Roger K. Summit
Academic
1930 –
Who is Roger K. Summit?
Dr. Roger K. Summit is the founder and chairman emeritus of Dialog. An expert in information systems design, Dr. Summit conducted pioneering work beginning in 1962 while at the Lockheed Corporation that led to the creation of Dialog, the first-of-its-kind online information retrieval system. He has since held respected positions at Dialog and on national and international advisory boards and in professional associations, and has received numerous honors. Dr. Summit has published over 100 papers and journal articles based on his knowledge of and experience with online information services.
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- Born
- 1930
Detroit - Also known as
- Roger Summit
- Roger Kent Summit
- Children
- Profession
- Education
- Bachelor of Arts, Stanford University
Psychology
(1948 - 1952) - MBA, Stanford Graduate School of Business
(1955 - 1957) - Doctorate, Stanford Graduate School of Business
Management science
(1959 - 1965)
- Bachelor of Arts, Stanford University
- Employment
- Communications Officer, United States Navy
(1952 - 1955) - Lockheed Corporation
(1960 - 1972) - Associate Professor, San Jose State University
(1963 - 1965) - Manger, Information Systems Programs, Lockheed Information Systems Laboratory
(1972 - 1982) - Chief Executive Officer, Dialog
(1982 - 1991) - Chairman Emeritus, Dialog
(1991 - ) - Thomson Corporation
(1998 - ) - ProQuest
(2008 - )
- Communications Officer, United States Navy
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on July 23, 2013
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