John Brooks Slaughter

John Brooks Slaughter (March 16, 1934 – December 6, 2023) was an American electrical engineer and college president who served as the first African-American director of the National Science Foundation (NSF). His work focused on the development of computer algorithms for system optimization and discrete signal processing.

For other people named John Slaughter, see John Slaughter (disambiguation).
John Brooks Slaughter
11th President of Occidental College
In office
1989–1999
Preceded byRichard C. Gilman
Succeeded byTed Mitchell
5th (and last) Chancellor of the University of Maryland, College Park
In office
1982–1988
Preceded byRobert Gluckstern
Succeeded byWilliam English Kirwan
(as president)
6th Director of the National Science Foundation
In office
1980–1982
PresidentJimmy Carter
Ronald Reagan
Preceded byRichard C. Atkinson
Succeeded byEdward A. Knapp
Personal details
Born(1934-03-16)March 16, 1934
Topeka, Kansas, U.S.
DiedDecember 6, 2023(2023-12-06) (aged 89)
Pasadena, California, U.S.
Alma mater
  • Washburn University
  • Kansas State University
  • University of California, Los Angeles
  • University of California, San Diego
Scientific career
FieldsElectrical engineering
InstitutionsNavy Electronics Laboratory
ThesisThe solution of a class
of optimal control problems
by linear and piecewise-linear programming techniques (1971)
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