Thomas Caywood

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Thomas E. Caywood
Born(1919-05-09)May 9, 1919
Lake Park, Iowa, U.S.
DiedDecember 19, 2008(2008-12-19) (aged 89)
Peoria, Arizona, U.S.
Alma mater
Spouse(s)
Mary Miller
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(m. 1941)​
AwardsGeorge E. Kimball Medal
Scientific career
FieldsMathematics, computer science
InstitutionsHarvard University
Academic background
ThesisAxially Symmetric Harmonic Functions
Doctoral advisorGarrett 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[]

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 .[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[]

Caywood moved to the 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[]

Caywood married Mary Miller of Buffalo Center, Iowa, in 1941. She also attended Cornell College.[8]

Death[]

Caywood died on December 19, 2008, in Peoria, Arizona.[1]

Awards[]

Caywood received the George E. Kimball Medal in 1974. He also received the J. Steinhardt Prize.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Thomas E. Caywood". INFORMS. INFORMS. Retrieved November 10, 2016.
  2. ^ "Cornell Picks Area Head for Fund Program". Chicago Tribune. December 1, 1963. p. S6. Retrieved July 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  3. ^ "Dr. H. E. Caywood Rites Yesterday". The Lake Park News. Lake Park, IA. October 4, 1956. p. 1. Retrieved July 17, 2021. open access
  4. ^ 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. open access
  5. ^ "Thomas E. Caywood". Mathematics Genealogy Project. North Dakota State University. Retrieved November 10, 2016.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ Fellows: Alphabetical List, Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences, retrieved October 9, 2019
  8. ^ "The marriage of..." Sioux City Journal. June 29, 1941. p. B-3. Retrieved July 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. open access
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