeritus and professor of electrical and computer engineering at Michigan State University.[2]

  1. ^ "Changing the Face of Engineering: The African American Experience," edited by John Brooks Slaughter, Yu Tao, and Willie Pearson Jr., Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, 2015
  2. ^ The History Makers Biography of Percy Pierre