Background
Orden, Alex was born on August 9, 1916 in Rochester, New York, United States. Son of Abraham and Esther (Katz) Orden.
management science educator emeritus
Orden, Alex was born on August 9, 1916 in Rochester, New York, United States. Son of Abraham and Esther (Katz) Orden.
Bachelor of Science in Optics, University Rochester, 1937. Master of Science in Physics, University Michigan, 1939. Doctor of Philosophy in Math, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1950.
Physicist, National Bureau Standards, 1942-1947;
instructor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1947-1950;
mathematician, Headquarters United States Air Force, 1950-1952;
manager applied mathematics section, Burroughs Corporation, 1952-1958;
director operations analysis laboratory, University of Chicago, 1958-1962;
professor management science, University of Chicago, 1958-1986;
professor emeritus, University of Chicago, since 1987. Adjunct Professor University of Illinois, Chicago. Visiting professor England School Economics, 1964, 86.
Visiting Vasser Woolley professor Georgia Institute Technology, 1966, 67, 70. Program chairman National Computer Conference, 1981.
Member Illinois Science Advisory Council, 1965-1967. Member Institute Management Sciences (secretary 1953, chairman national meeting 1969), Association Computing Machinery (national lecturer 1965, chairman special interest group in mathematics programming 1969-1971), Math Programming Society (chairman organizing committee 1970-1972, vice chairman council 1982-1983, chairman council 1983-1986), Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi.
Married Susan Rabinowitz, December 8, 1946. Children: Ruth Diane, David Robert, Jeanne Hannah.