Inaugural Inductee to
The Modeling and Simulation
Hall of Fame, 2002
The Modeling and Simulation Hall of Fame
The Modeling and Simulation Hall of Fame recognizes the outstanding visionary leadership and dedication to "increasing the effectiveness and broadening the application of simulation." Inductees thoughts, words and energies have significantly impacted the use of simulation not only in the field, but also throughout the world.
Inaugural Inductee
to
The Modeling and Simulation
Hall of Fame, 2002
John H. McLeod, Jr.
John McLeod obtained a BS in Engineering at Tulane University, with additional courses at University of Chicago, Harvard, and MIT. He worked as applications engineer for automatic controls with Taylor Instrument Companies, and served as Lieutenant (jg) in the Navy during World War II. He then joined Leeds & Northrup in Philadelphia as a research and development engineer, receiving two basic patents in the field of automatic control.
In 1947 he went to work at the U.S. Naval Air Missile Test Center (now Pacific Missile Range) Point Mugu, California. While there, he sparked and supervised development of the Guidance Simulation Laboratory which, within a few years, became one of the leading West Coast simulation facilities. In 1952 he organized the Simulation Council (now The Society for Modeling and Simulation International) and with his wife Suzette began publication of the Simulation Council Newsletter.
From 1956 to 1963 he worked as Design Specialist, Space Navigation and Data
Processing, with General Dynamics/Astronautics in San Diego. While there, he
received a grant to support testing of an extra-corporeal perfusion device (heart-lung
machine) which he had developed on his own time. He also acted as co-founder
of the San Diego Symposium for Biomedical Engineering, and edited the proceedings
of the first symposium, held in 1961.
From 1963 to 1974, he served as Editor of SIMULATION, the technical journal
of The Society for Computer Simulation, during which period he received the
Electronic Associates Senior Scientific Simulation Award. He also worked as
consultant to various organizations.
Other activities have included: Associate Editor, Instruments & Control
Systems; Associate Editor, Behavioral Science; Distinguished Visiting
Professor, California State University/Chico; Technical Editor, Simulation
in the Service of Society; Publications Advisor, The Society for Computer
Simulation. He is author of Simulation: The Dynamic Modeling of Ideas and
Systems with Computers (McGraw-Hill, 1968); Co-author (with Peter House)
of Large-Scale Models for Policy Evaluation (Wiley, 1977); Computer Modeling
and Simulation: Principles of Good Practice (The Society for Computer Simulation,
1982); signed article on "Simulation" in the Encyclopedia of Science
and Technology (McGraw-Hill, 1982).
Grantee, National Science Foundation/National Endowment for the Humanities (EVIST
Award) for the study of professional ethics for simulationists (1983); recipient
"Outstanding Service Award" from the Institute of Management Sciences,
College on Simulation and Gaming, 1986; "John McLeod Simulation Award"
from The Society for Computer Simulation, 1987.
The McLeod Institute of Simulation Sciences (MISS) was established some years
ago within the College of Engineering, Computer Science, and Technology at California
State University/Chico. According to Dr. Ralph Huntsinger, the Institute "provides
a mechanism through which faculty from various disciplines and their students
and associates can bring their talents to bear in the general area of computer
simulation, or can seek help with the application of simulation to new areas."
The number of McLeod Institutes of Simulation Sciences has expanded to include
locations throughout the world.
John McLeod is a Registered Professional Engineer in California, biographee
in American Men & Women of Science, and Who's Who in the World.