Morrison Obeng, longtime professor at Bethune-Cookman University in Daytona Beach, Florida, passed away on November 18. He was 76 years old.
Before emigrating to the United States in 1973, Dr. Obeng served as a high school teacher in Ghana. He later worked as a product engineer for the National Semiconductor Corporation and as a senior associate engineer at IBM.
After several years working in industry, Dr. Obeng transitioned his career to academia. He first taught as an adjunct professor of computer science and engineering at Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton. He then joined the faculty at historically Black Bethune-Cookman University, where he taught for 23 years. He retired from the HBCU as a professor emeritus of computer science and computer engineering.
Dr. Obeng earned his first bachelor’s degree in physics and mathematics from the University of Ghana. He received his second bachelor’s degree in chemistry and his master’s degree in physics from Utah State University. He earned his Ph.D. in computer engineering from Florida Atlantic University.
