John G. Truxal (February 19, 1924 - February 16, 2007) was an American control theorist and a Distinguished Teaching Professor, Emeritus at the State University of New York at Stony Brook. Truxal was a member of the National Academy of Engineering and is noted for his numerous contributions to control theory, for which he received the Richard E. Bellman Control Heritage Award (1991). He moved to the Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn and became professor and chairman of the electrical engineering department there in 1957. Four years later, he was named vice president of the school, and held that position for 11 years. References External links Purdue University profile Biography of John G. Truxal from the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences Biography at the Engineering and Technology History Wiki Control theorists Richard E. Bellman Control Heritage Award recipients 1924 births 2007 deaths Polytechnic Institute of New York University faculty Dartmouth College alumni Massachusetts Institute of Technology alumni