Despite his early success, Mark Dean continued to further his education. He earned his master’s degree in electrical engineering from Florida Atlantic University in 1982. Then, 10 years later, he completed his doctorate in the same field from Stanford University.
In 1996, he was named an IBM fellow, the first African-American ever to receive the honor. A year later, he was honored with the Black Engineer of the Year President’s Award and was inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame. In 2001, he was inducted as a member of the National Academy of Engineers.
You can check “educator” in his resume as well. Dean taught computer science at Harvard University. Currently, he is the John Fisher Distinguished Professor at the University of Tennessee.