William Richard King, the thirty-sixth President of The Institute of Management Sciences (TIMS),[1] is a retired American university professor who studied and researched management science and information systems at the University of Pittsburgh in Pennsylvania.
In a memoir which was written in September 2011, he recalled a story that happened in tenth grade and he thought his life changed at Clairton High School.
[5] King shaped his professional goals with the help of Professor Russell L. Ackoff and he transferred from a jet pilot to a scholar and consultant.
He was an Assistant Professor of Statistics and Operations Research at the Air Force Institute of Technology.
[9] AIS Fellow Award is an honor to recognize scholars who have a high degree of professional and personal integrity, and have significant contributions to the field globally.
[10] Dr. King has a profound impact on the fields of operations research, management science, and information systems.
The most interesting recognition King has received was a "King-is-a Liar" demonstration held in Red Square in Moscow.
CIA analysts revealed that Vladimir Putin had plagiarized significant portions of one of King's books for his master thesis.
Sam Nunn, a United States Senator from Georgia (1976-1997) as a member of the Democratic Party, was the appointer.
King is a licensed private pilot and motorcyclist and a certified sailboat captain and SCUBA diver.
He jokes that he is also a CPA - Certified Pesticide Applicator - a certification that he found useful to obtain when he bought a farm with an orchard.