Jose Bejar Cruz Jr.
Completed the degree of BS in Electrical Engineering
He is a Professor of Electrical Engineering and has been designated as the first holder of the Howard D. Winbigler Chair in Engineering. He obtained his Ph.
Jose B. Cruz, Jr. has educated generations of undergraduate and graduate students over his 45-year career, instilling the qualities of technical excellence in research and teaching and inspired professional service. Many of his graduates have become academic leaders or hold prominent positions in industry.
He is a native of the town of Malolos, the capital of the province of Bulacan in the Philippines, he completed his secondary studies at the Bulacan Provincial High School in his native town, he also went to the University of the Philippines, Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines, for his college studies.
Birthday: September 17, 7932
Hometown: Malolos, Bulacan, Philippines
Religion: Roman Catholic
Nationality: Filipino
He completed his BS in EE and he awarded as a summa cm laude, in 1953 the first recipient of such an honor from the university, the following year, he journeyed to the US and earned an MS for EE from the MIT in Cambridge.