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Fred Tonge

Fred Tonge

Fred Tonge is Professor Emeritus of Administration and ICS, a founding member of the Department of Information and Computer Sciences (ICS), and founding Director of Computing Facilities at UCI. The idea for the ICS program at UCI came from a meeting between Tonge and Ralph Gerard, Engineering Dean Robert Saunders and Professor Julian Feldman. In 1970, He became the second chair of the Department of ICS and served again in 1974.  His research interests include artificial intelligence, computers and educational technology, and management science, with over thirty publications in computer science and management science.  He supervised eight completed doctoral dissertations.

Tonge was also on the faculty at Carnegie-Mellon University and Oregon State University, where he served as Chairman of the Department of Computer Science.  His industrial positions include the RAND Corporation and head of the Computer Systems Department at Tektronix, Inc., Computer Research Lab.  He served several terms on the Computer Research Board, and as a member and chairman of the US Air Force Scientific Advisory Board, Information Processing Panel.

Since retirement, Fred spends his time enjoying his family, writing stage plays, and weaving.