| Michael E. Thomas | |
| Birth Date: | May 10, 1937 |
| Birth Place: | Monahans, Texas |
| Death Date: | November 23, 2018 (aged 81) |
| Death Place: | Greensboro, Georgia |
| Nationality: | American |
| Fields: | Industrial engineering |
| Workplaces: | University of Florida Georgia Institute of Technology |
| Alma Mater: | University of Texas at Austin Johns Hopkins University |
| Awards: | INFORMS Fellow IIE Fellow George E. Kimball Medal |
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]