Marshall Clinton Yovits

Background

Yovits, Marshall Clinton was born on May 16, 1923 in Brooklyn. Son of Louis Frederick and Rebecca (Gerber) Yovits.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Union College, Schenectady, 1944. Master of Science, Union College, Schenectady, 1948. Master of Science, Yale University, 1949.

Doctor of Philosophy, Yale University, 1951.

Career

Senior physicist, John Hopkins University, 1951-1956; physicist electronics branch, Office Naval Research, Washington, 1956; head information systems branch, Office Naval Research, Washington, 1956-1962; director, Naval Analysis Group, 1962-1966; professor, department chairman computer and information science, Ohio State University, 1966-1978; professor, Ohio State University, 1978-1979; professor computer and information science, School of Science, Indiana U., Purdue University, Indianapolis, since 1980; dean, School of Science, Indiana U., Purdue University, Indianapolis, 1980-1988; professor emeritus, Indiana U., Purdue University, Indianapolis, since 1993. General chairman Computer Science conference National Science Foundation, 1973.

Achievements

• Marshall Clinton Yovits has been listed as a notable information scientist, educator, dean by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

• book

  • International Tracts in Computer Science and Technology and Their Application: Volume 2, Self-Organizing Systems, Proceedings of an Interdisciplinary Conference 5 and 6 May
  • Large-Capacity Memory Techniques for Computing Systems

Membership

Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science (chairman county section T 1985-1988, chairman 1996-1998), Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (computer society chairman awards committee 1989, Board of Governors 1988-1989, computer pioneer award 1990), Association for Computing Machinery (county, general chairman computer science conference 1982), EDUCOM (nominating committee), Sigma Xi.

Connections

Married Anita S. Friedman, August 2, 1952. Children: Bruce J., Mara F., Steven.

Father:

Louis Frederick Yovits

Mother:

Rebecca (Gerber) Yovits

Spouse:

Anita S. Friedman

child:

Mara F. Yovits

child:

Steven Yovits

child:

Bruce J. Yovits