Background
Bate, Roger was born on January 17, 1923 in Denver, Colorado, United States. Son of Harold Thomas and Phoebe Eunice (Redmond) Bate.
Bate, Roger was born on January 17, 1923 in Denver, Colorado, United States. Son of Harold Thomas and Phoebe Eunice (Redmond) Bate.
Bachelor of Science, United States Military Academy, West Point, New York, 1947. Bachelor, Oxford University, England, 1949. Master of Arts, Oxford University, England, 1954.
Doctor of Philosophy, Stanford University, 1966.
Commissioned United States Army, 1947, advanced through ranks to colonel, 1963. Retired, 1973; head department astronautics and computer science United States Air Force Academy, Colorado, 1963-1973. Project manager Texas Instruments, Huntsville, Alabama, 1973-1976, department head Dallas, 1976-1985, Texas Instruments fellow, 1985-1991.
Senior member technical staff, Software Engineering Institute Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, since 1991. Chairman board visitors, Software Engineering Institute, 1987-1991. Member United States Air Force Academy Board, 1966-1973.
Fellow Association Computing Machinery, Society Design and Process Science. Member Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, International Council Systems Engineering.
Married Jeannette Stevens Hockman, June 3, 1947 (deceased 1987). Children: Kathryn, Anne, Donald, Gordon, Carol, Constance. Married Madeline Lemon Kunkel, June 25, 1988.
Children: Kristin, Suzanne, Michael.