Discontinued Awards

Eastman Kodak Gold Medal Award

This award honored an individual by recognizing outstanding contributions which led to new or unique educational programs utilizing motion pictures, television, high-speed and instrumentation photography or other photography sciences. The award recognized developments in equipment, systems or instructional applications, which resulted in advancing the educational process at any or all levels.

Fuji Gold Medal Award

This award honored an individual by recognizing outstanding engineering achievements in the design and development of new or enhanced techniques and/or equipment that have contributed significantly to the advancement of photographic or electronic image origination.

James A. Leitch Gold Medal Award

This award honored an individual who has made outstanding contributions in the application of digital technology to the motion imaging arts and sciences. The award recognized developments in software, equipment, systems, or the standardization of technology involved in the acquisition, processing, or distribution of sound and images related to motion imaging.

Kodak Educational Award

This award honored the recipient by recognizing outstanding contributions to new or unique educational programs utilizing the technologies of film in motion picture, television, high-speed and instrumentation photography, or other photographic sciences. The award recognized an individual who advanced the educational process at any level through innovative and inspirational methods.

Technicolor-Natalie M. and Herbert T. Kalmus Medal
Established 1955, Renamed 2020

This award recognizes outstanding contributions that reflect a commitment to the highest standards of quality and innovation in motion picture production, post-production, and distribution services. Preference is given to developments and innovations in the areas of color science and color management including image acquisition, post-production processes, and preservation and restoration technologies that insure long-term access to motion picture content.

The Society Citation

This award recognized individuals or companies who have actively been involved in specific Society engineering or editorial functions.