The Society Citation Award Winners
2007
No Award Given.
2006
Laurence J. Thorpe
For applying innovative perspectives, extraordinary tenacity and countless
hours toward making the 2005 Conference one of the highest-rated papers
programs in recent years. Charles S. Swartz, for his monumental efforts as a
key participant to the D-Cinema vision, and for always ensuring that new
standards maintain a premium consumer experience.
2005
Edgar A. Schuller
For his ten years of dedicated service and leadership in directing the
Archival Papers and Historical Committee.
2004
No Award Given.
2003
No Award Given.
2002
No Award Given.
2001
Margaret "Peggy" Sullivan Murnane
In recognition of the dedication of her entire professional life and enormous
contribution to the Society, which has profoundly influenced its work. Peggy
Sullivan has served SMPTE in the role of National Standards Coordinator since
1954. Every SMPTE Standard, Recommended Practice, and Engineering Guideline
issued in those 47 years has benefited from her editing. Working
interactively with the experts on technical committees, she has ensured that
the documents are grammatically correct, contain valid references, and are
consistent in style. She has also been responsible for the voluminous
correspondence required by ANSI in their standards approval process.
LeRoy DeMarsh
In recognition of his outstanding work and leadership over the past six years
as Chairman of the Board of Editors. In that capacity, he has managed the
volunteers who read and edit submissions for publication in the Journal,
working closely with the professional staff in the Editorial Department to
produce an award-winning publication. DeMarsh has been recognized by SMPTE a
number of times for his accomplishments; he received the Journal Award in
1973, the Agfa-Gevaert Gold Medal Award in 1985, the Progress Medal Award in
1993, as well as the Journal Certificate Award in both 1992 and 1993.
2000
No award given.
1999
No award given.
1998
No award given.
1997
No award given.
1996
Frederick M. Remley
Who will be completing 36 years of extremely active service to the Society's
engineering committees. He is currently the chair of WG-ATVP. He also served
as chairman of the Journal Board of Editors for over ten years.
