Her father retired as the director for computer systems purchasing and inventory management at Wyle Electronics, a computer and electronic components distributor in Irvine, Calif.
"It's all about data," said Jeannette M. Wing, assistant director of computer and information science and engineering directorate at the science foundation.
His father retired as the director of computer operations in the Kenilworth, N.J., branch of Schering-Plough, the pharmaceutical company.
Ms. Curnow's stepfather, Rick E. Hill, retired from the Los Angeles County Office of Education as the assistant director of computer programming.
Her mother is the director of computer data for the nurse staff at University Hospital in Stony Brook, N.Y.
Allowed to return to 90 West Street, Jorge Septién, the director of computer services, hoped to retrieve the hard drives.
His mother is the director of computer security for the natural gas distribution unit of the National Fuel Gas Company in Williamsville, N.Y.
His father, who has a doctorate in chemistry, has been (at different times) a Roman Catholic monk and a director of computer science at New Mexico State University.
