Lawrence "Pete" Petersen (1942 - 2007)

Educational Background

U.S. Army Bronze Star Medal Meritorious Service Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters (three awards)
Army Commendation Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters (four awards)
Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry with Palm; Vietnamese Honor Medal First Class
Vietnam Service Medal with Silver Star (service in 6 campaigns); Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal
National Defense Service Medal
Armed Forces Expeditionary Meda
Inaugural recipient of President’s Award for Academic Advising, presented by President Gates, 2004
Student’s Choice Award for Best Computer Science Professor, from Texas A&M Chapter of IEEE, 2003-2004

Petersen, L. C., Instructor’s Manual to Accompany Lambert and Osborne’s Java, A Framework for Program Design and Data Structures, Brooks/Cole, 2000.
Petersen, L. C., and McLeod, R., “Using a Graphic Scripting Environment for Rapid Prototyping in Object Oriented Design,” Proceedings of PRIISM ‘95 Conference, Maui Intercontinental Hotel, Jan 2-3, 1995.