June 1962
Chuck the classicist graduates from college
After attending St. Ignatius High school in Cleveland, he earns a bachelor’s degree in classics from Xavier University, where he had considered becoming a Catholic priest.
“Learn how to speak effiectively, learn to write, and learn to sell your ideas. Take as many liberal arts courses as you can.” - Chuck (Xavier News Feb 2007)
1963-1964
John solves the Jacobson radical
After solving this complex abstract algebra problem, first posed in 1956, he receives his master’s degree in mathematics from the University of Utah.
“I got swept up in the problem after I read about it in a book by [mathematician] Nathan Jacobson, and thought very hard about it for about one and a half years.” - John
1963 - 1968
Chuck makes the move to math
He earns his master’s degree in mathematics from Xavier University and begins teaching math at John Carroll University.
1964
Chuck marries
Chuck meets Nancy McDonough at a religious conference on social action in the Spring of 1961. They get married on December 26th, 1964.
1965
Dr. Warnock, married man
He receives his Ph.D. in electrical engineering from the University of Utah and marries Marva Mullins, a fellow student majoring in sociology.
“I knew right away that she was the one.” - John
1967
Chuck finds his passion
He learns Fortran from a former John Carroll student – one whom he had kicked out of the graduate math program and who’d subsequently found a lucrative job selling computers.
“Mr. Geschke, the best thing you ever did is kick me out of here. I’m trying to decide how I could possibly show you my gratitude.” - Chuck’s former student
1969
Introducing Dr. Warnock
John earns his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering (Computer Science) from the University of Utah.
“My thesis was about the ‘hidden surface’ problem in computer graphics. Computer Scientists liked it, not because of the problem it solved, but how it solved it.” - John