Professor J. Wesley Graham

Computer scientist J. Wesley Graham was a leader in the field of software development in Canada. He worked for IBM until he joined the University of Waterloo in 1959, where he served as the first director of the Department of Computer Science. In the 1960s, he collaborated with the Ministry of Education to pioneer the creation of software to support education. Upon his death, his papers were donated to the University of Waterloo, where they formed the start of the J. Wesley Graham History of Computer Science Research Collection.