Resolution in Memoriam:

The Board of Trustees of The Ohio State University expresses its sorrow upon the death on February 11, 2000, of Dr. Henry D. Colson, Professor Emeritus in the College of Mathematical and Physical Sciences.

Henry Colson was a native of Minnesota. He received his bachelors and masters degrees from the University of Minnesota in 1941 and 1943, respectively, and a certificate in meteorology in 1945 at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He received his Ph.D. degree at the University of Minnesota in 1950.

Professor Colson taught at the University of Minnesota from 1941 to 1947 and at Bimidji State College until 1955. In 1951, he became chairman of the Joint Graduate Council of five state colleges in Minnesota. He moved to the Air Force Institute of Technology in 1955 where, besides teaching, he served as assistant chairman. He joined The Ohio State University in 1960, was promoted to professor in 1971, and retired as professor emeritus in 1981.

Professor Colson's duties at Ohio State involved him with the areas of engineering, physics, education, and administrative science. He served on more than 200 Ph.D. General Examination Committees, took an active part in thesis preparation, and served on about 20 reading committees.

He had several joint publications with colleagues in metallurgical engineering and business administration. He gave invited talks on "Analyzing Tactics" at a NATO conference in Portugal, and on "Cybernetic Modeling of Adaptive Systems" at a national meeting of the Operations Research Society. While consulting at North American Aviation, he prepared over 50 papers in various applied areas. He was a research consultant with Battelle Memorial Institute.

Dr. Colson was a retired Lieutenant Commander, U.S. Navy, and 50-year member of Wadena Lodge #156, F&AM. His many fervent interests included opera, bird watching, and the cultivation of roses.

On behalf of the University community, the Board of Trustees expresses to the family of Professor Henry D. Colson its deepest sympathy and sense of understanding of their loss. It was directed that this resolution be inscribed upon the minutes of the Board of Trustees and that a copy be tendered to his family as an expression of the Board's heartfelt sympathy.

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