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CS Department News In Brief</i></b><u><p>
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Furman Hosts Small College Computing Conference</b><p>
	Over the weekend of November 11 and 12, Furman played host to the Eighth
Annual Southeastern Small College Computing Conference, one of the
fastest-growing conferences in the field of Computer Science.  Approximately
120 academicians and industry professionals gathered in Greenville to present
the results of recent work in various areas of CS.  Included among the roster
of participants was alumnus Mark Aldridge ('94) who presented a paper entitled
"Two Viable Options for Parallel Computing in Small Colleges," a result of his
work as a Furman Advantage Research Fellow with Dr. Kevin Treu.  Included for
the first time as part of the conference was a programming contest, which
featured five teams in its inaugural implementation.  The conference was quite
a success, and a fine opportunity to show off our new facilities.<b><p>
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Programming Contest Teams Compete in Macon, GA</b><p>
	The 65-team field of participants in the ACM Southeast Regional Programming
Contest for 1994 included two teams from Furman.  The contest, held this year
at Mercer University on November 19, proved for the second consecutive year to
be a frustrating experience.  Lack of familiarity with the C++ compiler on the
part of both the teams and the contest organizers cost the teams considerable
problem-solving time.  Still, one Furman team did solve a problem.  The
students participating were Tim Cannon ('95), Greg Cogdell ('96), Cross Ganaway
('95), Randy Lee ('95), Owen Mathews ('95) and Alan Shealy ('95).<b><p>
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Student Earns Award in Paper Competition</b><p>
	With a paper and a presentation entitled "Static Condensation Applied to
Parallel Processing," senior Justin Aaron was honored with the third place
prize in the student paper competition at the ACM Mid-South Conference in
Gatlinburg, TN.  The paper was the result of his Furman Advantage work with Dr.
Hayden Porter.<b><p>
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Softball Team Takes the Title (?)</b><p>
	In the spring of 1994 the CS Department fielded its first entrant in the
co-rec intramural softball league.  The team -- the Run-Time Errors -- also
competed in the fall season and came away with the league championship
t-shirts!  It must be conceded, however, that no games were actually played.
The only games that weren't rained out resulted in forfeit victories for the CS
Dept. team.  So, though we never actually played, we were undefeated!  A win is
a win is a win...<b><p>
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Faculty News</b><p>
	In addition to their regular business of teaching, the CS Department faculty
has been quite active in the past year.  Following are some highlights,
professional and otherwise.  <b>Dr. Ken Abernethy</b> spent 10 weeks in the
summer at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, CA conducting research
in formal methods for software specification requirements as part of an ongoing
NASA Joint Venture (JOVE) grant.  He recently published the long-awaited
textbook <u>Exploring the Science of Computing</u> with <b>Dr. Tom Allen</b>.
The pair also received an NSF grant in excess of $100,000 to equip a lab for
projects in multimedia computing, and are working on a new text.  Dr. Allen
will be taking his first sabbatical during winter and spring terms.  He spent
two weeks last summer on a golfing pilgrimage to Scotland with three other
Furman staff members.  <b>Ms. Peggy Batchelor</b> has done significant
consulting work for The Transylvania Childrens Center in Brevard, NC.  She is
officially a full-time member of the faculty for the 1994-95 school year.
<b>Dr. Ray Nanney</b> recently completed a manuscript with Dr. Abernethy for a
laboratory text on ClarisWorks that is currently being used in CS16.  This fall
he has served as coordinator for the department's internship and part-time
employment opportunities initiative for students.  In addition, he has
coordinated a university proposal to the Henry Luce Foundation to support a
Luce Professorship in Cognitive Science at Furman.  <b>Dr. Hayden Porter</b> is
the co-director of a $130,000 NSF grant to support the design of a new course
in computational science.  The grant includes the installation of four SGI
Indigo 2 Extreme high-performance graphics computers.  He also received a
research grant from the NASA JOVE program for a proposal entitled "Using
Massively Parallel Computers to Model Global Circulation of the Earth's
Mesosphere and Lower Thermosphere," and presented an invited paper at the
American Geophysical Union entitled "Electron Transport Models, Past, Present
and Future."  He is greatly enjoying his newly-constructed home on Paris
Mountain.  <b>Dr. Kevin Treu</b> was awarded the New Faculty Award for 1993-94
by the Association of Furman Students.  He was the local arrangements chair for
the Southeastern Small College Computing Conference (at which he also published
a paper on parallel computing), and joined Drs. Abernethy and Allen in
directing the NSF Young Scholars Program over the summer.  He and his wife
Julie are expecting their third child any day now.<b><i><p>
Class Notes</i></b><p>
Let your old friends, the current students and faculty know what you've been up
to!  Send in your class note today to <i>ACM Digest Class Notes</i>, Department
of Computer Science, Furman University, Greenville, SC 29613 (e-mail:
[e-mail]).  Include your electronic mail address if you have one, and
please include your graduation year and maiden name (if applicable).<u><p>
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1976</i><b><p>
Steve Deese</b> is an Electronic Data Interchange consultant for Duke Power,
and is Vice-Chair of the Utility Industry Group committee.  He and his wife
Ophie have three boys, Jamie, Randy and Jonathon.  [Rte. 2, Box 272, Pageland,
SC, 29728; <u>e-mail</u>: [e-mail]]<p>
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1982</i><b><p>
Alan Boda</b> is a Principal Systems Specialist with the Digital Equipment
Corp.  [573 Windgrove Road, Marietta, GA 30067; <u>e-mail</u>:
[e-mail]]<p>
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Kevan Miller</b> is in software technology at the IBM T.J. Watson Research
Center and is attending Columbia University part-time.  His daughter Hanna was
born on June 17, 1992.  [3 Kilian Dr., Danbury, CT 06811; <u>e-mail</u>:
[e-mail]]<p>
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Sandy Morgan</b> received her MBA from Georgia State University in 1989, and
presently is a Systems and Programming Manager at Mid-State Bank, supervising a
staff of programmers and microcomputer specialists.  [754 South Seventh St.,
Grover Beach, CA 93433; <u>e-mail</u>: [e-mail]]<p>
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1983</i><b><p>
Pamela Blalock</b> works for Kodak as a Principal Software Engineer in the
Color Management Group.  She recently cycled 3,400 miles from Seattle to
Williamsburg in 24 days.  [1541 Middlesex St., Apt. 19, Lowell, MA 01851;
<u>e-mail</u>: [e-mail]]<p>
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Alicia Sautter-Truman</b> is employed as a Systems Administrator at General
Electric Medical Systems in Florence, SC.  She was married in 1988 and has a
daughter, Samantha, born on April 22, 1992.  [GE Medical Systems, 3001 West
Radio Dr., Florence, SC 29501; <u>e-mail:</u> [e-mail]]<p>
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1984</i><b><p>
Karen Boda</b> is a Support Team Manager with Hewlett-Packard.
[573 Windgrove Road, Marietta, GA 30067]<p>
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1985</i><b><p>
Cindy (Hinchman) Lyons</b> is a Team Manager at Microsoft Corporation in
Charlotte, NC.  She is a member of the database support group which provides
all levels of support for the FoxPro database products.  [11068 Deep Cove Dr.,
Tega Cay, SC 29715; <u>e-mail</u>: [e-mail]]<p>
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1988</i><b><p>
Craig Wilbanks</b> took a leave of absence from SDI in the past year to serve
as campaign manager for Liz Patterson's lieutenant governor effort.  [317 E.
Hillcrest Dr., Greenville, SC 29609; <u>e-mail</u>: [e-mail]]<p>
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1990</i><b><p>
Eric Bax</b> is pursuing a Ph.D. in computer science at CalTech after a stint
in the Peace Corps.  [<u>e-mail:</u> [e-mail]]<b><p>
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Charlie Poag</b> is a Systems Programmer for Coleman Research under an FM
contract with MUSC, where his wife Lisbeth Wylie ('92) is a dental student.
They have an 8-month old part cat/part raptor named Gabriella.  [1983 Greenpark
Ave., Charleston, SC 29414; <u>e-mail</u>: [e-mail]]
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