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G. RUSSELL SUTHERLAND
Pages 320-325

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From page 321...
... Russ spent the majority of his career in factory product engineering units of Deere & Company at Ottumwa and Des Moines, Iowa. His uncanny ability to conceive improvements to the hay and forage harvesting products earned him numerous patents and distinguished him at Deere's Ottumwa Works.
From page 322...
... During his time at Deere & Company, Russ championed the movement to desktop computing systems for product engineering functions. During the 1970s and 1980s, desktop ­ igital d design software and hardware underwent revolutionary changes as new modeling and analysis software were linked together.
From page 323...
... Russ Sutherland is one who has made a positive difference. His influence has been felt in new product programs, development of engineering computer networks and systems, and the encouragement of entrepreneurial efforts at selling manufacturing technology developed within John Deere.
From page 324...
... 324 MEMORIAL TRIBUTES many demands of his career. He led and taught with quiet encouragement and by example.


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