[Vision2020] A Memorial (Councilman John Dickinson)

[Tom Hansen]

As inevitability evolves into what may be dreaded reality, Moscow cares.

Would anybody care to become an integral in the creation of a memorial to
Councilman John Dickinson?  I have already obtained a mailing address and
would appreciate some assistance in creating the necessary account for the
John Dickinson Memorial Fund.

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John Dickinson

Born in Kissimmee, Florida, John Dickinson joined UI in 1973 and the
following year became an assistant professor of electrical engineering.  The
young field of computer science attracted him and he received national
publicity for his unique software development on Intel microcomputers
throughout the '70s.

Dickinson played a key role in starting UI's computer science program and
served as department chair from 1982 to 1998 and interim chair from 2000 to
2002, when he retired.  His research involved security issues in operating
systems, educational software systems, evolutionary computation and genetic
algorithms.

After becoming involved in the deportation case of Sami al-Hussayen, one of
his students, Dickinson discovered a thirst for politics.  In 2003 he was
elected to the Moscow city council and is currently the council's president.
He also helped establish Sirius Idaho Theatre and heavily promoted the arts
in Moscow.

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Tom Hansen
Moscow, Idaho

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