Mike Middleton's Autobiographical Web Page, a List of Lists
Some pictures are available at http://mikemiddleton.smugmug.com
Some places I have lived, for a month or more
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1942-1946 |
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Ackley, Iowa |
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1946-1960 |
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Grundy Center, Iowa, grade school and high school |
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1960-1964 |
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Ames, Iowa, electrical engineering BS at Iowa State; |
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1962 |
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Maquoketa, Iowa, summer road construction with Don Mooty and Wade Rose |
| 1963 | Aurora, Illinois, summer engineering job at Western Electric | ||
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1964 |
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Chicago, with Craig Smoldt |
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1964 |
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Des Moines, Iowa |
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1965 |
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Iowa City, MBA at Univ. of Iowa |
| 1966 | Newport, Rhode Island, Navy Officer Candidate School | ||
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1966-1967 |
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Kamiseya, Japan, bachelor officer quarters |
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1967-1968 |
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Shiratoridai, Aobadai, Japan, countryside Japanese house |
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1968-1969 |
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Washington, D.C., with travel in Europe and Pacific |
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1969-1970 |
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Coralville, Iowa, first year of PhD program at Univ. of Iowa |
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1970-1975 |
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Palo Alto, California, PhD program at Stanford |
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1975-1976 |
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Urbana, Illinois, teaching at Eastern Illinois Univ. |
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1976-1977 |
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Champaign, Illinois |
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1976-1977 |
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Charleston, Illinois |
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1977-1980 |
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San Francisco, 3010 Buchanan Street, teaching at Univ. of San Francisco |
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1980-1986 |
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Redwood City, California |
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1986-present |
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San Francisco, 2105 Buchanan Street |
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1998-present |
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Sea Ranch, California |
Some places I have visited, usually several days or more
While I was a U.S. Navy officer, 1966-1969
Wake Island
Japan: Tokyo, Sasebo, Hakata, Misawa
Oahu, Hawaii
Skaggs Island, California
Imperial Beach, San Diego
Midway (Sand Island and Eastern Island)
Anchorage, Alaska
London
Karamursel, Turkey
Cyprus
Brindisi, Italy; Corfu
Edzell, Scotland
Personal travel with Nancy Padgett,
1971- present
Yosemite (rock climbing)
Quito, Ecuador
Paris
Mexico City
Alaska: Anchorage, Fairbanks, Denali (Mt. McKinley), Valdez
London
Guadalajara, Guanajuato, San Miguel de Allende, Morelia
Los Angeles
Washington, D.C.
New York City
Cuba, December 2003
Boston
Milan, Venice, Berlin, Prague, April 2005
Guatemala (Antigua, Panajachel, Tikal), December 2005
Greece, May 2007
Germany, May 2008
Teaching Executive MBAs abroad, 1990s
Hong Kong, several times
Beijing, once
Guangzhou (Canton), twice
Some recent academic conferences
| 2008 | INFORMS | Washington, DC | |||
| 2007 | INFORMS | Seattle | |||
| 2007 | SWDSI | San Diego | |||
| 2006 | INFORMS | Pittsburgh | |||
| 2005 | INFORMS | San Francisco | |||
| 2005 | DSI | San Francisco | |||
| 2004 | INFORMS | Denver | |||
| 2004 | DSI | Boston | |||
| 2003 | WDSI | Kauai | |||
| 2002 | INFORMS | San Jose | |||
| 2002 | DSI | San Diego | |||
| 2001 | INFORMS | Miami Beach | |||
| 2001 | INFORMS | San Antonio | |||
| 2000 | INFORMS | Orlando | |||
| 2000 | WDSI | Maui | |||
| 1999 | INFORMS | Philadelphia | |||
| 1999 | DSI | New Orleans | |||
| 1998 | MSMESB | Iowa City | |||
| 1998 | INFORMS | Seattle | |||
| 1997 | WDSI | Hawaii, Big Island | |||
| 1997 | INFORMS | Dallas | |||
| 1996 | MSMESB | Anchorage, Alaska | |||
| DSI | = | Decision Sciences Institute | |||
| INFORMS | = | Institute for Operations Research and Management Sciences | |||
| MSMESB | = | Making Statistics More Effective in Schools of Business | |||
| WDSI | = | Western Decision Sciences Institute |
Some sports cars I have owned
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1968-1973 |
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1967-1968 |
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Some music that I listen to regularly
Present
Pixies, especially Gouge Away, Here Comes Your Man, Where Is My Mind?, Gigantic,
Into The White
Green Day, especially Whatsername, Give Me Novacaine
Foo Fighters, especially Best Of You, Breakout, Generator, Headwires, All My
Life, Times Like These
Brian Wilson's Smile, especially Heroes And Villains, Surf's Up, Wind Chimes,
Good Vibrations
Blink-182,
especially First Date, The Rock Show, Anthem Pt. 2, Stockholm Syndrome
Good Charlotte, especially The Anthem, Wondering
Andy Reed, "Lost In Austin"
Past and Present
Dave Brubeck Quartet
The Cars
The Kinks
Some music groups I performed with
1960-1961 Sang bass in Andy Reed's vocal quartet, talent
shows, KRNT radio, Iowa State Fair
1961-1962 Played drum set in Andy Reed's
instrumental quartet, high school proms, fraternity parties
1960-1962 Played percussion, primarily
snare drum, in concert band at Iowa State University
1960-1963 Played percussion in symphony
orchestra at Iowa State University
Some schools I have attended
| Grundy Center Community, 1947-1960, grade school and high school | |
| Iowa State University, 1960-1964, BS in electrical engineering | |
| Drake University, 1964, one course: "Business, Government, and Society" | |
| University of Iowa, 1965-1966, MBA | |
| Jochi Daigaku (Sophia University, Tokyo), 1967, Japanese language and literature | |
| University of Iowa, 1969-1970, first year of PhD program | |
| Stanford University, 1970-1974, MS in operations research, PhD in business | |
| Univ. of Minnesota, Twin Cities, post-doc summer institute, 1986, information systems | |
| Indiana Univ., Bloomington, post-doc summer institute, 1987, information systems |
Some marathons I have run, 1975-1988
(usual strategy: "start slow and taper off")
San Francisco, several times
Pacific-Sun, Marin county
Paul Masson Vineyards, Cupertino-Saratoga
Napa Valley, Calistoga-Napa, twice
Some favorite web sites
Science ?
Politics ?
Religion ?
Travel ?
