Thomas Caywood
Thomas E. Caywood | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 9, 1919 Lake Park, Iowa, U.S. |
| Died | December 19, 2008 (aged 89) Peoria, Arizona, U.S. |
| Alma mater | |
| Spouse |
Mary Miller (m. 1941) |
| Awards | George E. Kimball Medal |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematics, computer science |
| Institutions | Harvard University |
| Academic background | |
| Thesis | Axially Symmetric Harmonic Functions |
| Doctoral advisor | Garrett Birkhoff |
Thomas E. Caywood (May 9, 1919 – December 19, 2008) was an American computer scientist and cofounder of the Operations Research Society of America.
Early life[edit]
Thomas E. Caywood was born on May 9, 1919, in Lake Park, Iowa, to Alice (née Ballenbach) and Harry E. Caywood, dentist, mayor and township clerk of Lake Park.[1][2][3] He graduated from Lake Park High School in 1935.[4] Caywood received a Bachelor of Arts in mathematics and physics from Cornell College in 1939. He then received a Master of Arts in mathematics from Northwestern University in 1940. He went on to join the Harvard Systems Research Laboratory.[1] Having gained a PhD from Harvard University in 1947. His thesis was titled Axially Symmetric Harmonic Functions and he was advised by Garrett Birkhoff.[5]
Career[edit]
Caywood moved to the Institute for Air Weapons Research at the University of Chicago. He then joined the Armour Research Foundation of the IIT Research Institute as a supervisor of operations research.[1] In 1953, he co-founded Caywood-Shiller Associates, an independent consulting firm for the industry and military, and served as a managing partner for 25 years.[1] After he retired, he taught operations research as a lecturer at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and California State University, East Bay.[1]
In 1965 his name appeared on a list of academics involved with Project Camelot.[6]
He became president of Cornell College board of trustees in 1970 and served as the president of the National Research Society.[4] He was elected to the 2002 class of Fellows of the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences.[7]
Personal life[edit]
Caywood married Mary Miller of Buffalo Center, Iowa, in 1941. She also attended Cornell College.[8]
Death[edit]
Caywood died on December 19, 2008, in Peoria, Arizona.[1]
Awards[edit]
Caywood received the George E. Kimball Medal in 1974. He also received the J. Steinhardt Prize.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f g "Thomas E. Caywood". INFORMS. INFORMS. Retrieved November 10, 2016.
- ^ "Cornell Picks Area Head for Fund Program". Chicago Tribune. December 1, 1963. p. S6. Retrieved July 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Dr. H. E. Caywood Rites Yesterday". The Lake Park News. Lake Park, IA. October 4, 1956. p. 1. Retrieved July 17, 2021.
- ^ a b "Tom Caywood Heads Cornell College Trustees". The Lake Park News. Lake Park, IA. October 22, 1970. p. 1. Retrieved July 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Thomas E. Caywood". Mathematics Genealogy Project. North Dakota State University. Retrieved November 10, 2016.
- ^ Behavioral Sciences and the National Security: Report No. 4, Together With Part IX of the Hearings on Winning the Cold War: The U.S. Ideological Offensive by the Subcommittee on International Organizations and Movements of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, House of Representatives, December 6, 1965.
- ^ Fellows: Alphabetical List, Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences, retrieved October 9, 2019
- ^ "The marriage of..." Sioux City Journal. June 29, 1941. p. B-3. Retrieved July 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- 1919 births
- 2008 deaths
- People from Dickinson County, Iowa
- Harvard University alumni
- Project Camelot
- Northwestern University alumni
- Cornell College alumni
- University of Chicago Booth School of Business faculty
- California State University, East Bay faculty
- Fellows of the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences