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Randy Shughart
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient (1958–1993)
Randall David Shughart (August 13, 1958 – October 3, 1993) was a United States ArmyDelta Force operator who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions during the Battle of Mogadishu, during Operation Gothic Serpent in October 1993.
Early life
Shughart was born August 13, 1958, in Lincoln, Nebraska. After his father, Herbert Shughart, left the Air Force, the Shugharts moved to Newville, Pennsylvania, to live and work on a dairy farm.[1]
Military career
Shughart joined the United States Army while attending Big Spring High School in Newville, entering upon graduation in 1976. After completing basic training, he successfully completed infantry AIT (advanced individual training), Airborne School, and in 1978 was assigned to the 2nd Ranger Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, at Fort Lewis, Washington.[2] Several months later, he completed a pre-ranger course (formerly known as SURT, Small Unit Ranger Tactics), was granted a slot to attend Ranger Schoo
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Alan F. Shugart
2005 Fellow
For his lifelong contributions to the creation of the modern disk drive industry
"It is important to remember when starting and growing a new company that cash is more important than your mother."
— Alan F. Shugart
Alan F. Shugart was born in Los Angeles, California, in 1930. He received a BS in engineering physics from the University of Redlands (1951).
In 1951, Shugart began his career at IBM as a field engineer, solving customer problems at their offices. He rose quickly through the organization as an effective leader who inspired great loyalty in team members. Over his 18-year career at IBM, Shugart contributed to or managed a number of difficult disk drive development programs, including the groundbreaking RAMAC-IBM's (and the world's) first disk drive.
Shugart left for Memorex in 1969. He stayed until 1972, then launched Shugart Associates, where he led efforts to perfect the eight-inch floppy disk drive as a mass-produced device. After a dispute over company direction with his board, Shugart left in 1974.
In 1979, he and Finis C
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Introduction by Al Hoagland
I have the great privilege of introducing Al Shugart as our luncheon speaker. I had the opportunity to work for him for a brief period in the early days of the disk drive. You have a copy of his biography, which is included in the Conference presentation material we provided. Al is so well known that he truly falls in that category of individuals that really need no introduction. so I am not going to restate that background information. In reading the material he submitted there were two items in particular that really caught my attention.
One had to do with the statement that he was the program manager of the IBM 2321 data cell program. Given his many major accomplishments I am not sure why this was included, given that the product had both a limited success and a limited life. I showed a picture of this device in my talk. If you also have a question I refer you to Al who may provide an answer in his talk. The second item I will mention is one I would like to elaborate upon. In his biography it states Al Shugart "is renowned for his unconventi
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