The campus just learned that Charles “Chuck” Thompson, first Director of the KSC Computer Center, passed away at age 73 on December 31.
Chuck came to Keene State in 1978. In his 20 years here, he oversaw computing on campus evolve from punch cards to PCs and daily internet use. Chuck played a key role in developing Keene’s technical infrastructure and was a major contributor to the design of KSC’s voicemail system. Jim Draper, KSC Director of Purchasing, credits Chuck with the foresight and ability to understand the needs of our community. Jim explains that Chuck’s technical vision, coupled with his understanding of student needs, resulted in an exemplary voicemail-system implementation before such technology was standard.
Chuck was a graduate from the University of Nebraska (BS, Mathematics) and Rochester Institute of Technology (MBA). He had been living in Abita Springs, Louisiana.