Background
Mall, Vance Austin was born on March 14, 1942 in Lawrence, Kansas, United States. Son of Oscar Austin Mall and Leonice Ruth (Wadhams) Driggs.
Mall, Vance Austin was born on March 14, 1942 in Lawrence, Kansas, United States. Son of Oscar Austin Mall and Leonice Ruth (Wadhams) Driggs.
Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics cum laude, Princeton U, 1964. Master of Science, New York University, 1964. Master of Science in Computer Science, Cornell University, 1973.
Commissioned Second lieutenant United States Air Force, advanced through grades to lieutenant colonel. Assistant chief data automation England Air Force Base, Louisiana, 1964—1966. Chief data automation U-Tapao Airfield, Thailand, 1967—1968.
Associate professor computer science United States Air Force Academy, 1968—1970, 1973—1980. Air force deputy director Ada Joint Program Office, United States Department Defense, Washington, 1981—1984. Acting director STARS program, 1983—1984.
Retired, 1984; research staff Institute Defense Analyses, Alexandria, Virginia, 1984—1986. Director mgnt. services Corporation Open Systems, McLean, 1986—1987, software consultant, since 1987.
Member of Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Association Computing Machinery, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Computer Society, Princeton Club.
Married Mary Everitt Hilton, March 27, 1967. Children: Catherine, Courtney, Matthew, Allison.