The 2019 Achievement Award for the Sabine Hall of Fame will be presented to Dr. Ted Mims, retired professor and Head of the Computer Science Department at the University of Illinois at Springfield, according to Chairman Pete Abington.
A native of Many, Ted Mims had a strong desire to achieve a career in education. Not only did he earn a number of degrees, but he returned to teach at his alma mater and then go on to earn a Ph.D. and become Dr. Ted Mims, a professor and Head of the Computer Science Department at the University of Illinois at Springfield. He served as Chair and Department Head for 25 years before retiring in September 2017.
In the beginning
Ted was born to the late Vernice Cutrer Mims and Henry A. Mims on June 30, 1946. He grew up with a sister, Marilyn Mims.
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