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Service Awards

In recognition of their efforts and contributions to creating or supporting SIGDA sponsored programs, ACM/SIGDA gives annually several service awards to SIGDA volunteers who tirelessly dedicate their time to running various programs sponsored by ACM/SIGDA. 

The SIGDA Distinguished Service Award (or variations thereof) is given to individuals who have dedicated many years of their career to promoting, leading, or creating ACM/SIGDA programs or events. The SIGDA Technical Leadership Award is given to volunteers who ensure smooth operation of our many professional development programs.

Distinguished Service Awards

2008 Distinguished Service Award

  SungKyu Lim
"For his contributions to the DAC University Booth."

2007 Distinguished Service Award

  Richard Goering
"For his contributions as EE Times Editorial Director for Design Automation for more than two decades."
  Gary Smith
"For his contributions as Chief EDA Analyst at Gartner Dataquest for almost two decades."
  Daniel Gajski
Mary Jane Irwin
Donald E. Thomas
Chuck Shaw
"For outstanding contributions to the creation of the SIGDA/DAC University Booth, on the occasion of its 20th edition."
  Soha Hassoun
Steven P. Levitan
"For outstanding contributions to the creation of the SIGDA Ph.D. Forum at DAC on the occasion of its 10th edition."
  Richard Auletta
"For over a decade of service to SIGDA as University Booth Coordinator, Secretary/Treasurer, and Executive Committee Member-at-Large."

2006 Distinguished Service Award

  Robert Walker
"For dedicated service as SIGDA Chair (2001 - 2005), and over a decade of service to SIGDA, DAC and the EDA profession."

2005 Distinguished Service Award

  Mary Jane Irwin
"For dedicated service as Editor in Chief of ACM Journal, TODAES (1998 - 2004), and many years of service to SIGDA, DAC, and the EDA profession."

2004 Distinguished Service Award

  James P. Cohoon
"For exemplary service to SIGDA, to ACM, to DAC, and to the EDA profession as a whole"

2003 Distinguished Service Award

  James Plusquellic
"For exemplary service to ACM/SIGDA and the Design Automation Conference as director of the University Booth program"

2002 Distinguished Service Award

  Steven P. Levitan
"For over a decade of service to ACM/SIGDA and the EDA industry -- as DAC University Booth Coordinator, Student Design Contest organizer, founder and promoter of SIGDA's web server, and most recently, Chair of ACM/SIGDA from 1997 to 2001."
  Cheng-Kok Koh
"For exemplary service to ACM/SIGDA and the EDA industry -- as Co-director of SIGDA's CDROM Project, as SIGDA's Travel Grants Coordinator, and as Editor of the SIGDA Newsletter."

2001 Distinguished Service Award

  Robert Grafton
"For contributions to the EDA profession through his many years as the Program Director of NSF's Design, Tools, and Test Program of the computer, Information Sciences & Engineering Directorate. In this position, he provided supervision, mentorship, and guidance to several generation of EDA tool designers and builders funded by grants from the National Science Foundation."

2000 Distinguished Service Award

  Massoud Pedram
"For his contributions in developing the SIGDA Multimedia Series and organizing the Young Student Support Program"
  Soha Hassoun
"For developing the SIGDA Ph.D. Forum"

1999 Distinguished Service Award

  C.L. (Dave) Liu
"For his work in founding our flagship journal ACM/TODAES"

1998 SIGDA Meritorious Service Awards

  Jason Cong
Bryan Preas
Kathy Preas
Chong-Chian Koh
Cheng-Kok Koh
"For contributions in producing SIGDA CD ROM's - Archiving the knowledge of the Design Automation Community"

1997 SIGDA Meritorious Service Awards

  Robert Walker
"For his hard work as Secretary/Treasurer and University Booth Coordinator"

1996 SIGDA Meritorious Service Awards

  Debbie Hall
"For serving as ACM Program Director for SIGDA for the past 6 years"

1996 SIGDA Lifetime Achievement Award

  Paul Weil
"For contributions to SIGDA for 13 years, most recently being in charge of Workshops."

1996 SIGDA Leadership Award

  Steve Levitan
"For Newsletter and Electronic Publishing"

1995 SIGDA Outstanding Leadership Award

  Charlotte Acken
"In recognition of her efforts in managing the high school scholarship program"

1994 SIGDA Outstanding Leadership Award

  Pat Hefferan
"As Editor of the SIGDA Newsletter"

 


 

Technical Leadership Awards

2008 Technical Leadership Award

 

Hai Zhou
"For contributions to the SIGDA E-Newsletter (2005-2008)"

 

Jing Yang
"For contributions to the SIGDA Ph.D. Forum at DAC (2004-2008)"

2007 Technical Leadership Award

 

Geert Janssen
"For contributions to the SIGDA CADathlon"

 

Tony Givargis
"For contributions to the SIGDA Ph.D. Forum at DAC (2005-2007)"

 

Gi-Joon Nam
"For contributions to the Physical Design Contest at ISPD (2005-2007)"

2006 Technical Leadership Award

 

Kartik Mohanram
"For contributions to the SIGDA CADathlon at ICCAD (2004-2005)"

 

Ray Hoare
"For contributions to the SIGDA University Booth at DAC (2004-2006)"

 

Radu Marculescu
"For contributions to the SIGDA Ph.D. Forum at DAC (2004-2006)"

 

Frank Liu
"For contributions to the SIGDA Ph.D. Forum at DAC (2005-2006)"

2005 Technical Leadership Award

 

Florian Krohm
"For contributions to the SIGDA CADathlon at ICCAD"

 

R. Iris Bahar, Igor Markov
"For contributions to the SIGDA E-Newsletter"

2004 Technical Leadership Award

  Robert Jones
"For contributions to the SIGDA Ph.D. Forum at DAC"

2003 Technical Leadership Award

  Diana Marculescu
"For contributions to the SIGDA Ph.D. Forum at DAC"

2002 Technical Leadership Award

  Geert Janssen
"For contributions to the SIGDA CADathlon at ICCAD"
  Pai Chou, Abe Elfadel, Olivier Coudert, Soha Hassoun
"For contributions to the SIGDA Ph.D. Forum at DAC"

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