ACM names award winners

The Association for Computing Machinery recently announced the winners of its awards for this year. (Other winners were announced in the March CRN.)

Software System Award. Awarded to an institution or individual(s) recognized for developing a software system that has had a lasting influence, reflected in contributions to concepts, in commercial acceptance or both. The prize includes $10,000; financial support for the award is provided by IBM Corp.

Winners: For the World Wide Web: Tim Berners-Lee, World Wide Web Consortium, and Robert Cailliau, CERN. For NCSA Mosiac: Marc Andreessen and Eric Bina, Netscape Communications Corp.

Allen Newell Award. Presented to an individual selected for career contributions that have breadth within computer science or that bridge computer science and other disciplines. The endowed award is supported by the American Association for Artificial Intelligence and by individual contributions.

Winner: Joshua Ledenberg, Rockefeller University.

Distinguished Service Award. Awarded on the basis of value and degree of service to the computing community.

Winner: Doris K. Lidtke, Towson State University.

Outstanding Contribution to ACM Award. The award may be given to up to three individuals a year. They are selected based on the value and degree of service to ACM.

Winner: A. Joseph Turner, Clemson University.

Doctoral Dissertation Award. Presented annually to the author(s) of the best doctoral dissertation(s) in computer science and engineering. The award includes $1,000 and publication of the dissertation(s) by Springer-Verlag.

Winners: Sanjeev Arora, University of California at Berkeley, and Dan Spielman, Massachusetts Institute of Technology.