Geneva G. Belford

Geneva G. Belford
Born	May 18, 1932
Died	March 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. News-Gazette, The (2014-03-09). "Geneva Grosz Belford". The News-Gazette. Retrieved 2023-11-13.
2. "Geneva Belford – Women in Engineering" . Retrieved 2023-10-13.
3. Communications, Grainger Engineering Office of Marketing and. "Geneva Belford, 1932-2014". cs.illinois.edu. Retrieved 2023-10-13.
4. "Geneva G. Belford | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 2023-11-13.
5. Belford, Geneva G. (1984). Pascal. Internet Archive. New York : McGraw-Hill. ISBN   978-0-07-038138-4.
6. "Geneva G. Belford Papers, 1949-2011 | University of Illinois Archives". University of Illinois Archives Holdings Database. Retrieved 2023-11-13.
7. "Finding Aid for Geneva G. Belford Papers, 1949-2011 | University of Illinois Archives". University of Illinois Archives Holdings Database. Retrieved 2023-10-13.
8. "Unsung Heroes | Society of American Archivists". www2.archivists.org. Retrieved 2023-11-13.
9. Communications, Grainger Engineering Office of Marketing and. "Geneva Belford". cs.illinois.edu. Retrieved 2023-10-13.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
18. 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. (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.