Special Collections Department
403 Parks Library
Iowa State University
Ames, IA 50011-2140

RS 4/3/12
Wayne O. Ostendorf (1934-    )
Papers, 1971-2013, undated


Descriptive summary

creator:

Ostendorf, Wayne O. (1934 -    )

title:

Papers

dates:

1971-2013, undated

extent:

0.21 linear feet (1 half-document box)

collection number:

RS 4/3/12

repository:

University Archives, Special Collections Department, Iowa State University.

 

Administrative information

access:

Open for research

publication rights:

Consult Head, Special Collections Department

preferred citation:

Wayne O. Ostendorf Papers, RS 4/3/12, Special Collections Department, Iowa State University Library.

 

Historical note

Wayne Ostendorf was born on September 23, 1934 in Grundy Center, Iowa. He received a B.S. (1960) in Statistics from Iowa State University. He was an Assistant Professor (1967-1973) and an Associate Professor (1973-2000) in Computer Science at Iowa State University. He was made the Director of the Administrative Data Processing (ADP) Center (1971-2000). He was awarded the Professional and Scientific Excellence Award in 1994. He retired in 2000. He married Eleanor Jones; they had two children: Nancy Ann, and Alan Wayne.

 

Collection description

This collection (1971-2013, undated) contains Professor Ostendorf's awards, biographical information, correspondence, and papers. His major research interests were in: applied systems technology; computer based information systems; data center management, large databases, interactive systems; hardware/software and people synergism.

 

Organization

The collection is arranged in alphabetical order.

 

Container list

Box

Folder

Title

Dates

1

1

Award: Professional and Scientific Excellence Award

1994

1

2

Biographical: Correspondence

1978

1

3

Biographical: Information

1997-2013

1

4

Paper: "College Decision Support Systems"

1983

1

5

Paper: "Implementation of DB2 at Iowa State University"

1990

1

6

Paper: "Managing Information Systems: Procedures with Computer Control"

undated

1

7

Paper: "Online Purchasing System at ISU"

1980

1

8

Paper: "Structured COBOL Programming Standards"

1971