Background
Huston, Priscilla Jane was born on March 18, 1942 in Attleboro, Massachusetts, United States. Daughter of William Jordan and Priscilla (Alger) Morse.
computer scientist association administrator
Huston, Priscilla Jane was born on March 18, 1942 in Attleboro, Massachusetts, United States. Daughter of William Jordan and Priscilla (Alger) Morse.
Bachelor in Mathematics magna cum laude, Mount Holyoke College, 1964.
From junior programmer to senior systems programmer, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, 1964-1969;
systems programmer, Rice U., Houston, 1969-1970;
manager systems support, Rice U., Houston, 1970-1974;
manager computer services, Rice U., Houston, 1974-1976;
acting. director Institute for Computing Superior vena cava syndrome and Applications, Rice U., Houston, 1976-1977;
director Institute for Computing Superior vena cava syndrome and Applications, Rice U., Houston, 1977-1989;
director computing information services, Rice U., Houston, since 1989;
director NSFNET program, National Science Foundation, since 1993. University associate Baker College, Rice U., 1976-1978, co-master Hanszen College, 1978-1982, university associate, 1982-1988, honorary university associate, since 1988, co-master Jones College, 1988-1989, honorary university associate, since 1989, administrative services self-study panel, 1983-1984. Member visiting commission on computing Swarthmore College, 1985.
Charter member International Business Machines Corporation Academy Partnership Advisory Committee, since 1992, Apple University Consortium. Charter member of advisory board NeXT. Member computer advising committee Houston Area Research Council.
Speaker in field.
Member Association for Computing Machinery (board directors special interest group for university and college computing 1982-1986, vice president 1987-1989), Inter-University Council on Communications, Computing and Information Technology (institutional representative, international computing network for higher education and research 1976, consultant group since 1983, educational users information technical since 1989, networking and telecommunications task force since 1985, chair nominating committee 1985-1986, board trustees 1987-1993), National Advanced Systems Users Group (vice president 1982, secretary 1983, president-elect 1984-1985), Mount Holyoke Club, Phi Beta Kappa.
Married J. Dennis Huston, June 1964 (divorced 1985). Children: Katherine Jane, Penn Christopher. Married Sam H. Davis, November 30, 1985.
Stepchildren: Merrill Leigh Davis, Allison Ashley Davis, Lindell Lane Davis.