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WILLIAM C. NORRIS
WILLIAM C. NORRIS
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Norris Institute, which supported efforts to improve education through the use of technology, to stimulate technical training in Russia, and to help launch technology-based small companies in disadvantaged neighborhoods of St. Paul and Minneapolis.
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Its PLATO computerbased education and training program was the world's major pioneering effort in applying computer technology in education. Norris also pursued new business opportunities by working with the public and nonprofit sectors to address major social problems such as unemployment, blighted inner cities,
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In 1986, Norris was awarded the National Medal of Technology and Innovation by President Reagan, who cited him for "substantial contributions to the development of digital computer technology, leading to the founding of a successful computer and computer services company, and for his innovative application of computers to societal needs, as well as his initiation of cooperative efforts which promise to maintain US competitiveness in microelectronics and computer technology." Norris also received the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers' Founders Medal and the National Business Incubation Association Founders Award. In 1995 he received the Lifetime
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Bill was an avid fisherman and loved to read and work crossword puzzles. He kept physically active his whole life through daily walks or swimming and believed in the importance of exercise.
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