Harry Kroger
American physicist
Harry Kroger (August 13, 1936 – September 9, 2022) was an American physicist and electrical engineer. He used to be a Bartle professor of electrical engineering at Binghamton University, a part of the State University of New York (SUNY) system. He had been a member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) since 1964 and became a Life Fellow of the IEEE in 2001. He initially retired to Florida, then moved back to Austin, Texas.
Family
In 1958, Kroger was married to Mrs. Sandra Vought Kroger. Sandy died in 2018, and Harry died in September 2022. They have three children; Charles Kroger (born 1960), John Kroger (born 1962), and Carolyn Kroger Estes (born 1964). He has ten grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
Education and career
Kroger received his B.S. degree from the University of Rochester in 1957, and the Ph.D. degree from Cornell University in 1962.
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