ANITA JONES RECEIVES ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING HONOR 

	CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., April 3 -- Anita K. Jones, a professor
of computer science at the University of Virginia, has been elected a
Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers for her
contributions to the development of computer software systems. 
	Election to fellowship in the IEEE is bestowed on a limited
number of institute members who have made outstanding contributions to
the art and science of electrical, electronics and computer
engineering and related disciplines, according to Charles K. Alexander
Jr., 1997 president of the IEEE.
	This honor follows closely on another that Jones received in
January.  Former Secretary of Defense William Perry presented her with
the Distinguished Public Service Award for her contributions to the
Department of Defense during his tenure as secretary.  Then as now,
Jones served as director of defense research and engineering, a post
that includes oversight of the entire science and technology program
of the U.S. Department of Defense.
	Jones has been on leave from the University for the past
four-and-a-half years to serve as director of the DOD's research and
engineering program.  She plans to return to the University this
summer when her tenure in Washington expires.
	Jones holds a bachelor's degree in mathematics from Rice
University, a master's degree in English literature from the
University of Texas and a doctorate in computer science from Carnegie
Mellon University.  Jones was the first woman to chair a department
(computer science) at U.Va.'s School of Engineering and Applied
Science when elected to that post in 1988.  She also was elected to
the National Academy of Engineering in 1994.
	Jones has served on numerous corporate and government advisory
boards, consulted for industry and founded her own computer company,
Tartan Laboratories, with her husband U.Va. computer science professor
William Wulf.
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April 2, 1997
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