John P. Hipskind

Professor Emeritus

After graduation from Notre Dame, John Hipskind was employed by the General Electric Co. as a methods and standards engineer, performing time studies and rate setting. He also worked one summer for U.S. Steel. He joined the Department of General Engineering in September 1954 as an instructor. In 1959, when he obtained his MS in industrial engineering, he was promoted to assistant professor.

His teaching experience covered a wide range of courses including GE 101, GE 102, GE 103, GE 104, GE 105, GE 106, GE 112, GE 210, GE 212, GE 220, GE 288, GE 313, and GE 330. He also conducted various statistical surveys and co-authored a number of graphics workbooks. He was very active in teaching extension courses of the practicing engineers preparing to take the state of Illinois Professional Engineer's examinations. He was noted for his outstanding flexibility in teaching different courses. He retired in August 1989.

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