# David I. Cleland > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/David_I._Cleland > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/David_I._Cleland.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_I._Cleland > Source revision: 1342993746 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) American engineer and educator **David Ira Cleland** (March 21, 1926 – August 1, 2018) was an American [engineer](/source/Engineer), Educator and [professor emeritus](/source/Professor_emeritus) in the [School of Engineering](/source/School_of_Engineering) at the [University of Pittsburgh](/source/University_of_Pittsburgh), and was recognized as the "Father of Project Management".[1][2] ## Biography Cleland received his bachelor's degree from the [University of Pittsburgh](/source/University_of_Pittsburgh) in 1954, his [MBA](/source/Master_of_Business_Administration) from the University of Pittsburgh [School of Business](/source/Joseph_M._Katz_Graduate_School_of_Business) in 1958, and his [Ph.D.](/source/Doctor_of_Philosophy) from [Ohio State University](/source/Ohio_State_University). He started working at [Wright-Patterson Air Force Base](/source/Wright-Patterson_Air_Force_Base), Dayton, Ohio as a project manager in the development of weapon systems. He was also very active in Project Management at the Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT). He eventually retired as Lieutenant Colonel[3] In 1967 he started his academic career, teaching Project Management for 35 years at the [Swanson School of Engineering](/source/Swanson_School_of_Engineering), University of Pittsburgh.[4] Cleland received the Lifetime Achievement Award in Project Management in 2010 from the Project Management Institute (PMI), where he was a Founding Member.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*] Cleland also served as consultant for both national and foreign companies. He was co-founder of the University of Pittsburgh’s [Manufacturing Assistance Centre](/source/University_of_Pittsburgh_Applied_Research_Center#Manufacturing_Assistance_Center) (MAC), whose mission was to provide manufacturing systems technology assistance to small and mid-sized manufacturers in Western [Pennsylvania](/source/Pennsylvania).[5] Until 2010 he divided his time between teaching, writing and occasional speaking engagements.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*] ## Work Cleland was the [author](/source/Author) or [editor](/source/Editor_in_chief) of 41 books on [project management](/source/Project_management), including *The Project Management handbook (1988)*, *Engineering Management* and *Manufacturing Management*. He was the most published author of project management textbooks in the world.[4] ### David I. Cleland Project Management Literature Award A longtime member of the [Project Management Institute](/source/Project_Management_Institute), Cleland was named a Fellow of PMI in 1987 and has received PMI’s Distinguished Contribution to Project Management Award an unprecedented three times. The PMI has named an [award](/source/Award) in his honor; the PMI David I. Cleland Project Management Literature Award. Its purpose was to recognize and honor the best project management literature published during the previous calendar year. This award recognizes the author for significant contributions and for advancing the project management knowledge, practices, procedures, concepts, or other advanced techniques that demonstrate the value of using project management. The publication may be on historical, current or future endeavors. ## Publications Books, a selection: - 1978. *Strategic planning and policy*. with [W. R. King](/source/William_Richard_King) - 1985. *A project management dictionary of terms*. With [Harold Kerzner](/source/Harold_Kerzner). New York : Van Nostrand Reinhold - 1986. *Project stakeholder management* Second Edition - 1988. *Project management handbook*. with W. R. King - 1994. *Global project management handbook*. with [Roland Gareis](/source/Roland_Gareis). - 1999. *Project management: strategic design and implementation*. With [Harold Kerzner](/source/Harold_Kerzner) ## Death Cleland died on August 1, 2018, while under the care of Passavant Retirement Community in [Zelienople, Pennsylvania](/source/Zelienople%2C_Pennsylvania).[6] ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** [Jones International University](/source/Jones_International_University) (1999-2011) "[David I. Cleland, PhD](http://www.jiu.edu/people/david-cleland) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20120702015059/http://www.jiu.edu/people/david-cleland) 2012-07-02 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine)" at jiu.edu. Accessed April 4, 2013 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Joan Knutson (2002) *Project Management for Business Professionals: A Comprehensive Guide*. p. xxii 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Gertrude Mohlin Ziegler (1978) *The Ziegler family and related families in Pennsylvania*. p.675 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Pitt_2013_4-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Pitt_2013_4-1) [David I. Cleland Professor Emeritus](http://www.engineering.pitt.edu/DavidCleland/) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20150924000753/http://www.engineering.pitt.edu/DavidCleland/) 2015-09-24 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine) at engineering.pitt.edu. Accessed April 4, 2013 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** G.R. Boyet & M. Maguire Kelly (2010) [PMI Pays Tribute to Dr. David I. Cleland for a Lifetime of Achievement to Project Management and the Profession](http://www.pmi.org/About-Us/Press-Releases/PMI-Pays-Tribute-to-Dr-David-I-Cleland.aspx) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20110108191005/http://www.pmi.org/About-Us/Press-Releases/PMI-Pays-Tribute-to-Dr-David-I-Cleland.aspx) 2011-01-08 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine). at pmi.org. 13 July 2010. Accessed April 4, 2013 1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Obituary: Dr. David Ira Cleland"](https://obituaries.ncnewsonline.com/obituary/dr-david-cleland-1926-2018-1067301590). New Castle news. August 3, 2018. Retrieved 6 August 2018. ## External links - [PMI David I. Cleland Project Management Literature Award](http://www.pmi.org/About-Us/Our-Professional-Awards/David-I-Cleland.aspx) Authority control databases International ISNI VIAF WorldCat National United States Japan Czech Republic Israel Other Yale LUX --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [David I. 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