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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
20 May 2002
For further information:
Sheila Hoffmeyer/Ann Kilhoffer
+1.312.644.6610 x5811
+1.312.245.1083 fax
media-s2002@siggraph.org
BERTRAM HERZOG TO RECEIVE ACM SIGGRAPH OUTSTANDING SERVICE AWARD FOR 2002
Conference: 21-26 July 2002
Exhibition: 23-25 July 2002
Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center
San Antonio, Texas USA
Bertram Herzog, Fraunhofer Center for Research in Computer
Graphics and Professor at the University of Michigan,
is the recipient of the 2002 Outstanding Service Award
presented to recognize individuals who have given extraordinary
service to ACM SIGGRAPH. Herzog will receive his award
this summer at SIGGRAPH 2002, 21 - 26 July 2002, at the
Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center in San Antonio, Texas.
From SIGGRAPH's inception, Herzog has actively participated
in both organization and conference activities, serving
in technical and managerial roles, with a style and grace
that clearly contributed to SIGGRAPH's stature as the
world's premier computer graphics professional society.
As a computer graphics educator and professional, Herzog
has spent his life inspiring his colleagues and students
to pursue careers in the computer graphics field and to
become active SIGGRAPH members. In the 1970s, his leadership
was pivotal to the SIGGRAPH Core Standards effort. Herzog
helped pull together a diverse working group that delivered
an exceptional working draft, impacting the international,
commercial, and academic communities.
In the 1980s, he assisted in the creation of the SIGGRAPH
Technical Award Program and was responsible for naming
the most prestigious SIGGRAPH award in the memory of his
friend and colleague Steven A. Coons. Herzog chaired the
Award Committee for 14 years, establishing the award as
a truly world-class honor coveted by all computer graphics
practitioners.
In addition, Herzog taught early versions of short courses
and organized sessions at conferences and recently organized
the gallery of computer graphics portraits. When asked
what SIGGRAPH activities he was most proud of, or what
activity he believed was most significant for the organization,
Herzog said, "Each activity was the greatest, but upon
reflection, I am forced to pick two activities that meet
these criteria: the Core Standards and the Technical Awards
activities."
Herzog obtained his BA and MS degrees from what is now
Case Western Reserve University and earned a PhD in engineering
mechanics in 1961 at the University of Michigan. His conversion
to computer graphics occurred in 1963 when he met Coons
and others at an MIT meeting. His academic career included
an early association with what is now Cleveland State
University, then Case, followed by Michigan and the University
of Colorado. Currently, he is associated with the Fraunhofer
Center for Research in Computer Graphics in Providence,
Rhode Island.
SIGGRAPH 2002 is sponsored by ACM SIGGRAPH, the leading
professional society for computer graphics and interactive
techniques. Information on ACM SIGGRAPH membership and
other conferences and activities can be found at www.siggraph.org.
Complete information on SIGGRAPH 2002 conference & exhibition
SIGGRAPH 2002 Contact Information:
SIGGRAPH 2002 Media Relations
Sheila Hoffmeyer or Ann Reichert
+1.312.321.6830
+1.312.245.1083 fax
SIGGRAPH 2002 Conference Management
Smith, Bucklin & Associates, Inc.
+1.312.644.6610 x5811
+1.312.321.6876 fax
SIGGRAPH 2002 Exhibition Management
Hall-Erickson, Inc.
Mike Weil
+1.630.434.7779
+1.630.434.1216 fax
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