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Newquist's industrial management career included [[General Electric]] in [[Utica, New York|Utica, NY]] where he led aerospace programs and the development of the existing U.S. Navy E3A aircraft. At the [[Honeywell|3C-Honeywell]] firm in Framingham, MA, he produced minicomputers and simulators for the [[Apollo program|NASA Apollo Program]].<ref>{{Cite journal|title=Core 2.1|url=http://s3data.computerhistory.org/core/core-2001-03.pdf|journal=The Computer Museum History Center}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=Can a production job be creative?|last=Turmail|first=Richard L.|date=September 27, 1970|work=Electronics Design}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=Data General - DGEN|last=Adams|first=John. W|date=February 28, 1973|work=New England Research}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.archives.nd.edu/alumnus/vol_0049/vol_0049_issue_0001.pdf|title=Notre Dame Alumnus|website=The Archives of The University of Notre Dame}}</ref> From 1968 to 1973, he led the manufacturing and field service operations at [[Data General|Data General Corporation]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://archive.computerhistory.org/resources/access/text/2012/07/102702207-05-01-acc.pdf|title=Archived copy|access-date=2018-08-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141227091345/http://archive.computerhistory.org/resources/access/text/2012/07/102702207-05-01-acc.pdf|archive-date=2014-12-27|url-status=dead}}</ref> His work on minicomputers is featured in the Oral History collection of the [[Computer History Museum]].<ref>{{Citation |title=Newquist, Harvey oral history |date=2018-10-23 |url=https://www.computerhistory.org/collections/catalog/102717395 |others=Gardner Hendrie, Harvey Newquist |place=Denver, CO |publisher=Computer History Museum |access-date=2022-04-15}}</ref> |
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==Awards and honors== |
==Awards and honors== |
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Harvey P. Newquist is an American athlete and computer manufacturing executive. Newquist was the first manufacturing vice president of minicomputer manufacturer Data General.[1]
Early life and education
Harvey Paul Newquist was born July 29, 1932 in Racine, WI, the fourth of five sons of Harvey Newquist and Mabel Hartmann. He attended Marmion Military Academy and graduated from DeKalb High School in DeKalb, IL in 1950.[citation needed] He received a degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Notre Dame in 1954. A track athlete, he won three ND monograms and established six school records in hurdles, of which three still remain.[2] He was an NCAA Championship finalist and qualified for the hurdle events in the 1952 and 1956 U.S. Olympic Team tryouts. He was mentioned in Who’s Who in American Colleges and Universities.[3]
Career
Newquist's industrial management career included General Electric in Utica, NY where he led aerospace programs and the development of the existing U.S. Navy E3A aircraft. At the 3C-Honeywell firm in Framingham, MA, he produced minicomputers and simulators for the NASA Apollo Program.[4][5][6][7] From 1968 to 1973, he led the manufacturing and field service operations at Data General Corporation.[8] His work on minicomputers is featured in the Oral History collection of the Computer History Museum.[9]
Awards and honors
Newquist led the team responsible for the 1987 Papal Visit to Phoenix, AZ, and was awarded the papal medal Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice by John Paul II for his service to the Church.[10][11]
Personal life
Newquist married Patricia Starr on October 12, 1957, with whom he had eight children.[12] They include writer HP Newquist and musician Jimmy Newquist.
References
- ^ Alan R. Earls (2002). Route 128 and the Birth of the Age of High Tech. Arcadia Publishing. p. 58. ISBN 978-0-7385-1076-7. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
- ^ "Notre Dame Shuttle Hurdle Champions Celebrate 50th Reunion". Drake Relays Program. April 2002.
- ^ "Who's Who for 1954" (PDF). Scholastic.
- ^ "Core 2.1" (PDF). The Computer Museum History Center.
- ^ Turmail, Richard L. (September 27, 1970). "Can a production job be creative?". Electronics Design.
- ^ Adams, John. W (February 28, 1973). "Data General - DGEN". New England Research.
- ^ "Notre Dame Alumnus" (PDF). The Archives of The University of Notre Dame.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-12-27. Retrieved 2018-08-19.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Newquist, Harvey oral history, Gardner Hendrie, Harvey Newquist, Denver, CO: Computer History Museum, 2018-10-23, retrieved 2022-04-15
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ McCarthy, Tim (October 1982). "Harvey Newquist: Computer Ace Portraying Old Fashioned Values". Phoenix Diocese Alive.
- ^ Gunty, Christopher (October 1987). "Papal Events Coordinator Honored". Phoenix Diocese Catholic Sun.
- ^ "Harvey-P-Newquist - User Trees - Genealogy.com". www.genealogy.com.