Biography:Geneva G. Belford

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Geneva G. Belford
BornMay 18, 1932
DiedMarch 4, 2014

Geneva Grosz Belford (born May 18, 1932) was a computer scientist who worked at the University of Illinois.[1] She worked at the University of Illinois for over 40 years and advised over 140 graduate students[2] including Thomas M. Siebel.[3]

Belford was an contributor for Britannica and worked on their article on computer science.[4] She also co-authored a textbook on the Pascal programming language.[5] Her papers are located at the University of Illinois Archives.[6]

Early life

Belford was born on May 18, 1932 in Washington, D.C.[1] She attended the University of Pennsylvania and received her bachelor's degree in Mathematics. She then attended the University of Illinois and graduated in 1960 with a PhD in mathematics PhD.[3] Her research originally focused on chemistry and mathematics. Later on, she focused on computer science.[7]

Career

After graduating with her PhD, Belford was hired as a research associate at the University of Illinois Chemistry Department. She continued working there until she was became an assistant professor of Mathematics in 1964.[3] Belford later became a research assistant professor with the Center for Advanced Computation in 1972. In 1976, she was promoted to a research associate professor and in 1977, she joined the Department of Computer Science. Belford was promoted to full professor in 1982 [3] Her research involved database and distributed systems and the ILLIAC computer.[8]

She was Professor Emerita of Computer Science and officially retired from the University of Illinois in 2000.[3]

Awards and recognition

  • 1986 College of Engineering Halliburton Educational Leadership Award [3]
  • 1991 Dad’s Association Outstanding Faculty Award[3]
  • 2005 Graduate College Outstanding Mentor Award[3]
  • 2007 Mom’s Association Medallion of Honor[3]
  • 2012 CS @ ILLINOIS Distinguished Service Award[3][9]

List of publications

  • Alsberg, P. A, et al.. Networking Research In Front Ending And Intelligent Terminals: H6000 Software Specifications[10]
  • Belford, Geneva G, and D. E. (Daniel E.) Putnam Networking research in front ending and intelligent terminals: Experimental network front end experiment plan[11]
  • Belford, Geneva G. An algorithm for fitting related sets of straight-line data[12]
  • Belford, Geneva G. Investigation of one-step methods for integro-differential equations[13]
  • Belford, Geneva G. Optimization problems in distributed data management[14]
  • Belford, Geneva G. Research In Network Data Management And Resource Sharing: Initial Mathematical Model Report[15]
  • Liu, C. L. and Belford, Geneva G. Pascal[5]
  • Putnam, D. E. (Daniel E.), David C Healy, Geneva G Belford Networking research in front ending and intelligent terminals : UNIX/ENFE experimental performance report [16]
  • Schwartz, P. M., Grapa, E., Day, J. D., Belford, G. G., Research in network data management and resource sharing: network file allocation[17]
  • Yan, Y. L., Smet, A. D., Moon, A., Manolas, A. P., Leo, J., Kim, C. K., Kaufman, K. A., Hwund, S. C., Goldstein, J. D., England, S., Cotten, P., Cho, D., Liu, J. W. S., Belford, G. G. Mutual consistency maintenance in a prototype data traffic management system[18]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 News-Gazette, The (2014-03-09). "Geneva Grosz Belford" (in en). https://www.news-gazette.com/obituaries/archive/geneva-grosz-belford/article_981b04e0-cf7b-5c8f-a9a1-fa3cb95e1a4b.html. 
  2. ↑ "Geneva Belford – Women in Engineering" (in en-US). https://wie.engineering.illinois.edu/geneva-belford/. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 3.9 Communications, Grainger Engineering Office of Marketing and. "Geneva Belford, 1932-2014" (in en). https://cs.illinois.edu/news/geneva-belford-1932-2014. 
  4. ↑ "Geneva G. Belford | Britannica" (in en). https://www.britannica.com/contributor/Geneva-G-Belford/4038. 
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Belford, Geneva G. (1984). Pascal. Internet Archive. New York : McGraw-Hill. ISBN 978-0-07-038138-4. http://archive.org/details/pascal0000belf. 
  6. ↑ "Geneva G. Belford Papers, 1949-2011 | University of Illinois Archives" (in en). https://archon.library.illinois.edu/archives/index.php?p=collections/controlcard&id=11223. 
  7. ↑ "Finding Aid for Geneva G. Belford Papers, 1949-2011 | University of Illinois Archives" (in en). https://archon.library.illinois.edu/archives/index.php?p=collections/findingaid&id=11223&q=&rootcontentid=177415. 
  8. ↑ "Unsung Heroes | Society of American Archivists". https://www2.archivists.org/groups/science-technology-and-health-care-section/unsung-heroes#Belford. 
  9. ↑ Communications, Grainger Engineering Office of Marketing and. "Geneva Belford" (in en). https://cs.illinois.edu/about/awards/alumni-awards/alumni-awards-past-recipients/geneva-belford. 
  10. ↑ University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.; Homgren, Steven F.; Grossman, Gary R.; Day, John D.; Belford, Geneva G.; Alsberg, Peter A. (1977). Networking research in front ending and intelligent terminals: H6000 software specifications. CCTC-WAD document ;no. 7501. Urbana: Center for Advanced Computation, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/100148276. 
  11. ↑ Belford, Geneva G.; Putnam, D. E. (1977). Networking research in front ending and intelligent terminals: Experimental network front end experiment plan. CAC document ;0360-1617no. 227. Urbana: Center for Advanced Computation, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/100148278. 
  12. ↑ Belford, Geneva G. (1972). An algorithm for fitting related sets of straight-line data. CAC document ;no. 54. Urbana, IL.: Center for Advanced Computation, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/100697320. 
  13. ↑ Belford, Geneva G. (1973). Investigation of one-step methods for integro-differential equations. CAC document ;no. 75. Urbana, IL.: Center for Advanced Computation, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/100699433. 
  14. ↑ Belford, Geneva G.; Research in network data management and resource sharing. (1976). Optimization problems in distributed data management. CAC document ;0360-1617no. 197. Urbana: Center for Advanced Computation, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/100148530. 
  15. ↑ Belford, Geneva G. (1975). Research in network data management and resource sharing: initial mathematical model report. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Center for Advanced Computation. CAC document ;no. 169. Urbana: Center for Advanced Computation, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/100149139. 
  16. ↑ Putnam, D. E.; Healy, David C.; Belford, Geneva G.; University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. (1977). Networking research in front ending and intelligent terminals: UNIX/ENFE experimental performance report. CCTC-WAD document ;no. 7517. Urbana: Center for Advanced Computation, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/100148275. 
  17. ↑ Schwartz, Paul M.; Grapa, Enrique.; Day, John D.; Belford, Geneva G.; University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. (1976-08-02). Research in network data management and resource sharing: network file allocation.. CCTC-WAD document ;no. 6506. Urbana, Ill.: Center for Advanced Computation, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.. https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/100149130. 
  18. ↑ Yan, Y. L.; Smet, A. D.; Moon, A.; Manolas, A. P.; Leo, J.; Kim, C. K.; Kaufman, K. A.; Hwund, S. C. et al. (1983). Mutual consistency maintenance in a prototype data traffic management system. Report / Department of Computer Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign ;no. 1142. Urbana, Illinois: Department of Computer Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/100699900. 



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