Stephen Ronald Oliver

Background

Oliver, Stephen Ronald was born on August 11, 1947 in Mountain Lake, Minnesota, United States. Son of Stephen Thomas and Ella Hulda Oliver.

Education

Bachelor in Math and Philosophy, Morningside College, 1970. Master of Science in Computer Science, University Kansas, 1975. Doctor of Philosophy in Computer Science, Colorado State University, 1988.

Career

Application programmer, Dana F. Cole & Company, Certified Public Accountant's, Lincoln, Nebraska, 1972-1973; systems programmer, U. Kansas Computation Center, Lawrence, 1973-1976; custom products engineer, Perkin Elmer Computer Systems, Arlington Heights, Illinois, 1976-1980; technical staff, MITRE, Colorado Springs, Colorado, 1980-1981; instructor, U. Colorado Department Computer Science, Colorado Springs, 1980-1985; staff scientist, Science Applications International Corporation, Colorado Springs, 1982-1988; professor, California Poly State University, San Luis Obispo, since 1988. Director, California Polytech. Computer Systems Laboratory, since 1989.

Achievements

• Stephen Ronald Oliver has been listed as a noteworthy communications engineer, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Outings chairman Colorado Mountain Club, Colorado Springs, 1987-1988. Canvas director All Souls Unitarian Church, Colorado Springs, 1988. Member Association Computing Machinery (SIG Small/PC treasurer 1979-1983, chairman 1983-1985, SIG board finance advisory 1984-1988, chairman, 1988-1990, vice president 1990-1992, Small/PC Oustanding Service award 1988, lecturer 1986-1990).

Interests

• Avocations: mountaineering, cross-country skiing, piano, classical music.

Connections

Married Joy Ella Parkinson, October 16, 1976. Children: Heather Joy, Shannon Thomas.

Father:

Stephen Thomas Oliver

Mother:

Ella Hulda Oliver

Spouse:

Joy Ella Parkinson

child:

Shannon Thomas Oliver

child:

Heather Joy Oliver