NMFS Planner Wins NOAA Administrator's Award Using IM

John Warfield, Interactive Management

Planning officer David Mackett of the National Marine Fisheries Service won the 1991 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's 1991 Administrator's Award, in large part due to his use of Interactive Management. The George Mason University CIM is mentioned in this announcement letter.

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

John N. Warfield Collection 80.13

October 21, 1991

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Illustrating Two Problem Situations

John Warfield, Systems Engineering

This figure, with hand drawn images by Warfield, was used in numerous presentations to explain the difficulty in solving complex problems.

John Warfield

John N. Warfield Collection 94.7

1982

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Ben Broome on Phone during IM Session

John Warfield, Interactive Management

Facilitator Benjamin Broome from George Mason University talks on the phone during a 1994 Ford Motor Company Interactive Management session.

Unknown

John N. Warfield Collection 21.4

Jan 1994

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Letter: IBM comments on the utility of ISM

John Warfield, Computers

A letter from IBM speaks to the use of ISM in the corporation, and its value in group problem solving.

F. C. Toscano

John N. Warfield Collection 78.08

December 24, 1980

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Brochure: Focus on Self-Care

Interactive Management, John Warfield

A brochure for an Interactive Management session on Self Care to be held at George Mason University in 1987.

Unknown

John N. Warfield Collection 30.22

1987

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Letter About CIM from Americans for Indian Opportunity

John Warfield, Professor, Interactive Management

This 1986 letter from LaDonna Harris to George Mason University President George Johnson speaks glowingly of an Interactive Management workshop held on Native American issues.

LaDonna Harris

John N. Warfield Collection, Box 78.8

October 1, 1986

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Under Secretary of Defense Letter on CIM

John Warfield, Professor, Interactive Management, Military Research

This 1988 letter from the Under Secretary of Defense to George Mason University president George Johnson speaks to the benefits of a recent Interactive Management workshop on defense acquisition.

Under Secretary of Defense

John N. Warfield Collection 78.08

October 26, 1988

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Organization Chart, Center for Interactive Management, 1988

John Warfield, Interactive Management, Professor

This 1988 organizational chart shows the key players in the Center for Interactive Management at George Mason University.

Unknown

John N. Warfield Collection, 30.25

1988

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Battelle: "The Network"

John Warfield, Systems Engineering

This hand drawn sketch depicts the various organizations and individuals in Warfield's circle during his years at Battelle.

Unknown

John N. Warfield Collection, Box 1.7

circa early 1970's

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Patent for a Digital Squelch System

John Warfield, Electrical Engineering

Warfield's second patent was for a "digital squelch system."

John Warfield

John N. Warfield Collection, Box 16.11

April 8, 1969

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Doctor of Philosophy, 1952

John Warfield, Education, Professor, Electrical Engineering

Warfield was awarded his PhD by Purdue University in 1952.

Purdue University

John N. Warfield Collection, Box 3.18

August 3, 1952

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Graduate Record Examination Test Results

John Warfield, Education

This early computer punch card shows the results of Warfield's 1947 Graduate Record Examination. He scored a 740 on the Advanced Test in Mathematics, placing him above the 98% of all test takers.

Graduate Record Examination

John N. Warfield Collection, Box 3.18

August 4, 1947

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Certificate: Army Specialized Training Program

John Warfield, Education, Military Research, Electrical Engineering

Private Warfield received a certificate upon completion of a series of courses in Electrical Engineering at Penn State taken from December 1944 through December 1945.

United States Army

John N. Warfield Collection, Box 3.18

December 1, 1945

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Offer Letter from Pennsylvania State College

John Warfield, Professor, Electrical Engineering

Warfield returned to Penn State in 1949 as an Instructor in Electrical Engineering. This offer letter lays out the specifics of salary, duties, and the possibility of tenure.

Eric A. Walker

John N. Warfield Collection, Box 3.20

March 15, 1949

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Letter from John C. Johnson, Ordnance Research Laboratory

John Warfield, Military Research, Professoer

This 1961 letter from John C. Johnson, Director of the Ordnance Research Laboratory at Penn State, discusses the possibility of a return to the university. In goes into great detail on the goals and functions of the Ordnance Research Laboratory.

John C. Johnson

John N. Warfield Collection, Box 3.20

April 25, 1961

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Warfield Considered for Chief Scientific Advisor, Army Corps of Engineers

John Warfield, Military Research

In 1960, Warfield's was recommended for consideration as the Chief Scientific Advisor of the Army Corps of Engineers.

Robert F. Jacobs

John N. Warfield Collection, Box 3.20

December 14, 1960

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Offer Letter from Hughes Aircraft

John Warfield, Military Research

This 1952 letter from Hughes Aircraft offered Warfield a position in their Research and Development Laboratories, working on "classified government projects."

C.T. Petrie

John N. Warfield Collection, Box 3.20

April 10, 1952

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Recruiting Letter from Ordnance Research Laboratory

John Warfield, Military Research, Professor

This 1951 letter from Ordnance Research Laboratory Personnel Director Arnold Addison is one of a number of such exchanges he had with Warfield during this period. Note that he references Secretary of Defense Robert Lovett as someone keenly interested in Warfield's career track.

Arnold Addison

John N. Warfield Collection, Box 3.20

November 12, 1951

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Sigma-5 Diagram for Interactive Management

John Warfield, Computers, Interactive Management

The Interactive Management process is comprised of 5 distinct components, seen in this diagram. The drawing is taken from 1985's "A Course in Generic Design."

Unknown

John N. Warfield Collection, Box 76.4

1985

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Diagram of the Interactive Between Man and Machine in the Interpretive Structural Modeling Process

John Warfield, Computers, Interactive Management

This 1973 sketch shows the interaction between humans and digital computers, to be used in the Interpretive Structural Modeling process devised by Warfield.

Unknown

John N. Warfield Collection, Box 16.19

1973

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1979 Fortran Code for ISM

John Warfield, Computers, Interactive Management

This excerpt from a larger volume shows Fortran code developed for the Interpretive Structural Modeling process. These pages of code show subroutines for displaying relationships and questions on session monitors.

David R. Yingling, Jr.

John N. Warfield Collection, Box 12.4

1979

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Warfield with PENNSTAC Computer, 1973

Warfield, Computers, Professor

Warfield was one of the chief designers of the PENNSTAC computer in the 1950's. Here, on a visit to the Penn State Campus in 1973, he poses with the computer - no longer in service, and housed as museum piece on campus.

Unknown

John N. Warfield Collection, Box 102

March 19, 1973

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ISM Session, circa 1974

John Warfield, Computers, Interactive Management

This Battelle photograph shows Warfield (seated, far left) conducting an Interpretive Structural Modeling session sometime on or before 1974. Note the computer terminals on the tables.

Battelle Memorial Institute

John N. Warfield Collection, Box 102

about 1974

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Systems Engineering, 1955

John Warfield, Systems Engineering, Military Research

Warfield did research work at Penn State for the military. In this 1955 report published by the Navy Department's Ordnance Research Laboratory, Warfield provides suggestions for effective methods to manage systems.

Navy Department, Ordnance Research Laboratory

John N. Warfield Collection, Box 6.22

August 10, 1955

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PENNSTAC: Fast Memory Switch Wiring Diagram

John Warfield, Computers, Professor

This one page excerpt is from a large binder of computing materials related to the PENNSTAC computer project at Penn State in the 1950's. Note that the diagram has been approved and initialed by Warfield.

Pennsylvania State College Computing Laboratory

John N. Warfield Collection Box 3.19

1955

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