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␈↓∧␈↓α␈↓ ¬vMarch 15, 1974


␈↓αTo whom it may concern



␈↓αDear␈α
Sir:

␈↓αThis␈α
is␈α
a␈α
general␈α
letter␈α
of␈α
recommendation␈α
for␈αDr.␈α
Gunnar␈α
R.␈α
Grape,␈α
who␈α
was␈α
a␈α
member␈αof
␈↓αour␈α
sta≥␈α
from␈α
November␈α
6,␈α
1967␈α
through␈α
May␈α
11,␈α
1973.

␈↓αGunnar␈α
Grape␈α
began␈α
work␈α
here␈α∞as␈α
a␈α
Research␈α
Assistant␈α
at␈α∞a␈α
salary␈α
of␈α
$850␈α
per␈α∞month.␈α
 His
␈↓αinitial␈α⊃responsibilities␈α⊃had␈α⊂to␈α⊃do␈α⊃with␈α⊂the␈α⊃development␈α⊃of␈α⊂computer␈α⊃programs␈α⊃to␈α⊂perform
␈↓αvisual␈α
≡ltering␈α
operations.␈α
 His␈α
work␈α
in␈α
this␈α
area␈α
was␈α
excellent.

␈↓αIn␈α∃1969␈α∃he␈α∃was␈α∃accepted␈α∃as␈α∃a␈α∀graduate␈α∃student␈α∃in␈α∃Computer␈α∃Science␈α∃at␈α∃Stanford␈α∀and
␈↓αconsequently␈αin␈αOctober␈αof␈αthat␈αyear␈αbecame␈αa␈αStudent␈αResearch␈αAssistant␈αin␈αour␈αLaboratory.
␈↓αThis␈α
position␈α
carried␈α
a␈α
tax-free␈α
fellowship␈α
of␈α
about␈α
$5,500␈α
per␈α
year.

␈↓αIn␈α⊃May␈α⊃1973,␈α⊃he␈α∩completed␈α⊃all␈α⊃the␈α⊃requirements␈α⊃for␈α∩Ph.D.␈α⊃in␈α⊃Computer␈α⊃Science␈α∩and␈α⊃was
␈↓αsubsequently␈α⊂awarded␈α∂that␈α⊂degree.␈α∂ His␈α⊂doctoral␈α∂dissertation␈α⊂on␈α∂"Model␈α⊂Based␈α∂(Intermediate
␈↓αLevel)␈α
Computer␈α
Vision"␈α
was␈α
an␈α
outstanding␈α
contribution␈α
to␈α
the␈α
≡eld.

␈↓αOverall,␈αwe␈αwere␈αvery␈αpleased␈αwith␈αGunnar␈αGrape's␈αperformance.␈α I␈αrecommend␈αhim␈αas␈αa␈αvery
␈↓αcreative␈α
and␈α
hard-working␈α
individual.


␈↓αSincerely,



␈↓αLester D. Earnest
␈↓αExecutive O≠cer
␈↓αStanford Arti≡cial Intelligence Laboratory