IEEE Technical Activities Board Hall of Honor
Many IEEE members have made enormous contributions to the success of IEEE Technical Activities (TA) over the years. Now, the IEEE Technical Activities Board is giving IEEE members a chance to recognize such colleagues through the IEEE TAB Hall of Honor.
The TAB Hall of Honor honors those persons, living or deceased, who have made one or more major contribution(s) to IEEE Technical Activities. Contributions include the creation, development, or advancement of the technical objectives of IEEE. Objectives include the advancement of the theory and practice of electrical, electronics, communications, and computer engineering, as well as computer science, the allied branches of engineering, and the related arts, sciences, technologies and their application for the benefit of IEEE members worldwide, and for the general public.
View the TAB Hall of Honor Selection Committee Charter (PDF, 76 KB)
View members of the 2023 TAB Hall of Honor Selection Committee (PDF, 335 KB)
Nominate for the TAB Hall of Honor
To make a nomination, download and complete the form (DOC, 58 KB) and email to ta-noms@ieee.org, IEEE staff. The nomination deadline is 10 April 2023.
For further information, please see Section 1.3 of the TAB Operations Manual (PDF, 2 MB).
2022 Honorees
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Richard V Cox Biography |
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Stephen L. Diamond Biography |
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Roberto Saracco Biography |
2021 Honorees
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Irving Engelson Biography |
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Ray Liu Biography |
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José M. F. Moura Biography |
2020 Honorees
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Jan Brown Biography |
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William Emery Biography |
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Jacek Zurada Biography |
2019 Honorees
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John T. Barr Biography |
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Peter Clout Biography |
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Al Dunlop Biography |
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H. Troy Nagle Biography |
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Vincenzo Piuri Biography |
2018 Honorees
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Fernando Aldana Biography |
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Celia Desmond Biography |
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William A. Gruver Biography |
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Rakesh Kumar Biography |
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Kenneth Laker Biography |
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Lewis Terman Biography |
2017 Honorees
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Jose Cruz Biography |
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Michael Masten Biography |
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Bill Moses Biography |
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Emily Sopensky Biography |
2016 Honorees
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Fred Mintzer Biography |
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Robert Rassa Biography |
2015 Honorees
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W. Kenneth (Ken) Dawson Biography |
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Bruce Eisenstein Biography |
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Dr. Robert Hebner Biography |
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Dr. Lloyd A. (Pete) Morley Biography |
2014 Honorees
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John Vig Biography
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Evangelia Micheli-Tzanakou (deceased 24 September 2012) Biography
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Gerard Henry (Gus) Gaynor Biography |
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Saifur Rahman Biography |
2013 Honorees
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Roger Pollard (deceased 3 December 2011) Biography |
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Wanda Reder Biography |
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Harold L. Flescher Biography |
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Ellen Yoffa Biography |
Eligibility
The nominee must have made contribution(s) to more than a single IEEE Society or Council. Sitting members of the IEEE Technical Activities Board and the recently deceased (less than one year) are ineligible. Members of the Selection Committee and IEEE staff are also ineligible.
The candidate's contributions must:
- Be of benefit primarily to Technical Activities as a whole; contributions may benefit the entire IEEE so long as the primary benefit is to Technical Activities.
- Should result in substantial improvements, such as finance, operations, or cooperation.
- Be of direct and enduring impact.
- The Committee may recommend up to three recipients in a given year.
IEEE Richard M. Emberson Award
An IEEE-level award, the IEEE Richard M. Emberson Award is "for distinguished service to the development, viability, advancement, and pursuit of the technical objectives of the IEEE."
More information is available on the IEEE Richard M. Emberson Award page.