The SRA club wanted to launch a baloon, camera, and gpt to 100,000feet up. They had it all planned out then the lawyers stepped in.
One of our graduating classes before that years bar crawl. I would
only go to the first bar and even then just had a coke.
I was lent a copy of Turings device that helped
us win WW2. (Enigma) NSA lent it to me for a career fair.
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Every year since about 2009, some courageous faculty and
staff would volunteer for pie your professor, to raise money for Thon.
Suzi would always bring a blueberry pie, raffle it, then win the raffle by paying $20. Then she would give it to a student specifically
to slather me with it. She chose a very smart and beautiful young lady. The young
lady stood in front of me, conflicted, and said 'but I like you.' I smiled and said
'go for it.' and she did. For days i was getting blueberry out of my hair!
Jerry Phillips was my mentor, PhD adviser, and a very close friend. I would not have done my PhD without his guidance.
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One of my favorite students, and the only one i ever gave a motorcycle ride to.
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Me with current Dean, and good friend, Andrea Tapia.
I was honored at the 25th anniversary of IST.
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I had a lecture about space weather, CMEs, and their effects on
cyber security
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This was my office in the basement of Thomas Bldg, before IST Bldg was opened.
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Our first dean, Jim Thomas. A good friend, smart guy,
and efficient leader. He later became Dean of the business College.
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I went to every single graduation and parent/family event
up to my retirement. Except for one time when I was in the hospital.
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My first office was over Rt 322! I loved it!
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The next few pix are of the Networking Club, holding
one of their yearly LAN parties. I was sponsor and explained to the Dean thatthese kids brought their own computers, servers and network media, all different brands. and
somehow managed to get a multiuser gaming system holding more than one game and
about 50 users per game. Logistics, power, cabeling, etc! All done by the kids for fun!
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Right after IST building was opened, there were jokes about
driving over the bridge. Well, during our first future festival i convinced Dean
Thomas to let me drive my Harley over the bridge, to where it would be displayed
in the atrium. Of course i had to go back and forth a few times.
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This is the cybertorium, kindof like an Internet
connected theater. Holds 150 students. Every 5 students there was a computer
which could be booted to windows or mac. Most profs hated it, but i
used it to the max. I would show many videos, simulations, etc on the big screen.
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They had lots of food-oriented events. This is an ice cream booth.
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Whenever a student did their Honors Thesis with me, I would
present them with a copy of this sci-fi novel. I explained that this piece
of science fiction helped unintentionally spur a social phenomena of the 60s.
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