UI computer science chair dies in tractor accident

Mark Manwaring. (Courtesy: UI)

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Story Published: Jun 15, 2009 at 4:37 PM PDT

Story Updated: Jun 15, 2009 at 5:44 PM PDT

DEARY (AP & KLEW Staff) - The chairman of the University of Idaho Department of Computer Science was killed in a tractor accident Thursday at his home near Deary.

Mark Manwaring, who was 61, was killed when he was pinned beneath a tractor he had been operating.

Manwaring's wife reported the fatal accident to the Latah County Sheriff's Office Thursday evening. She said he was doing landscaping on the older tractor when it flipped over.

Manwaring completed a bachelor of science degree in electrical engineering in 1970. He entered the US Air Force through the ROTC program and earned his wings as a pilot.

From 1972 to 1976 he served as a jet aircraft instructor pilot. While on active duty he completed a master of science degree in electrical engineering, with an emphasis in digital systems.

In 1978, he completed a PhD program in electrical engineering at Utah State University specializing in digital system design. While in his PhD program, he had the opportunity to work for the USU Aeronomy Group where he contributed to the design of a communication system that was flown on one of the early flights of the Space Shuttle.

In 1978 when he joined the Department of Electrical Engineering at Washington State University as an assistant professor. For several years, he directed a service unit to the university called Computer Engineering Services. He was promoted to the rank of associate professor in 1983 and the rank of professor in 1988.

In 1999, he accepted a position as a professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Brigham Young University. He co-founded and directed a major research facility called the Brain Instrumentation Laboratory.

In 2006, he accepted his the position of chair of the Department of Computer Science at the University of Idaho.

He directed the research programs of over 120 graduate students. He had five patents, published a textbook, and published over 90 professional articles.

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