Warren Lloyd Semon

Background

Semon, Warren Lloyd was born on January 17, 1921 in Boise, Idaho, United States. Son of August and Viola Lorreta (Eastman) Semon.

Education

Student, Hobart College, 1940-1943; Bachelor of Science, University of Chicago, 1944; Master of Arts, Harvard, 1949; Doctor of Philosophy, Harvard, 1954.

Career

Lecturer applied mathematics, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1956-1961; assistant director computation laboratory, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1954-1961; head applied mathematics department, Sperry Rand Research Center, Sudbury, Massachusetts, 1961-1964; manager computation and analysis laboratory, Burroughs Research Center, Paoli, Pennsylvania, 1964-1967; professor computer science, Syracuse (New York) U., 1967-1984; professor emeritus, Syracuse (New York) U., since 1984; director system and information science, Syracuse (New York) U., 1968-1976; dean School Computer and Information Science, Syracuse (New York) U., 1976-1984. Consultant United States Air Force, 1957, National Security Agency, 1957, Lockheed electronics corporation, 1967, Monsanto Company, 1972.

Achievements

• Warren Lloyd Semon has been listed as a noteworthy computer sciences educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Served to First lieutenant United States Army Air Force, 1943-1946, Mediterranean Theatre of Operations. Fellow Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. Member Association Computing Machinery, Mathematics Association American, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Computer Society (chairman publications committee 1972-1974, Board of Governors 1973-1974, editor-in-chief 1975-1976), Sigma Xi.

Connections

Married Ruth Valerie Swift, December 1, 1945. Children– Warren Lloyd, Nolan David, Jonathan Richard, Sue Anne.

Father:

August Semon

Mother:

Viola Lorreta (Eastman) Semon

Spouse:

Ruth Valerie Swift

child:

Sue Anne Semon

child:

Jonathan Richard Semon

child:

Nolan David Semon

child:

Warren Lloyd Semon