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Personal Stories - by Date or by Name

  1. Simpson (Sam) Linke, 1946 to 2005; professor emeritus, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE); supervisor, Cornell Power Network Calculator; assistant director, Cornell Laboratory of Plasma Studies; coordinator of preparations for the Centennial Celebration of the EE School and editor of the Proceedings of the Centennial Symposium Series; editor of 14 issues of Connections, the annual report and newsletter of the ECE School.
  2. Dominic Bordonaro, 1948 to 1968; Personal Story with Notes, and Recollections; Director of Machine Records, Director of Administrative Computing in the Office of Computer Services; Business Systems.
  3. Lyle Wadell, History of the Northeast Dairy Records Processing Laboratory, 1948-1985, with additional comments by J.D. Burke and Wilmot Carter.
  4. Walt Federer, 1948 to 2000: Professor, Biometrics Unit, member of Advisory Board for the Cornell Computing Center; Instructional computing and use of Statistical programs in support of research computing.
  5. Dick Conway, 1951 to 2000; professor, Department of Industrial Engineering and Operations Research; Computer Science; Johnson Graduate School of Management, founder and director of OCS, the Office of Computer Services; founder of the Department of Computer Science; lead developer of programming languages CORC, CUPL and PL/C, for use in instruction at Cornell.
  6. Dick Lesser, 1953 to 1964; History of the Cornell Computing Center; first Director of the Cornell Computing Center, established to support Research and Instructional computing.
  7. Dave Waks, 1957 to 1961; Undergraduate student employee and software developer for the Burroughs 220 computer writing CAP, the Cornell Assembly Program; Cornell Computing Center; general campus computing.
  8. Irene Van Zile, 1957 to 1992; Card records processing and preparation (data entry), Machine Records; at retirement, production control services for administrative systems, CIT; Business Systems.
  9. Charlie Evans, 1957 to 1994; programmer/systems analyst; Machine Records; project manager for the 1970 Payroll/Personnel system implementation, OCS; at retirement, systems programmer for IBM mainframe computers; Business Systems and general campus computing.
  10. John Rudan, 1958 to 1996; statistical programmer and consultant, CCC; Director of CCC, Director of OCS; Vice-Provost of Computing (director of computer and network operations) in CCS; Director of Computer Resources in CIT; lastly, Acting Director of Information Resourcesi n CIT before retiring. In the period served several "acting" stints in directing administrative computing; organized personal computing sales/service on campus; directed supercomputing operations and systems programming support; and led the project to remodel the old Comstock Hall into the Communications and Computing Center.
  11. David H. Bessel, 1960 to 1975; Undergraduate student employee and the first Systems Programmer for Control Data computers at the Cornell Computing Center; Director of the Cornell Computing Center Computing; Systems programmer for IBM mainframe computers and network support, OCS; Academic computing, general campus computing and systems programming for computers and networks.
  12. Mike Newman, 1961 to 2000; installation and support of environmental control systems for remote monitoring and control of campus heating, ventilating and air conditioning in buildings.
  13. Dan Argetsinger, 1961 to 1996; systems analyst and programmer, University and Statutory College Accounting; State Finance and Business Office; Business Systems.
  14. Bob Blackmun, 1961 to 1982; Graduate assistant at the Computing Center; the first Business Manager of OCS; Director of OCS; resource accounting for computer systems, billing, budgets and management of campus computing resources.
  15. Ira Kalet, 1961 to 1965; undergraduate student (physics major), student assistant (night operator) at Cornell Computer Center 1962-1963, programmer for physics research project, 1964-1965. Graduated 1965.
  16. Shayle Searle, 1962 to 1995; Statistical consultant, Cornell Computing Center; professor Biological Statistics in the Biometrics Unit of the College of Agriculture; concerned with the proper use of computer programs for statistical data analysis.
  17. Tom Dimock, 1962 to 2000, started to program Cornell computers as a student at Ithaca High School, programmer for administrative systems in MSA; selected and supported the Adabas data base management system for central administrative systems in CCS and CIT; member of the Mandarin Team as a systems programmer/developer in CIT; programming and systems support for Business systems.
  18. Bruce Lloyd, 1963 to 1989; Systems analyst and programmer starting in Machine Records and at retirement with CIT; Business Systems.
  19. Eric Mintz, 1963 to 1974: Personal story. Started programming Cornell computers as an Ithaca High School Student and continued until graduating from Cornell.
  20. Paul Reilly, 1964 to 1972; Ph.D. candidate in Physiological Psychology and statistical consultant and statistical library program manager at CCC and OCS, whose interest in computing was piqued by a Marchant calculator blowing up and the CDC 1604 playing Hail to the Chief.
  21. Anil Nerode, 1965; On the founding of the Department of Computer Science at Cornell. Nerode, Professor of Mathematics, was the director of the Center for Applied Mathematics at that time, and a strong and early supporter to create the Department.
  22. Bob Mack, 1965 to 1996: systems analyst and programmer, University and Statutory College Accounting; Endowed Accounting Office; Business Systems
  23. Jim Manning, 1965 to 1995: computer operations in the Cornell Computing Center, followed by many years of oversight of campus terminal sites until retirement from CIT; Academic computing and general campus computing operations
  24. Bob Cooke, 1966 to 2000, Professor, Biological and Agricultural Engineering, Administrator in CALS, Dean of the Faculty; strong supporter of the use of IT in Instruction and Research, software developer for instructional courseware and text editing.
  25. Steve Worona, 1966 to 1999; programmer for PL/C project in Computer Science, manager IBM systems programming and assistant director Academic Computing in OCS; developer of the first e-mail systems for IBM computers, developer of CUINFO, developer of Uncle Ezra, all in CCS; lead role in development of CUPID for distributed printing; founder of the Computer Policy Law Institute all in CIT; at one time the "ambassador without portfolio" to signify his wide ranging interests in computing and information technology.
  26. Dan Bartholomew, 1967 to 2001; campus and central system operations in OCS; support of research computing on campus with expertise in magnetic tape technology evolving to IBM PC systems support in CIT; academic computing and general technical support.
  27. Cecilia Cowles, 1967 to 2002; communicator and promoter/supporter of new computing and information technologies starting main frame operations manuals and publicity and progressing to text-processing on mainframes to word processors to PC based systems; office automation; Project Ezra manager; Project 2000.
  28. Dick Cogger, 1968 to 2001: Assistant Director, systems programming in OCS; Director of Communications and Text Systems in CCS; lead developer of the AT-gateway, the first network connectivity for multiple PC interfaces; Director Advanced Network Technologies in CIT responsible for the group that developed software for different PC architectures to be connected to the integrated IBM-provided Ethernet-based network installed in the 1990s; the driving force behind CUSeeMe development and network telephony investigations.
  29. Errol Jones, 1968 to 1991; The first Director of CAG, the Computer Activities Group, providing on campus support for the research and instructional computing of the Colleges of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Human Ecology and ILR, specializing in support of statistical analysis programs; specialist in the application of microcomputers; academic computing.
  30. Mike Oltz, 1968; Regional Computing in 1968-69 at Candor High School
  31. Larry Fresinski, 1969-96; OCS Operations and User Services; DEC20 oversight, systems support and operations in CCS, Workstations technology, sales and service in CIT; Computer Operations and User support services.
  32. Alan Personius, 1969-2000; OCS Central Operations; Campus Networking and Microcomputer Sales in CCS; Campus Networking services in CIT; at retirement responsible for CIT Financial planning and operations; Central computer operations, network services and CIT finance.
  33. Lynne Personius, 1969-2001; programmer, systems analyst in Administrative Programming Services/OCS and in MSA; Project Leader in the Registrar's Office record systems; Assistant Director, Administrative Programming Services in CCS; Assistant Director, Information Technologies in the Cornell Library system; business systems and library IT systems and digital libraries.
  34. Doug Van Houweling, 1970 to 1981: Assistant Professor, Government Department and member of the University Computing Board; Assistant Director of Academic Computing in OCS; Director of Academic Computing and Associate Director in OCS advancing the introduction of microcomputers on campus; strong supporter of increased use of time-shared and personal computers by students in all academic disciplines.
  35. Henry G. (Hank) Vaughan, 1971 to 1977; Director of Management Systems and Analysis (MSA); Director of Institutional Studies; Business and Management Information Systems.
  36. John S. (Jack) Ostrom, 1973 to 1992; Financial systems; member of the University Computing Board; University Controller with responsibility for cost accounting and the Endowed Accounting system; Finance and Business Systems.
  37. Scott Brim, 1976 to 1997; Operating systems and network systems programmer at CIT; Network systems programmer and software developer, most notably for originating GateD as part of the NSFNet development originating in the Theory Center at Cornell and later playing a leadership role in network telephony projects at Cornell.
  38. Donna Bergmark, 1976 to 2004; Academic Computing support services in OCS, then with the initiatives to provide supercomputing services at Cornell, helped develop Fortran and parallel Pascal compilers for the Floating Point Systems array processors and T-Series; later collaborated with commercial developers of parallel Fortran for IBM supercomputers at the Theory Center; in 1998 rejoined Computer Science, working first on IP Telephony and then on Digital Library projects.
  39. Paul Zarnowski, 1977 to 2005; Systems programmer for IBM, DEC, and UNIX operating systems in OCS and CIT; Manager of Storage Systems in CIT; on the development and growth of EZ-Backup backup services for campus computers.
  40. Gene Ziegler, 1977 to 2000; Director of Computing and later Director of Information Technology, Johnson Graduate School of Management
  41. Doug Gale, 1980 to 1984; Director of DACS, Distributed Academic Computing Systems (later just DCS) dealing with the introduction of Teraks and Macs to campus; academic computing.
  42. Ken King, 1980 to 1986, the first Vice President (Vice Provost) for Computing at Cornell University, establishing the name Cornell Computer Services for the organization
  43. Pete Siegel, 1980 to 1998, research computing support services in OCS and CCS; leadership positions in the Cornell National Supercomputer Facility in the Cornell Theory Center,; Executive Director of the Theory Center; Director of Networking and Computing Systems in CIT.
  44. Pat Nelson, 1982 to 1999; Project Manager for installing the Cornell telephone/telecommunications system; Director of Telecommunications; campus telephone and network services.
  45. Carrie Regenstein, 1982 to 1998; Instructional Computing support services in CCS; coordinator of Project Ezra in CCS; Assistant Director of Instructional and Personal Systems in CIT; Associate Director of Academic Technology Services in CIT.
  46. Clint Sidle, 1982 to 2000; Institutional Planning and Research; Quality Improvement Program (QIP), University planning and college administration.
  47. Mark Anbinder, 1983 to 2005; Mac specialist, Media Services and CIT
  48. Peter Hoyt, 1984 to 1987; Systems Programmer for Terminal Emulators; CCS
  49. Ruth Sabean, 1989 to 1993, Cornell Information Technologies, the first Director of the CIT Services Division, general campus computing user support.
  50. Fred Rogers, 1990 to 2000, vice-president Finance, senior vice-president and chief financial officer; chairman of the Administrative Systems Data and Systems Policy Advisory Committee (ADSPAC); played a leadership role in the staging of Project 2000 and was executive director of the project; university business and management systems.
  51. M. Scott Walters, 1994 to 1999; Manager of ResNet, the installation of networking services in residence halls from 1994 to 1999.
  52. Donna Taber and Kevin Leonard, 1995 to 1999; On the Development of COLTS, the Cornell On-Line Time System as part of Project 2000; Both are long time employees, starting at Cornell in 1981 and 198x respectively; Business Systems.
  53. Ron Parks, 1997 to 2000; Responsible for remediation of Legacy business systems as part of the Year 2000 Team at Cornell; Started at Cornell in 1977 in computer operations; later became a programmer in Administrative Programming Services rising through the ranks to become Assistant Director in Administrative Systems and Distributed Technologies; Business Systems.
  54. John McKeown, 1998 to 2000: Manager of the Cornell Y2K Team on the Year 2000 Transition at Cornell. A seasoned administrator who started at Cornell in 1977.