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Recent Memoirs, post 1983 – present
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August, 2023 – Dialog and Roger Summit: Career Bedrock, by George Plosker – links to his blog, and memoir – https://gplosker.com/2023/08/01/dialog-and-roger-summit-career-bedrock/
People – last edited by Virginia Tucker 6 years ago
(in progress)
1960 | 1962 | 1963 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983
1960
June, 1960 – Roger Summit was hired by Lockheed
1962
10/1/1962 – Don Schaaf came to Lockheed in 1962 with a BS in accounting from the University of Colorado, an MS in finance from San Jose State, 3 years of computer programming courses while a systems analyst at IBM, experience as a journeyman carpenter while in school, and construction training in the U.S. Marine Corp. LMSC first put him to work as a supervisor in Accounting, and then moved him to R&D Budget and Estimating for Financial Operations. After 2 years in LMSC’s Management Training program, he found himself in the Information Sciences lab, running computers for DIALOG and Jetplan (now called Dataplan, LMSC’s latest spinoff). (Monolog,v2i9)
1963
Jan-63 – Bob Donati first meets RKS at LMSC. (Monolog,v1i2)
1971
Jan-71 – Bob Donati becomes first full-time marketing person assigned to DIALOG. (Monolog,v1i2)
1972
5/15/1972 – Gordon Schick joins Dialog. (Monolog,v2i6)
1973
Aug-73 – Rick Caputo assigned to DIALOG. (Monolog,v1i2)
Aug-73 – Rick Caputo became a consultant to DIALOG in Washington. (Monolog,v3i7)
8/15/1973 – Geoff Sharp joins DIALOG with an undergraduate degree from SF State, and MS in Mathematics from San Jose State, and about 7 yrs experience in commercial data processing. Immediately before coming to DIALOG, he was on the road with the Woody Herman band as a trombonist. During 1972-1973, he and he band toured 45 states in 9 months, doing mostly one-nighters, and the band also cut a Grammy award-winning record, Giant Steps, that year. Geoff has also plaed with the Oakland Raiders marching band and with Elvis Presley. (Monolog,v3i6)
9/28/1973 – Dick Stephan joined LMSC. (Monolog,v3i7)
Oct-73 – When Rick Caputo came to DIALOG the entire field staff consisted of himself and Bob Donati; Bob specialized in marketing and Rick in training. Their territory was everything east of the Rockies, including Canada. Mark Bayer later joined Rick in the Washington office. (Monolog,v3i7)
10/23/1973 – Rick Caputo joins DIALOG. Rick became involved in online information retrieval in 1968, wen he went to work for Data Corporation, which was soon acquired by the Mead Paper Company. Rick handled marketing, database acquisition, customer services, and training for Mead until 1971, when he went to the American Psychological Association to work on the automation of Psychological Abstracts. In August 1973 Rick became a consultant to DIALOG in Washington, and in October 1973, he joined the staff. (Monolog,v3i7)
1974
Aug-74 – Dick Stephan joins DIALOG. (Monolog,v3i7)
1975
1/1/1975 – Rosalie Black joined DIALOG as an administrator. There were about 35 people on staff. She set up international agreements through LMSC’s Legal Department, handled salary administration, professional services agreements, facilities and assisted JetPlan (now DataPlan) with their administrative requirements (the two groups were very close then, since they shared a computer). Rosalie was the HR representative on the DIALOG spinoff team, and established the HR organization and its programs at DIALOG. (Monolog,v3i7)
1976
Mar-76 – Jackie Webb joins as a part time employee. Her job then was to mail the CHRONOLOG: the job took a week each month. Some time later, she was given the task of cataloging about 2 years’ worth of database source tapes before shipping them to the warehouse. (Monolog,v3i6)
Jul-76 – Rick Caputo went to UPDATE in Chicago in July 1976, and met the “voice of DIALOG” on the then-new 800 number: Anne Hubbard, who had been at DIALOG since January of that year. Thus began their courtship. On July 15, 1977, a year to the day after they met at UPDATE, he and Anne were married in California, with RKS their best man. They drove back to Washington in Anne’s 1968 VW, which they still own. (Monolog,v3i7)
1977
Mar-77 – Joe DiSalvo joins to open the Chicago office. (Monolog,v1i3)
3/28/1977 – Joyce Hoskinson hired by Tom Crawford through Charlie Bourne’s introduction. (Monolog,v2i6)
4/11/1977 – Mary Grush joins Customer Services, transfers to Operations after a year and a half. (Monolog,v2i6)
6/18/1977 – Charlie Bourne joins Dialog from Berkeley, where for 6 yrs he was Professor of Library and Information Sciences and Director of the Institute of Library Research. (Monolog,v2i6)
8/22/1977 – Betty Davis joined Dialog from Univ of NC at Chapel Hill, where she was head of the Math, Physics, and Chemical Libraries. She had attended Rick Caputo’s very first training session in Washington, DC. (Monolog,v2i8)
Oct-77 – Steve Wilson began in Operations, where he was responsible for 55 files and was the only swing shift operator; he had to bring DIALOG down, install the updates, bring DIALOG back up again, and answer the phone, all by himself. (Monolog,v2i9)
10/7/1977 – Steve Wilson joined after getting his BS in math from UC Santa Barbara and loafing for the summer. (Monolog,v2i9)
1978
Jan-78 – Bob Donati designated Eastern Regional Manager. (Monolog,v1i2)
1/23/1978 – John Miksad joined Lockheed Center for Marine Research (now known as Lockheed Environmental Research), transferred to LMSC in the summer of 1980, transferred to DIALOG in May 1981. (Monolog,v3i1)
2/13/1978 – Carol Wilson joins Customer Services Department, just a month out of library school at UC Berkeley; had completed Barbara Anderson’s Computer-Assisted Reference course at Berkeley. Was the first social science/humanities specialist in Customer Services and developed the first Social Sciences Seminar. (Monolog,v3i2)
3/15/1978 – Sherri Roberts joins as permanent employee after 14 months in Dick Stephan’s area for 14 months. Previously worked for the head of the Clinical Pathology Dept at the University of Oregon Medical School, where she searched every issue of Excerpta Medica by hand for articles of interest to the staff there. Sherri continued in Customer Administration until December 1979, when she transferred to Electronic Printing, where she ran the Xerox 9700 printer with Jackie Webb, and took over the 9700 when Jackie transferred to Operations. (Monolog,v3i2)
8/7/1978 – Jackie Webb hired by Dan Pritchard to fun the new Xerox 1200 to produce offline PRINTs and also to manage the tape library. (Monolog,v3i6)
9/6/1978 – Sophie Hudnut joins. BS and MS degrees in Chemistry from Arizona State University. MLS from UCLA and had worked as a literature research analyst in corporate libraries. After retirement to motherhood in 1971, she took night courses in business and did parttime literature searches for the Naval Weapons Center at China Lake, where she was introduced to DIALOG in 1977. She was hired by Tom Crawford. She started on the day after Labor Day, replacing Ron Kaminecki, who was transferring to the Chicago office. (Monolog,v3i7)
9/29/1978 – Sandy Mar starts with Lockheed as parttime receptionist in the Medical department in Sunnyvale, then came to DIALOG’s Customer Administration organization in September 1979. (Monolog,v3i7)
1979
Jan-79 – Joe DiSalvo named Central Region Manager, (Monolog,v1i3)
Jun-79 – When Joyce Hoskinson opened the Houston office, Sophie Hudnut became the training scheduler, and between June and September, Sophie and Carol Wilson were the only trainers in the Palo Alto office. (Monolog,v3i7)
8/14/1979 – Carol Wilson moves from Customer Services to Publications. (Monolog,v3i2)
Oct-79 – Steve Wilson became a programmer, first writing conversion programs and later display tables (formatters). He automated the latter process before turning it over to Mike Barbarino earlier in 1982. (Monolog,v2i9)
Oct-79 – Art Kealy assigned as DIALOG’s financial member, after working on budgets and forecasts for Lockheed Missiles Systems Division. Art was the only finance person until Dave Shatswell was loaned to DIALOG in Feb-81. (Monolog,v3i5)
1980
Jun-80 – Bonnie Snow joins Rick and Anne Caputo in the Washington office as a replacement for Mark Bayer, who left in 1979. (Monolog,v3i7)
6/6/1980 – Carol Wilson and others in Publications spend 6 months revising all the database documentation chapters (before days of VM Script). Keying all those Bluesheets and chapters was “sheer agony.” (Monolog,v3i2)
Aug-80 – Tom Crawford leaves to join EPRI. (Monolog,v1i3)
Sep-80 – Sophie Hudnut serves as Acting Manager of Customer Services. (Monolog,v1i3)
Oct-80 – Tom Crawford leaves to join EPRI. (Monolog,v3i7)
Oct-80 – Sophie Hudnut becomes Acting Manager of Customer Services. Serves for 9 months. (Monolog,v3i7)
1981
Jan-81 – Bob Donati celebrates 25th year with Lockheed and 10th year with DIALOG. (Monolog,v1i2)
Jan-81 – Cynthia (Corky) Corcoran joins Customer Services. (Monolog,v1i1)
Feb-81 – Tine Brouwer joins as Customer Services Specialist for business information. (Monolog,v1i1)
Feb-81 – Dave Shatswell loaned to DIALOG to help prepare for the DIALOG Information Services spinoff. (Monolog,v3i5)
Mar-81 – Jackie Webb leaves PRINTs to work the graveyard shift in Operations for 6 months. She then switched to days, and on her first day was assigned to Joe Perna, Joe McMahon, and Kevin Bowling to train – she says she nearly scared them to death. (Monolog,v3i6)
Apr-81 – Ernie Baessler joins Finance. (Monolog,v3i5)
5/18/1981 – John Miksad joins as Contracts Administrator. (Monolog,v1i1)
5/18/1981 – Richard Wheaton joins the Telecommunications area. (Monolog,v1i1)
5/20/1981 – Mary Gill joins to direct payroll system. (Monolog,v1i1)
Jun-81 – Bob Cook joins Finance. (Monolog,v3i5)
Jun-81 – Mary Gill joins Finance. (Monolog,v3i5)
6/15/1981 – Pat Denysiak joins Finance, in charge of Accounts Receivable. (Monolog,v1i1)
6/29/1981 – Anne Nichols joins as secretary to Fred Zappert and Pete Rusch. (Monolog,v1i2)
Jul-81- Art Kealy transferred to Finance. (Monolog,v1i1)
Jul-81 – Bernie Walker replaces Bob Cook, advancing to Accounting and Billing. (Monolog,v1i1)
Jul-81 – Betty Taufoou joins, responsible for Central Services accounting and customer credit. (Monolog,v1i1)
Jul-81 – Bill Shiroda joins Operations area. (Monolog,v1i1)
Jul-81 – Bob Cook advanced to Accounts Payable. (Monolog,v1i1)
Jul-81 – Bob Hoxsie transferring to Database Services. (Monolog,v1i1)
Jul-81 – Connie Zuga dividing her time between Customer Services and the Business Information Section. (Monolog,v1i1)
Jul-81 – Corinne Capiaux, back for 3rd straight summer. (Monolog,v1i1)
Jul-81 – Dave Shatswell joins as General Ledger manager. (Monolog,v1i1)
Jul-81 – Eileen Mazer joins, will support secretarial services for all areas. (Monolog,v1i1)
Jul-81 – Ernie Baessler joins as VP Finance. (Monolog,v1i1)
Jul-81 – Jack Anderson joins the Operations Xerox area. (Monolog,v1i1)
Jul-81 – Jackie Webb advanced to Operations. (Monolog,v1i1)
Jul-81 – Jane Reinsch promoted to Adminstrative Associate-Operations in the Publications area. (Monolog,v1i1)
Jul-81 – Jim Steinbruner transferring to Database Services. (Monolog,v1i1)
Jul-81 – Len Fick to assume new responsibilities in online systems, including developments. (Monolog,v1i1)
Jul-81 – Mary Ann Macudzinski joins as Clerk, Central Services. (Monolog,v1i1)
Jul-81 – Mary Ann Palma dividing her time between Customer Services and the Chemical Information Section. (Monolog,v1i1)
Jul-81 – Mike Barbarino transferring to Database Services. (Monolog,v1i1)
Jul-81 – Monte Hartman joins as Staff Assistant to RKS. (Monolog,v1i1)
Jul-81 – Sal Reno assigned as Training Coordinator. (Monolog,v1i1)
Jul-81 – Sandy Washington joins secretarial services, with specific responsibility for the Business and Statistics area. (Monolog,v1i1)
Jul-81 – Tessie McCoy joins, supports Product Development and furnishes technical typing support. (Monolog,v1i1)
Aug-81 – Alan Plessinger joins as new programmer in the Financial Systems department, assisting Norm Nilson. (Monolog,v1i2)
Aug-81 – Joe Perna joins Operations area. (Monolog,v1i2)
Aug-81 – Kevin Bowling, formerly of OCLC, joins Operations area. (Monolog,v1i2)
Aug-81 – Pat Gumbel joins as secretary to Rudi Hunziker. (Monolog,v1i2)
Sep-81 – Dana Ellingen joins Marketing. (Monolog,v1i3)
Sep-81 – Eric Langhirt joins Customer Administration. (Monolog,v1i3)
Sep-81 – Glenna Silva joins, assists Art Kealy in Financial Planning and Control. (Monolog,v1i3)
Sep-81 – Joe DiSalvo named Manager, Customer Services. (Monolog,v1i3)
Sep-81 – Joe Murphy joins Operations. (Monolog,v1i3)
Sep-81 – Kathy Yarbrough joins as new Tape Librarian in Operations. (Monolog,v1i3)
Sep-81 – Lisa Kremer joins Accounts Payable. (Monolog,v1i3)
Sep-81 – Paul Calhoun, coming out of LMSC retirement, helping to write departmental F&R’s (Functions and Responsibilities) and DOP’s (DIALOG Operating Procedures). (Monolog,v1i3)
Sep-81 – Torri Martin of Central Services named the new TELEX operator. (Monolog,v1i3)
9/26/1981 – Barbara Anderson appointed Manager of Publications. (Monolog,v1i4)
9/26/1981 – Betty Davis appointed Manager of Marketing. (Monolog,v1i4)
9/26/1981 – Dan Pritchard appointed Manager of Operations. (Monolog,v1i4)
9/26/1981 – Don Schaaf appointed Manager of Internal Services. (Monolog,v1i4)
9/26/1981 – Gordon Schick appointed Manager of Systems. (Monolog,v1i4)
9/28/1981 – Joe McMahon joins Operations. (Monolog,v1i4)
9/28/1981 – Kathie Mulvey joins Marketing as secretary. (Monolog,v1i4)
Oct-81 – Apparent baby season resported. Dave & Jennifer Shatswell with daughter. Baby shower for about 60 people held at Sherri Roberts’ home for Mary Ann and Jerry Palma, John Breakwell and Kris Montague, Judy Key and Mark Johnson expecting. (Monolog,v1i4)
Oct-81 – Barbara Kelly named Supervisor of Central Services. (Monolog,v1i4)
Oct-81 – Charlie Bourne named Director of Product Development. (Monolog,v1i4)
Oct-81 – Enid Gusmeroli joins Finance as the new cashier. (Monolog,v1i4)
Oct-81 – Geoff Sharp named Director of Business Information Systems. (Monolog,v1i4)
Oct-81 – Lisa Lord joins Central Services. (Monolog,v1i4)
Oct-81 – Pete Rusch named Director of Chemical Information Systems. (Monolog,v1i4)
Oct-81 – Steve Wilson and Bob Mitchell rewrote MVT to support more disk drives. (Monolog,v2i9)
Oct-81 – Tina Byrne joins Joyce Huskinson in the Houston office. (Monolog,v1i4)
10/5/1981 – Robert A. (BoB) Simons joins as company counsel. (Monolog,v1i4)
Nov-81 – Debbie Joshi is the new night 9700 operator. (Monolog,v1i5)
Nov-81 – Donnie Barron joins Central Services group. (Monolog,v1i5)
Nov-81 – Greg Calkins, formerly graveyard 9700 operator, moved to Computer Operations. (Monolog,v1i5)
Nov-81 – Jack Anderson and Debbie Joshi noted as swing shift Xerox 9700 operators. (Monolog,v1i5)
Nov-81 – Jim Steinbruner transferred to full-time applications programming. (Monolog,v1i5)
Nov-81 – Jim Wittmeyer joins Operations group. (Monolog,v1i5)
Nov-81 – Joe DiSalvo returns to Chicago and leaves company. (Monolog,v1i5)
Nov-81 Joe Murphy, bill Shiroda, Greg Calkins noted as graveyard shift operators (11:30 pm to 7:00 am) (Monolog,v1i5)
Nov-81 – Joe Perna, Robbie Robinson, Jim Steinbruner noted as swing shift operators (3:00 pm to midnight) (Monolog,v1i5)
Nov-81 – John “Duke” Swenson is Pat Denysiak’s new assistant in Accounts Receivable. (Monolog,v1i5)
Nov-81 – Kevin Bowling transferred to full-time applications programming. (Monolog,v1i5)
Nov-81 – Mary Grush noted as night supervisor. (Monolog,v1i5)
Nov-81 – Monte Hartman named Acting Manager of Customer Services. (Monolog,v1i5)
Nov-81 – Tamra Fulcher joins Central Services. (Monolog,v1i5)
1982
Jan-82 – Bobbi Kimpling and Vivian Schultz join permanent staff in Central Services. (Monolog,v2i1)
Jan-82 – Bonnie Snow travels to Japan to present MEDLINE seminars for Kinokuniya in Tokyo & Osaka. (Monolog,v2i5)
Jan-82 – Eileen Mazer of Finance promoted to salaried position as Administrative Secretary. (Monolog,v2i1)
Jan-82 – Gerald Johnson joins as new programmer in the Database Development Department. (Monolog,v2i1)
Jan-82 – Kathy Reck promoted to salaried Industrial Relations Trainee. (Monolog,v2i1)
Jan-82 – Kim Reck of Product Development promoted to salaried position as Administrative Secretary. (Monolog,v2i1)
Feb-82 – Ann Hullihan joins Chicago office. (Monolog,v2i2)
Feb-82 – Cathy Weeks joins as Customer Services secretary. (Monolog,v2i2)
Feb-82 – Penny Coppernoll-Black travels to Japan to present six MEDLINE seminars under MASIS auspices in Tokyo & Osaka. (Monolog,v2i4)
Mar-82 – Barbara (Jeanie) Reed joins Central Services, where she serves as TELEX operator as well as filling DOIFs and DIALORDERS. (Monolog,v2i3)
Mar-82 – Bob Masik joins as Assistant Head of Industrial Relations. (Monolog,v2i4)
Mar-82 – Chris and Curtis Daniels have daughter on February 25. (Monolog,v2i3)
Mar-82 – Joan Markel joins Product Development staff. (Monolog,v2i3)
Mar-82 – Joanie Windhauser returns as Barbara Kelly’s administrative assistant in Central Services. (Monolog,v2i3)
Mar-82 – Kathy Yarbrough transfers to Chicago, where she will marry Dan Franklin on April 4. (Monolog,v2i3)
Mar-82 – Michael Callahan leaves to become video game inventor for Atari. (Monolog,v2i3)
Mar-82 – Virginia Kosanovic (Tucker) joins as Sci/tech specialist in Customer Services (Monolog,v2i3)
Apr-82 – Anne Caputo promoted to Information Retrieval Systems Analyst. (Monolog,v2i6)
Apr-82 – Art Kealy promoted to Manager, Financial Planning. (Monolog,v2i6)
Apr-82 – Barbara Kelly promoted to Supervisor of Support Services. (Monolog,v2i6)
Apr-82 – Bernie Walker promoted to Administrative Associate. (Monolog,v2i6)
Apr-82 – Bob Cook promoted to Semi-Senior Accountant. (Monolog,v2i6)
Apr-82 – Carol Wilson promoted to Information Retrieval Systems Analyst. (Monolog,v2i6)
Apr-82 – Charles Sullivan joins as new Customer Services chemistry specialist. (Monolog,v2i4)
Apr-82 – Corky Corcoran Douglas promoted to Administrative Associate-Operations. (Monolog,v2i6)
Apr-82 – Dave Shatswell promoted to Financial Operations Assistant. (Monolog,v2i6)
Apr-82 – Dick Stephan promoted to Supervisor, Customer Administration. (Monolog,v2i6)
Apr-82 – Donnie Barron assisting in Finance, helping with Accounts Receivable and with Accounts Payable. (Monolog,v2i4)
Apr-82 – Jackie Jebb appointed to Senior Data Processor. (Monolog,v2i6)
Apr-82 – Janice Sykes joins Midwest office as Sci/tech specialist. (Monolog,v2i4)
Apr-82 – Jeff Elkins leaves to join Amdahl. (Monolog,v2i4)
Apr-82 – Joanie Windhauser becomes new Tape Librarian, replacing Kathy Yarbrough Franklin. (Monolog,v2i4)
Apr-82 – Jon Soule joins database development in Systems and Operations. (Monolog,v2i4)
Apr-82 – Judy Rosenga promoted to Senior Scientific Programmer. (Monolog,v2i6)
Apr-82 – Kathy Yarbrough Franklin now assists Ron Kaminecki with administration of the Midwest office. (Monolog,v2i4)
Apr-82 – Ken Takara leaves to return to U.C. Santa Barbara. (Monolog,v2i4)
Apr-82- Larry Gibes, promoted to Senior Scientific Programmer. (Monolog,v2i6)
Apr-82 – Nancy Grimes promoted to Information Retrieval Systems Analyst. (Monolog,v2i6)
Apr-82 – Ran Hock promoted to Manager, New England Regional Office. (Monolog,v2i6)
Apr-82 – Ron Kaminecki promoted to Manager, Midwest Regional Office. (Monolog,v2i6)
Apr-82 – Susan Ryan promoted to Information Retrieval Systems Assistant. (Monolog,v2i6)
Apr-82 – Susan Siegman joins as temporary replacement for Kathy Reck, who will be taking maternity leave. (Monolog,v2i4)
May-82 – Bob Donati apponted Director, Domestic Field Operations. (Monolog,v2i5)
May-82 – Cathy and Tom Reck have son. (Monolog,v2i5)
May-82 – Darrell Kupka joins Operations. (Monolog,v2i5)
May-82 – Dick Wheaton laves to go into business for himself. (Monolog,v2i5)
May-82 – George Plosker named District Manager for Los Angeles office. (Monolog,v2i5)
May-82 – Ran Hock appointed District Manager of New England office. (Monolog,v2i5)
May-82 – Randy Newlin returns to LMSC. (Monolog,v2i5)
May-82 – Rose Anderson joins as switchboard operator in Palo Alto office. (Monolog,v2i5)
Jun-82 – Charles Meadow named Manager Customer Services. (Monolog,v2i5)
Jun-82 – Claire Brown of New York office leaves to join Online Inc. (Monolog,v2i6)
6/2/1982 – Diana Fischburg of Micromedia office has daughter. (Monolog,v2i6)
6/7/1982 – Glenn Johnson joins as Computer Programming Assistant. (Monolog,v2i6)
6/14/1982 – Charles Meadow joins as Manager Customer Services. (Monolog,v2i6)
6/14/1982 – Roger Hall joins as Associate Engineer in the Business Information Services. (Monolog,v2i6)
Jul-82 – Alan Alda noted as newest customer. Alda’s research assistant, Rosemary Chiaverini, recently attended Judy Fair-Spaulding’s System Seminar in LA. (Monolog,v2i7)
Jul-82 – Corky Douglas received a call from a woman who thought she had gotten the VD Hotline, and told her most of her symptoms before Corky could clear up the misconception. (Monolog,v2i7)
Jul-82 – James Dullaghan is Dialog’s Summer Student Coop Program participant, working in Operations for 3 months, currently junior at Cal State Hayward, majoring in Information Systems. (Monolog,v2i7)
Jul-82 – Mike Barbarino of Online Systems Development profiled as creator of weird and wonderful sculptures. He constructs them out of papier mache, modeled on a base of rolled-up newspapers, clay or wire. When they dry, they are sanded, painted, and varnished. He couldn’t afford to buy art, so he decided to create his own. (Monolog,v2i7)
Jul-82 – Patti Sakauye received an Order Form A from a new user who stated, in the “Additional Information” space, “I am 57, 6′ tall, gray and slightly balding. I like basketball, strawberries, and other things too numerous to mention.” (Monolog,v2i7)
Jul-82 – Penny Coppernoll-Black received a call on the 800 line from a woman who said she needed information quickly – she had been bitten by her python and was concerned that might have rabies. A quick search turned up a record on tuberculosis in pythons, but no mention of rabies, so Penny referred her to the Disease Control Center in Atlanta. (Monolog,v2i7)
Jul-82 – Shernmin Chow back for 2nd summer in the Publications Dept. (Monolog,v2i7)
Jul-82 – Virginia Kosanovic (Tucker) of Customer Services received a call from one customer who said, “Hello, this is customer 25165 – but you can just call me two-five.” (Monolog,v2i7)
Jul-82 – Robbie Robinson of Operations and Cathy Domboski married. Joe Perna served as best man and Darcy Christensen was an usher. (Monolog,v2i7)
8/2/1982 – Barbara Cerny joined as research scientist in Systems and Operations. She will be part of the Advanced Systems Development group, working on various projects including supporting DIALOG on 3270 terminals and development of interfaces for personal computers. Previous position was with Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory. (Monolog,v2i9)
8/25/1982 – Mary Aversa joined as Marketing representative. In addition to answering the phones, making marketing presentations, managing conference exhibits and writing promotional materials, she will also be responsible for UPDATES and marketing the PRIVATE FILE service. BA in history from St Louis University and MLS from Columbia University. Previous position was with Doane Western, where she developed and marketed the AgrINFO service. (Monolog,v2i9)
8/30/1982 – Denise Sorenson joined as Administrative Associate in Accounts Payable. (Monolog,v2i9)
9/1/1982 – Joan Strickler joined as Administrative Associate in Customer Services. BS in English and Biology from William and Mary. Previously with Utility Data Institute in Washington, DC. (Monolog,v2i9)
9/1/1982 – Julie Woods joined from LMSC. PL/1 experience. Assigned to Database Systems unit of Information Services Development, where she will write conversion programs. Previously, Associate Engineer in Advanced Systems Development. (Monolog,v2i9)
Sep-82 – Jackie Webb became the supervisor on the day shift, and now trains all new operators, who work on the day shift for about 8 weeks before moving to their permanent assignments. (Monolog,v3i6)
Sep-82 – Sophie Hudnut goes to Japan to give DIALOG training. (Monolog,v3i7)
9/20/1982 – Lissy Bland joins as Scientific Programmer in Chemistry Information Services. BA in Music and Chemistry from Stanford, MA in Music History and an MLS from UC Berkeley. Previously reference librarian and sound recording specialist at Stanford Music Library. (Monolog,v2i9)
Oct-82 – Barbara Gersh promoted to Marketing Representative Associate. (Monolog,v2i9)
Oct-82 – Bob Cook promoted to Supervisor, Billing. (Monolog,v2i9)
Oct-82 – Connie Zuga promoted to Information Retrieval Systems Analyst, Business Information Services. (Monolog,v2i9)
Oct-82 – Eric Langhirt promoted to Administrative Associate. (Monolog,v2i9)
Oct-82 – George Baranowski promoted to Information Retrieval Systems Assistant. (Monolog,v2i9)
Oct-82 – George Plosker promoted to Manager, Los Angeles Region. (Monolog,v2i9)
Oct-82 – Gerry Johnson promoted to Scientific Programmer, Senior. (Monolog,v2i9)
Oct-82 – Greg Calkins promoted to data Processor, Senior. (Monolog,v2i9)
Oct-82 – Jack Anderson promoted to Data Processor. (Monolog,v2i9)
Oct-82 – Jackie Webb promoted to Supervisor, Operations. (Monolog,v2i9)
Oct-82 – Jane Reinsch promoted to Publications Writer, Senior. (Monolog,v2i9)
Oct-82 – Jenny Affleck joins Dialog/Insearch Australia. (Monolog,v2i10)
Oct-82 – Jim Steinbruner promoted to Supervisor, Operations. (Monolog,v2i9)
Oct-82 – Jody Kateff promoted to Information Retrieval Systems Analyst. (Monolog,v2i9)
Oct-82 – Joe Perna promoted to Associate Engineer, Senior. (Monolog,v2i9)
Oct-82 – Karen Scarpelli promoted to Information Retrieval Systems Analyst. (Monolog,v2i9)
Oct-82 – Kevin Bowling promoted to Associate Engineer, Senior. (Monolog,v2i9)
Oct-82 – Len Fick promoted to Manager, Systems Support and Development. (Monolog,v2i9)
Oct-82 – Mary Ann Palma promoted to Information Systems Analyst, Chemistry Information Services. (Monolog,v2i9)
Oct-82 – Mary Gil promoted to Supervisor, Payroll. (Monolog,v2i9)
Oct-82 – Mary Grush promoted to Supervisor, Operations. (Monolog,v2i9)
Oct-82 – Peggy Krull-Bordewick promoted to Scientific Program Analyst. (Monolog,v2i9)
Oct-82 – Sonia Rodert promoted to Buyer, Senior. (Monolog,v2i9)
Oct-82 – Steve Wilson is working with Bob Mitchell full time on systems programming; he keeps the system running – or brings it down. As he puts it, his responsibilities are: 1) starting fires, and 2) putting them out. (Monolog,v2i9)
Oct-82 – Steve Wilson wrote the interface which allows Larry Gibes’ .MAP command to access DIALOG. (Monolog,v2i9)
Oct-82 – Vernon Ambrose promoted to Information Retrieval Systems Analyst. (Monolog,v2i9)
10/7/1982 – Bohdanna Kachala joined NY office. Assigned to administrative and secretarial support for Northeast Regional Office. BA in sociology/women’s studies from Douglass College, Rutgers University, completing MLS at Queens College, CUNY. (Monolog,v2i10)
10/11/1982 – Denise Arnold joins from LMSC. Assigned to Administrative Secretary for Business Information Services and Chemistry Information Services. Previously was secretary to the employment administrator of LMSC. (Monolog,v2i9)
10/18/1982 – Debbie Hubenette joined Customer and License Administration. (Monolog,v2i10)
10/25/1982 – Cathy Weeks moved to the Publications Department from Customer Services. BA in Spanish and Speech Pathology. MA in Spanish Linguistics. (Monolog,v2i10)
Nov-82 – Jenny Affleck’s article on training in Australia and New Zealand. (Monolog,v2i10)
11/8/1982 – Janet Cleary joined as administrative associate in Training Registration for Customer Services. BS in Business Administration from Cal State Chico. Previous position was research assistant at CSUC. (Monolog,v2i10)
11/9/1982 – Bob Simons marries Kathleen Flynn in Reno. Kathy was formerly a product manager for a local graphics printer/plotter manufacturer. (Monolog,v3i1)
11/15/1982 – Henry Wong joined as associate engineer in Production Services. Initial assignments include file loading, checking out programs, diagnosing faulty coding, preparing flow charts, and maintaining documentation. Recent graduate of Cal State Hayward, with double major in Computer Science and Chemistry and a minor in Applied Mathematics. (Monolog,v2i10)
11/22/82 – Doris Christoph joined as new general clerk-typist in Customer Services on loan from LMSC. (Monolog,v3i1)
11/29/1982 – Cheri Robison joined as Marketing representative. BA in English Literature from UC Santa Cruz and MLS from San Jose State University. Previous position as Marketing Manager of Information Access Company. (Monolog,v2i10)
12/13/1982 – Lynette Fannon joined Customer Services as an Information Retrieval Systems Assistant. (Monolog,v3i1)
12/28/1982 – Bobbi Kimpling of Publications Distribution and Jack Hess marry. (Monolog,v3i1)
1983
1/1/1983 – (no date) Beatice Grenet joins European DIALOG office in Oxford as a customer services administrator. Degree in English from Rouen University in France. (Monolog,v3i2)
1/1/1983 – (no date) Debora Kemp joins Customer Services, answering the Knowledge Index telephone from 4 to 8 p.m. BA in Anthropology from San Francisco State University, working on MLS from San Jose State. (Monolog,v3i2)
1/1/1983 – (no date) Jane Bollands joins Insearch in Australia. BS in Chemistry from London University and has worked as an information specialist in Australia for 8 years. (Monolog,v3i2)
Jan-83 – Dr Bob Wagers, Associate Professor of Library Science at San Jose State University is on sabbatical, and working in DIALOG’s Customer Services department, answering phones and dealing with user questions. (Monolog,v3i1)
1/3/1983 – Betty Unruh rejoins as Marketing representative reporting to Domestic Field Operations. (Monolog,v3i1)
1/3/1983 – Jeff Brooks joins as Computer Programming Assistant with the Electronic Printing group. (Monolog,v3i1)
1/3/1983 – Jerry Lindberg joins Product Development to focus on legal market. (Monolog,v3i1)
1/4/1983 – Sara McGarty joins as Research Information Specialist in the Northeastern Regional office in New York. (Monolog,v3i1)
1/6/1983 – Jenny Cox joins as administrative secretary in Business Information Services. (Monolog,v3i1)
1/10/1983 – Patrick Cheney joins as computer programming assistant, assigned to Production Services. (Monolog,v3i1)
1/17/1983 – Ben Polk joined as an associate engineer in Business Information Services. His assignments include responsibility for the Electronic Yellow Pages, the BLS databases, ABI/INFORM, and other files. He is also involved in development work in econometric analysis and databases, is researching the downloading of data from DIALOG business files to personal computers, and is assisting DIALOG staff in the use of SAS and SAS graphics. Double major in Computer Science and Economics at the University of Oregon. (Monolog,v3i2)
1/17/1983 – Gil Morales joins as an administrative associate in the Cash Operations division of Finance, where he handles wires, transfers, and exchanges, identifies payments, and reconciles accounts and statements. 1981 Stanford graduate with BS in Economics. (Monolog,v3i2)
1/24/1983 – Judy Smith joins as new administrative secretary in Chemistry Information Services. Previously with Ocean Routes, Inc. of Palo Alto. (Monolog,v3i2)
2/28/1983 – Chris Hicks became departmental specialist. Previously technical typist for LMSC on loan to DIALOG’s Marketing Dept for 4 years. (Monolog,v3i3)
2/28/1983 – Kathie Mulvey joins as departmental specialist. Previously on loan from LMSC to DIALOG’s Marketing Department for 1 1/2 years. (Monolog,v3i3)
3/1/1983 – Tessie Bomagat joins as word processing operator. Previously on loan from LMSC to DIALOG’s Product Development group for 2 years. (Monolog,v3i3)
3/1/1983 – (no date) Lin Wright joins as new departmental aide in Internal Services. Previously on loan from LMSC for 8 months. (Monolog,v3i3)
3/1/1983 – (no date) Debbie Hubenette has moved to Accounts Payable where she replaces Lisa Kremer. (Monolog,v3i3)
3/1/1983 – (no date) Lisa Kremer has moved to Royalty Administration. (Monolog,v3i3)
3/3/1983 – Bob Mitchell of Systems Programming and Support celebrates 25 years with Lockheed. “I got stuck,” he says. (Monolog,v3i2)
3/7/1983 – Donnie Barron joins as seminar account clerk. Previously technical typist on loan from LMSC for 1 1/2 years. (Monolog,v3i3)
3/8/1983 – Bobbi Hess joins as departmental assistant. Previously general office clerk on loan from LMSC for 16 months. (Monolog,v3i3)
3/29/1983 – Chris Holbrook joins as a general services clerk reporting to Internal Services. Graduate of Foothill College and Stanford with degree in Geology. (Monolog,v3i3)
3/29/1983 – Jim Dame joins as senior mail clerk. Previously with United Centrifugal Pumps of San Jose. (Monolog,v3i3)
5/23/1983 – Gil Morales transferred from Cash Operations to Publications. (Monolog,v3i4)
5/23/1983 – Donnie Barron moved to Cash Operations from Accounts Receivable. (Monolog,v3i4)
Jun-83 – Corinne Capiaux, back for 3rd straight summer. Assigned to Support Services until the fall, when she will return to Texas A&M to resume her studies in landscape architecture. (Monolog,v3i4)
Jun-83 – Bob Hoxsie promoted to Scientific Programmer. (Monolog,v3i4)
Jun-83 – Mike Barbarino promoted to Senior Scientific Programmer. (Monolog,v3i4)
Jun-83 – Norm Kline promoted to Scientific Programmer. (Monolog,v3i4)
Jun-83 – Robbie Robinson promoted to Senior Data Processor. (Monolog,v3i4)
Jun-83 – Darrell Kupka promoted to Data Processor. (Monolog,v3i4)
Jun-83 – Joanie Windhauser Box promoted to Data Processor. (Monolog,v3i4)
Jun-83 – Joan Markel promoted to Information Retrieval Systems Analyst. (Monolog,v3i4)
Jun-83 – Dona Holloway promoted to Information Retrieval Systems Assistant. (Monolog,v3i4)
Jun-83 – Larry Gibes promoted to Data Systems Programming Analyst. (Monolog,v3i4)
Jun-83 – Virginia Tucker promoted to Group Leader, Instructional Services. (Monolog,v3i4)
Jun-83 – Penny Coppernoll-Blach promoted to Group Leader, Customer Support. (Monolog,v3i4)
Jun-83 – Debbie Maxwell promoted to Financial Operations Assistant. (Monolog,v3i4)
Jun-83 – Enid Gusmeroli promoted to Accountant. (Monolog,v3i4)
Jun-83 – Dave Shatswell promoted to Accountant. (Monolog,v3i4)
Jun-83 – Bob Masik promoted to Employment Coordinator. (Monolog,v3i4)
Jun-83 – Eric Strohmeyer promoted to Operations Planner Assistant. (Monolog,v3i4)
Jun-83 – Patti Sakauye promoted to Information Retrieval Systems Analyst. (Monolog,v3i4)
6/4/1983 – Russ Painter joins as data systems programming analyst in the Online Systems group. Will design interfaces and data structures of various subsystems, design and implement modules, and participate in the enhancement, documentation, and maintenance of new software development. BS in Mathematics from San Jose State Univ. Previously with LMSC for 17 years. (Monolog,v3i4)
6/6/1983 – Libby Trudell joins as Marketing Manager. BA in Music and Religion from Tufts, MLS from Simmons College. Previously at CLASS (Cooperative Library Authority for Systems and Services) for 5 years, where she served as manager of sales and user services. (Monolog,v3i4)
6/6/1983 – Patrick Pino is first employee in the Summer Youth Employment program, 90-day assignment to Internal Services. (Monolog,v3i4)
6/13/1983 – Bette Joyner joins as new senior account clerk in Customer Administration. BA in recreation administration from San Diego State. Previously with Cetec Electronics. (Monolog,v3i4)
6/18/1983 – C. Glenn Johnson transferred to Data Processing Operations from Electronic Printing. (Monolog,v3i4)
6/27/1983 – Dave Maslana joins as Summer Cooperative Education student, assigned to Data Processing Dept for 90 days. (Monolog,v3i5)
Jul-83 – Celeste Rancatore joins as Knowledge Index Customer Services representative on San Jose State University. Previously with Santa Clara County Public Libraries and 2 1/2 yrs with Information Access Company of Menlo Park as indexer and customer services rep. (Monolog,v3i5)
7/6/1983 – Julie Ohlson joins as second Summer Youth employee, assigned to Accounts Receivable. (Monolog,v3i5)
7/11/1983 – Art Kealy, Manager of Financial Planning, Controls, and Accounts Payable, celebrated 5 yrs with Lockheed. Joined LMSC’s Missiles Systems Division in Sunnyvale in 1978, just after completing an MBA in Finance at San Francisco State University. Art was an aerospace engineering graduate of Annapolis, had served in the Navy, and was a stockbroker for 5 years before returning to school. (Monolog,v3i5)
7/11/1983 – Sara Lynch becomes Graduate Intern in Customer Services under new Internship program. BFA in Studio Art from University of Texas at Austin and MLS from San Jose State. Previously librarian with the Houston Public Libraries. (Monolog,v3i5)
7/19/1983 – Molly Rauber becomes permanent employee in Customer Services after 3 months as temporary employee. BA in History from Emory University and MA in Educational Psychology from Harvard. Previously Director of Religious Education at the Unitarian Church and President of the Women’s Center in Los Alamos, NM. (Monolog,v3i5)
7/23/1983 – Bob Masik of HR marries Cathy Motycka. (Monolog,v3i6)
7/23/1983 – Ran Hock marries Pamela Pope. (Monolog,v3i7)
7/25/1983 – Stan Skudneski joins as an information retrieval systems assistant in Product Development. BA in History from Pennsylvania State University and an MLS from the University of Maryland. Previous experience includes 3 years with Litton Mellonics – Legal Information Services in Washington DC. (Monolog,v3i6)
7/29/1983 – Joyce Hoskinson marries banker named Edward Warren Camp. (Monolog,v3i6)
Aug-83 – Linda Naranjo is the new temporary employee in HR. She replaces Kathy Reck, who is now specializing in temporary services, employment, benefit administration and counseling, and special projects. (Monolog,v3i6)
8/1/1983 – Lissy Bland of Chemical Information Services and her husband Byron have son, Loren Lanier. (Monolog,v3i6)
8/8/1983 – Bill Strayer joins as new associate engineer in Business Information Services. BS in Computer Science from the Missouri Institute of Technology. Previous experience includes 1 yr as a data processing clerk for Park County, Colorado. (Monolog,v3i6)
8/13/1983 – Gordon Schick, Manager of Information Services Development, marries Debbie Hubenette of Accounts Payable. (Monolog,v3i6)
8/29/1983 – Regan Davis joins as new administrative secretary in Business Information Services. BA in Economics from UCLA. Previoius experience includes Kroy, Inc. in Santa Fe Springs, CA. (Monolog,v3i7)
8/29/1983 – Jenny Cox transferred to Contracts Administration to fill the new contract assistant position; she was formerly administrative secretary in Business Information Services. (Monolog,v3i7)
9/26/1983 – Jim Maloney joins as Marketing representative. BA in History from Bradley University, MA in Russian History from Northern Illinois University, and MLS from the University of Illinois. Previous experience includes 2 yrs as head of the Information Retrieval Services department at the Bibliographical Center for Research in Denver, CO. (Monolog,v3i7)
9/26/1983 – Dana Ellingen transferred to Systems and Operations from his previous position in Marketing. Dana fills the new position in Technology Applications. (Monolog,v3i7)
Oct-83 – Rosalie Black celebrates her 25th anniversary at Lockheed. She joined the Polaris reentry Body group in LMSC’s MSD division on October 13, 1958. (Monolog,v3i7)
Oct-83 – (no date) Vivian Kobayashi joins as information retrieval systems assistant in Customer Services. BA in Sociology and MLS from the University of Hawaii. Previously with Institute for Scientific Information in Philadelphia, where she served as a lecturer in the Marketing dept. (Monolog,v3i7)
10/5/1983 – Betty Taufoou returns as departmental specialist in the Marketing Dept. BS in Business from Chaminade University in Hawaii. Previous experience includes 2 yrs with DIALOG Support Services. (Monolog,v3i7)
10/14/1983 – Mary Ann Palma leaves DIALOG, moving to Chicago after 2 yrs in Customer Services and 1 yr in Chemistry Information Services. May Ann will continue to work for DIALOG as an independent contractor while in the Chicago area to assist Chemical Information Services in selected areas. (Monolog,v3i7)
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