Thomas Caywood

Thomas E. Caywood (May 9, 1919 – December 19, 2008) was an American computer scientist and cofounder of the Operations Research Society of America.

Early life Thomas E. Caywood was born on May 9, 1919, in Lake Park, Iowa, to Alice (née Ballenbach) and Harry E. Caywood, dentist, mayor and township clerk of Lake Park. He graduated from Lake Park High School in 1935. Caywood received a Bachelor of Arts in mathematics and physics from Cornell College in 1939. He then received a Master of Arts in mathematics from Northwestern University in 1940. He went on to join the Harvard Systems Research Laboratory.

Career Caywood moved to the Institute for Air Weapons Research at the University of Chicago. He then joined the Armour Research Foundation of the IIT Research Institute as a supervisor of operations research.

He became president of Cornell College board of trustees in 1970 and served as the president of the National Research Society.

Personal life Caywood married Mary Miller of Buffalo Center, Iowa, in 1941. She also attended Cornell College.

Death Caywood died on December 19, 2008, in Peoria, Arizona.

Awards Caywood received the George E. Kimball Medal in 1974. He also received the J. Steinhardt Prize.