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Sandra Hutchins

American computer scientist

For the American law enforcement officer, see Sandra Hutchens.

Sandra Elaine Hutchins (born 1946) is an American computer scientist and communications engineer. Her area of expertise is speech recognition, that is, programming computers to process human voice.

Hutchins' main focus is writing programs that will allow computers to recognize and respond to spoken English, thereby removing the need for a keyboard.

Education

Hutchins received her B.A. from the University of California,[1] San Diego, in 1967. During her undergraduate studies, Hutchins majored in physics and minored in linguistics. In 1970, she received her Ph.D. in computer science, also from the University of California, San Diego.[2]

Career

Hutchins' current research is interdisciplinary, straddling the fields of linguistics, physics, and computer science. She has worked both at universities and with corporations and holds at least two patents. One patent is for computer speech recognition programs[3] that work in l

Sandra Hutchens, first female O.C. sheriff, dies after long battle with breast cancer

Sandra Hutchens, who rose through the ranks of law enforcement when it was considered a “boys club” and served as Orange County sheriff for a decade, died Monday.

Hutchens, 65, had battled breast cancer for part of her Orange County tenure and used her health crisis to help educate the public. She squeezed in treatments between meetings, donned a wig and pledged that the disease would not affect her work.

“I have always been one to lean forward into the wind,” she once said of her health battle and career to the top of law enforcement.

Hutchens was considered a trailblazer for women in police management and a role model to many, though her tenure as sheriff was not without controversy and several high-profile scandals. Among them were serious allegations of abuse in the jails and improper handling of jailhouse informants.

Hutchens was a top official at the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department when Orange County supervisors hired her in 2008 as a “change agent.” Her predecessor, Michael S.

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Sandra Hutchens

14th Sheriff-Coroner of Orange County, California
In office
June 14, 2008 – January 7, 2019
Preceded byMike Carona
Succeeded byDon Barnes
Personal details
Born(1955-03-18)March 18, 1955
Monterey Park, California
DiedJanuary 4, 2021(2021-01-04) (aged 65)
Temecula, California
Police career
Years of service Orange County Sheriff's Department 2008–2019
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department 1978–2008
RankOC Sheriff-Coroner – 6/2008
LASD Chief – 7/2003
LASD Commander – 2001
LASD Captain – 7/1999
LASD Lieutenant – 1994
LASD Sergeant – 1986
Sworn in as a LA County Sheriff's Department Deputy Sheriff – 1978

Sandra Sue Hutchens (March 18, 1955 – January 4, 2021) was an American law enforcement officer who was the Sheriff-Coroner of Orange County, California. She was appointed to the position on June 10, 2008, replacing acting sheriff Jack Anderson, who had led the department since the Jan

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