Robert Tompson, a longtime Nevada university math professor who led the development of the first computer science curriculum on campus, passed away on Jan. 6 in Reno following complications from pneumonia. Tompson was 86.
Tompson, a native of Adrian, Mich., taught at the Nevada University from 1956-91, including 10 years as chairman of the mathematics department. In addition to his leadership role in establishing the computer science curriculum which later became the Department of Computer Science, Tompson was also credited with playing an instrumental role in the formation of The Desert Research Institute. In 1967-68, Tompson taught in India as part of a United States and Indian exchange program.
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