Born on April 8, 1927 in Kwangtung, China, Dr. Cheng came to the United States in 1959. He received BS in Economics, National Chengchi University in 1947, MA in 1962 and PhD. in 1964, both from Georgetown University. He served as research professor, Seton Hall University (1960-64), visiting professor, George Washington University (1968), senior research economist, University of Michigan (1964-69), associate professor, Lawrence University (1970-71), and professor, Ball State University (1974- ). In addition to teaching, Dr. Cheng has been Consultant, National Science Foundation (1964- ); member, Presidential Council for National Unification, Republic of China (1992-96); president, Dr. Sun Yat-sen Institute, Chicago (1986-97); president, Chinese American Society (1990-1992); president, Chinese Social Scientists in North America (1994-96); president, American Academy of Political and Social Sciences (1994-96), and president, The American Association for Chinese Studies (1996-98).
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An authority on Chinese economics, Dr. Cheng has published hundreds of articles and 36 books, including Scientific and Engineering Manpower in Communist China (1966), The Machine-Building Industry in Communist China (1971), China's Petroleum Industry: Output Growth and Export Potential (1976), China's Economic Development and Structural Change (1981), The Demand and Supply of Primary Energy in Mainland China (1984), Taiwan as a Model for China's Modernization (1986), Sun Yat-sen's Doctrine in Modern World (1988), Taiwan Experience and China's Reconstruction (1989), Behind the Tiananmen Massacre, Social, Political and Economic Ferment in China (1990), Economic Development and Interaction between Two Sides of the Taiwan Straits (1993), The Transformation of Social, Political and Economic Structure in China (1994), China's Transition From A Planned to A Market Economy, (1994), Township-Village Enterprises: China's New Route to Industrialization (1995), China's Economic Reform: Programs, Effects and Prospects (1997), and China's Economic Reform and Cross-Strait Economic Relations (2000). The book on China's economic development growth and structural change has been widely used as a textbook in universities more than ten years.
Dr. Cheng is a teacher well received by his students and has been named Outstanding Educators (1972, 1975), Outstanding Educator in Economics, Ball State University (1982), and Outstanding Scholar in Indiana (1984). He also received many awards, including Outstanding Research Award, Ball State University (1976), grantee, National Science Foundation (1960-64), grantee, Social Science Research Council (1965-67, 1974), and grantee, Chiang Ching-kuo Foundation (1966)
Dr. Cheng is listed in a number of biographies, including Who's Who in America and Who's Who in the World.