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Memories of Dennis Devolder
I remember meeting Dennis at the country club pool in about 1971. He and I shared many laughs in Terry Daggett's health class in which we were the only two seniors. Dennis had a wicked sense of humor going way back when. One of the last times I got to share with Dennis was canoeing at Argyle - a nice note to end on. Lots and lots of fun at Geoffs.
Ted Raymond, November 1999
I remember spending a wacky summer with Dennis working at
a summer camp. It was our job to keep the children in line. It was a glorious summer and I learned much from Dennis and his charming younger brother Mike. Dennis earned the nickname Oscar, something which his daughter would find amusing, I am certain. You will have to ask Dennis how and why he earned this name. This is something like signing a yearbook, only Dennis has neither seen nor heard from me in 21 years. Jeez, I feel old!
Nice site Dennis, wishing you well...
Tamara - tamara@jetaime.as
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Spouse: Cheryl
Children: Allison Marie, 1 1/2
Occupation: Assistant Professor, Computer Science @ WIU
Occupation of Spouse: Stay-At-Home Mom
What's New: What's new since '96? A new daughter, a new degree, a new job, a new house -- how's that for a start?
We are very proud parents, and I know how annoying that can be to some people. I'll simply direct anyone who is interested to http://www.wiu.edu/users/mfdmd/ to see Allison. She's wild!
I have continued in the application of computing technology to education. This summer I'll be doing something a little different, leading a large group of grad students in developing applications for "palm-top" computers. Should be lots of fun.
Hobbies are pretty much on hold. Haven't done any brewing or fly-tying in nearly two years, but I always have a guitar within reach. I started playing seriously again in '96. Helps keep me sane, or at least close to it!
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Spouse: Cheryl
Occupation: PhD Candidate/ Teaching Assistant, Florida State University. I’ll be joining WIU’s Computer Science department in August.
Hobbies: Target shooting, archery, juggling, fly-tying, fishing, photography, woodworking
What I’ve done in the last 20 years:
- Received B.S. in Health Science and M.S. in Computer Science at WIU
- Studied music in New York. Tried working as a musician for a couple of years, had lots of fun going broke
- After completing the M.S.. I taught Computer Science at WIU for several years before coming to Florida State to work on my PhD.
- Along the way, I’ve done research in Intelligent Tutoring Systems, Interactive Video, Distance Learning, and Voice Recognition
What I plan to do in the next 20 years:
- Teaching and research in Computer Science
- Develop the ultimate bass fly
- Develop more systems for computer-assisted education and job training, probably continue in Distance Learning too
- Just about anything related to multimedia computing and new methods of interacting with a computer
Words of advice to Class of 1996: Find something you really enjoy and do it. Money is nice, but it isn’t always the bottom line.
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