Jeanne Clare Adams

Jeanne Clare Adams, 85, of Boulder, Colorado, died April 21, 2007 at the HospiceCare in Louisville. She was born on June 15, 1921 in Utica, New York and was the daughter of Charles and Rose Clare.

She received a Bachelor's degree in Economics from the University of Michigan in 1943 and a Master's degree in Telecommunications from the University of Colorado in 1977. On June 2nd, 1943 Jeanne married Everett Merle Adams.

Jeanne was a pioneer in the computer field, working with early digital computers during World War II. She was chair of the American National Standards Institute committee that developed Fortran 90, and was a past chair of the International Programming Languages Committee of the International Standards Organization. For much of her career, Jeanne worked in the Computational Science Division at NCAR developing and teaching programs on the latest supercomputers for scientists. She also worked in the supercomputer program at Colorado State University.

She co-authored Programmer's Guide to Fortran 90 (3rd edition, Springer Verlag, 1995), Fortran 90 Handbook (New York: McGraw-Hill, 1992), and Fortran Top 90 (Unicomp, Inc., Dec. 1994).

Jeanne is survived by her three children, Clare Telleen of Livermore, CA, Douglas Adams of Boulder, CO, Samuel Adams of Palmer, AK, and five grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, and her sister Hazel Vardaman.

A funeral and memorial service will be held on Friday, April 27th, 2007, 3 p.m. at Darrell Howe Mortuary, 1701 W. South Boulder Rd, Lafayette, CO, 80026. Memorial donations can be given to Rocky Mountain Nature Association, Next Generation Educational Fund, PO Box 3100, Estes Park, CO., 80517.