ACM Fellows

The ACM Fellows Program was established by Council in 1993 to recognize and honor outstanding ACM members for their achievements in computer science and information technology and for their significant contributions to the mission of the ACM.

The ACM Fellows serve as distinguished colleagues to whom the ACM and its members look for guidance and leadership as the world of information technology evolves.

The ACM Council endorsed the establishment of a Fellows Program and provided guidance to the ACM Fellows Committee, taking the view that the program represents a concrete benefit to which any ACM Member might aspire, and provides an important source of role models for existing and prospective ACM Members. The program is managed by an ACM Fellows Committee as part of the general ACM Awards program administered by Calvin C. Gotlieb.

The men and women honored as ACM Fellows have made critical contributions towards and continue to exhibit extraordinary leadership in the development of the Information Age and will be inducted at the ACM Awards Banquet on May 6, 2000 at the Fairmont Hotel in San Francisco.

These new inductees bring the total number of ACM Fellows to 384 (see www.acm.org/awards/fellows/, for a listings of the previously inducted ACM Fellows).

Their works span all horizons in computer science and information technology: from the theoretical realms of numerical analysis, combinatorial mathematics and algorithmic complexity analysis; through provinces of computer architecture, integrated circuits and firmware spanning personal computer to supercomputer design: into the limitless world of software and networking that makes computer systems work and produces solutions and results that are useful—and fun—for people everywhere.

Their technical papers, books, university courses, computing programs and hardware for the emerging computer/communications amalgam reflect the powers of their vision and their ability to inspire colleagues and students to drive the field forward. The members of the ACM are all participants in building the runways, launching pads and vehicles of the global information infrastructure.

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Call for 2001 ACM FELLOWS Nominations

The designation "ACM Fellow" may be conferred upon those ACM Members who have distinguished themselves by outstanding technical and professional achievements in information technology, who are current voting members of ACM and have been voting members for the preceding five years. Any voting member of ACM may nominate another member for this distinction.

Nominations must be received by the ACM Fellows Committee no later than September 1 of each year and must be delivered to the Committee on forms provided for this purpose (see below). Nomination information organized by a principal nominator includes:

1. excerpts from the candidate’s current curriculum vitae, listing selected publications, patents, technical achievements, honors, and other awards.
2. a description of the work of the nominee, drawing attention to the contributions which merit designation as Fellow.
3. supporting endorsements from five ACM Members. ACM Fellows nomination forms and endorsement forms may be obtained from ACM by writing to:

• ACM Fellows Nomination Committee
• ACM Headquarters
• 1515 Broadway
• New York, New York 10036-5701
• nominate-fellows@acm.org

The forms can also be accessed on the following:

http://www.acm.org/awards/nomination_packet/

Completed forms should be sent by September 1, 2000 to one of the following:

• ACM Fellows Committee
• ACM Headquarters
• 1515 Broadway
• New York, New York 10036-5701
• or
• nominate-fellows@acm.org
• or
• +1-212-869-0824 – fax

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