The CHM Fellow Awards Program honors distinguished technology pioneers—unsung heroes and legends—for their outstanding merits and significant contributions to the advancement of computing and the evolution of the digital age. This prestigious program is supported with collecting, education, research, and media efforts that reflect the seminal work of each Fellow and preserves their stories for future generations.
This year’s Fellow Awards Gala, presented by headline sponsor Accenture, will take place on Saturday, October 15, 2022, at CHM.
CHM proudly presents its 2022 Fellow Award honorees:
Adele Goldberg: For the promotion and co-development of the Smalltalk programming environment and for contributions that advanced the use of computers in education.
Dan Ingalls: For the creation and co-development of the Smalltalk programming environment and the promotion of object-oriented programming.
Don Bitzer: For pioneering online education and communities with PLATO and co-inventing the plasma display.
Leonard Kleinrock: For his pioneering work on the mathematical theory of computer networks and roles in the ARPANET and in expanding the internet.
Learn more about this year’s honorees and the 2022 Fellow Awards.
Now accepting nominations for 2023 Fellow Honorees. The deadline for submissions is September 15, 2022.
Fellow nominations are open to the public and reflect a diverse range of viewpoints and areas of computing. Final selection is made by a panel of historians, researchers, industry leaders, CHM staff, and past Fellow Award honorees.
This public nomination process helps CHM to identify qualified candidates who best fit the selection criteria. By drawing on the cumulative industry knowledge of our community, the written nomination process helps to document and enrich our understanding of candidates’ contributions.
Review our selection criteria and process.
NominateEvent sponsors enjoy an elite and powerful opportunity to take their place among other industry leaders, to communicate with a renowned and influential audience, and to show their support of the honorees at CHM, the premier institution that preserves and interprets the pivotal objects and stories of the computing revolution.
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