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LETTER FROM THE IEEE PRESIDENT AND AWARDS BOARD CHAIR

Dear IEEE Members, Honorees, Colleagues, and Friends:
Welcome to the 2014 IEEE Honors Ceremony!
From the furthest reaches of deep space to the tiniest corners of the subatomic world, you will find this year's
honorees doing remarkable work, inspiring the world around them to engage in similar pursuits. IEEE is
proud to recognize a diverse array of educators, engineers, scientists, innovators, visionaries, leaders, and
practioners whose work has been, in the words of the IEEE tagline, "Advancing Technology for Humanity."
For this year's Honors Ceremony, we have chosen the theme "Inspire..." Simply put, that is what every
honoree in the following pages has done. There are those who have served to inspire others as leaders
within industry and academia; there are those whose work itself is the inspiration that drives successors
to keep moving the state-of-the-art ever forward.
At IEEE we often quote the phrase made famous by Sir Isaac Newton: "If I have seen further it is by
standing on the shoulders of giants." Those 'giants' served to inspire Newton; they inspire many of the
men and women whose accomplishments we honor this year. And, as future years unfold, the 'giants'
we honor this year will continue to inspire tomorrow's generations of technologists.
It gives us great pleasure to salute the many individuals and organizations whose dedication and hard
work make the IEEE Awards program possible. First, we commend those who believe in the importance
of sponsoring the awards in our program; their contributions are greatly appreciated. We thank the
many nominators, endorsers, and volunteers who have taken time from their busy schedules to support
the awards efforts. Most of all, however, we are pleased to thank those we are honoring in 2014, for
their work has truly served to advance technology to benefit humanity.

J. Roberto B. de Marca
IEEE President and CEO

Lewis M. Terman
IEEE Awards Board Chair

www.ieee.org/awards

http://www.ieee.org/awards

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