Special Collections Department
403 Parks Library
Iowa State University
Ames, IA 50011-2140
RS 6/2/13
George O. Strawn (1940- )
Papers, 1973-2010, n.d.
Descriptive summary
| creator: | Strawn, George O. (1940 - ) |
| title: | Papers |
| dates: | 1973-2010, n.d. |
| extent: | 0.21 linear feet (1 half-document box) |
| collection number: | RS 6/2/13 |
| repository: | University Archives, Special Collections Department, Iowa State University. |
Administrative information
| access: | Open for research |
| publication rights: | Consult Head, Special Collections Department |
| preferred citation: | George O Strawn Papers, RS 6/2/13, Special Collections Department, Iowa State University Library. |
Biographical note
George O. Strawn was born in DeKalb, Illinois on July 25, 1940. He received a B.A. (1962) in Mathematics and Physics, and a Ph.D. (1969) in Mathematics and Computer Science from Iowa State University. While at Iowa State University, in teaching and research, he was an instructor (1966-1969) in Mathematics and Computer Science, an Assistant Professor (1969-1973) in Mathematics and Computer Science, an Assistant Professor of Computer Science (1973-1976), and an Associate Professor of Computer Science (1976-1995). In administrative duties, he was a Systems Coordinator (1971-1976) of the Computation Center, an Assistant Director for Systems (1976-1980) of the Computation Center, Associate Director 1980-1985) of the Computation Center, an Assistant Dean (1981) of the College of Science and Humanities (now called the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences), Chairman (1982-1985) of the Computer Science Department, Acting Director (1985), and Director (1986-1995) of the Computation Center. Dr. Strawn retired in 1995. He married Candace Ann Christiansen, and they had three children: Teresa, Cheryl, and Adam. |
Collection description
This collection (1973-2010, n.d.) contains Dr. Strawn's correspondence, biographical information, papers, proposals, and research program notes with a research emphasis on artificial intelligence. |
Organization
The collection is arranged in alphabetical order. |
Container list
Box |
Folder |
Title |
Dates |
1 |
1 |
Biographical – Curriculum Vitae |
1978-1995 |
1 |
2 |
Biographical information |
1980-2010 |
1 |
3 |
Correspondence |
1973-1983 |
1 |
4 |
Paper – "Does APL Really Need Run-Time Parsing?" |
1975 |
1 |
5 |
Paper – "Heap Data, Virtual Memory and APL" |
1975 |
1 |
6 |
Proposal – "Artificial Intelligence Enhancement Program" |
1983 |
1 |
7 |
Proposal – "Biosensors, Artificial Intelligence, and Life: A New Approach to Studying and Understanding Interactions" |
1989 |
1 |
8 |
Proposal – "Machine Analysis of Natural Language Text: A Practical Approach to an Artificial Intelligence Problem" |
1984 |
1 |
9 |
Research Program – Optimizing Complier Development for Very High Level Languages and The Hierarchy of Hypertrees |
n.d. |