David C. Munson

For persons of a similar name, see David Munson (disambiguation).

Nancy Jean Grogg

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David C. Munson
Munson in 2018
10th President of the Rochester Institute of Technology
In office July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01) –June 30, 2025 (2025-06-30)
Education	University of Delaware (BS) Princeton University (MS, MA, PhD)
Academic background
Thesis	Some New Techniques and Performance Analyses in Digital Signal Processing

David Clair Munson Jr. is an American electrical engineer. In 2025 he retired after having served for 8 years as the 10th president of the Rochester Institute of Technology since 2017. He was the 14th dean of the University of Michigan College of Engineering from 2006 to 2016.

Education

David Clair Munson Jr. was born in Red Oak, Iowa,^{[ citation needed ]} to David Clair Munson. His father was a safety engineer with DuPont. ^{[1] [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. ^[3] His thesis was titled "Some New Techniques and Performance Analyses in Digital Signal Processing". ^[4]

Career

Munson served the 14th 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. ^[5]

On July 1, 2017 he became the 10th president of the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT), succeeding William W. Destler. ^[6]

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. ^[7] He commented on the use of the Lena Image, suggesting researchers should avoiding upsetting colleagues. ^{[8] [9]} Munson is also a fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and past president of the IEEE Signal Processing Society. ^[5]

On April 23, 2024, Munson announced his retirement effective June 30, 2025. ^[10]

Personal life

Munson married Nancy Jean Grogg of Villanova, Pennsylvania, on August 23, 1975. ^[1] He lived in Dexter, Michigan. ^[2]

References

1. "Grogg-Munson". The Morning News. September 13, 1975. p. 9. Retrieved September 28, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
2. "David Clair Munson". The News Journal. January 28, 2006. p. 12. Retrieved September 28, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
3. Goodman, James (January 25, 2017). "David C. Munson Jr., RIT's new president, brings a broad vision". Democrat and Chronicle . Retrieved January 27, 2017.
4. "Some New Techniques and Performance Analyses in Digital Signal Processing". Scientific and Technical Aerospace Reports. Vol. 18. April 23, 1980. p. 991. Retrieved September 28, 2025– via Archive.org.
5. "David C. Munson, Jr. | Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) @ Michigan". Archived from the original on February 5, 2017. Retrieved January 25, 2017.
6. "Office of the President".
7. "Company | InstaRecon". instarecon.com. Retrieved February 2, 2017.
8. "A Note on Lena". www.lenna.org. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
9. Munson, David C. (1996). "A note on Lena". IEEE Transactions on Image Processing. 5 (1): 3. Bibcode:1996ITIP....5....3M. doi: 10.1109/tip.1996.8100841 .
10. "'I have been blessed.' RIT President David Munson to retire in 2025". democratandchronicle.com. Democrat & Chronicle. April 23, 2024. Retrieved April 23, 2024.