The Kilby International Awards was an award created by the High Tech Committee [1] of the North Dallas Chamber of Commerce, in 1990 to boost interest in the area. [2] It was named after inventor Jack Kilby. [3] The awards were bestowed at the Chamber's annual "Salute to High Technology" dinners, [4] except for the 2003 Awards, which were held in London. [5]
Recipients
Awards were granted in 1990–1998, 2000 [6] and 2003. [3] [7]
1990
- Truman Cook (Community Catalyst Award)
- Mark Fulbright (Student Innovator Award)
- Michael Hawley
- Bell Helicopter Textron
1991
- Wendy Copp (Young Innovator Award)
- Apple Computer
- EDS
- Rockwell International
- Tandy Corporation
- Texas Instruments
- Raytheon Corporation
1992
1993
- Francis S. Collins
- Candace B. Pert
- George F. Smoot
- Mae C. Jemison
- K. Eric Drexler (Young Innovator Award)
1994
- Robert D. Ballard
- Dean Kamen
- Stephanie L. Kwolek
- Michael A. Zasloff
- Mark A. Reed (Young Innovator Award)
1995
- Vinton Cerf
- Huda Zoghbi
- Harry Orr
- Hans Herren
- Jewel Plummer Cobb (Lifetime Achievement in Education Award)
- Tim Berners-Lee (Young Innovator Award)
- Marc Hannah (Young Innovator Award)
1996
- Steve Wozniak
- Helen Murray Free (Lifetime Achievement Award)
- Daniel Kaufman
- E. Clayton Teague
- Kay Toliver
- Mike McCue (Young Innovator Award)
1997
- James H. Clark
- Hector Floyd DeLuca
- Sylvia A. Earle
- Barry Marshall
- Francine Penny Patterson
- Susan Athey (Young Innovator Award)
1998
- Leonardo Chiariglione
- Jennifer Harris (Young Innovator Award)
- Florence P. Haseltine
- Karl M. Johnson (Lifetime Achievement Award)
- Zafra M. Lerman
- William E. Strickland
- Masashi Yanagisawa
2000
- Michael Chasen (Young Innovator Award)
- Matthew Pittinsky (Young Innovator Award)
- Linus Benedict Torvalds (Young Innovator Award)
- Frances Anne Cordova
- Bran Ferren
- Hendrik Mario Geysen
- Margaret Lowman
- Martin Schwab
- Ada Yonath
2003
- Onesmo K. ole-MoiYoi
- Dame Bridget Ogilvie
- Ralf David Hotchkiss
- Mamphela Aletta Ramphele
- Janna Levin (Young Innovator Award)
References
- ^ "Cook, Truman F.", Dallas Morning News (March 22, 2006)
- ^ Anderson, Christopher. "Hagelin & Quantum Theory: Holding on by a superstring", Nature Vol 359 (September 10, 1992)
- ^ a b Overview, kilby.org, The Kilby Awards Foundation
- ^ Miller, Robert. "UT Southwestern researcher receives 'ballistic' honor", Dallas Morning News (May 21, 1991)
- ^ "The Kilby International Awards in London". kilby.org (Press release). The Kilby Awards Foundation. October 7, 2003. Retrieved January 12, 2022.
- ^ Past Laureates, kilby.org, The Kilby Awards Foundation
- ^ Current Laureates, kilby.org, The Kilby Awards Foundation