 Ross lectured at MIT Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Department and was chairman emeritus.He retired at Softech, having served as the company's president from 1969 to 1975, when he became Chairman of the Board of directors.Among his many honors are the Joseph Marie Jacquard Memorial Award from the Numerical Control Society, in 1975, and the Distinguished Contributions Award from the Society of Manufacturing Engineers in 1980, and Honorary Engineer of the Year Award from the San Fernando Valley Engineer's Council, 1981.