IEEE James H. Mulligan, Jr. Education Medal Recipients
IEEE James Mulligan Education Medal
2008 - JOSEPH BORDOGNA
Alfred Fitler Moore Professor of Engineering, University of Pennsylvania, Department of Electrical and Systems Engineering
Philadelphia, PA, USA
“For creative contributions to engineering education through leadership in integrating research and education.”
2007 - ANDREW S. TANENBAUM
Professor of Computer Science
Vrije Universiteit
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
“For contributions to education in computing, especially computer organization, networking and operating systems.”
2006 - SANJIT K. MITRA
Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
University of California,Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, CA, USA
“For outstanding contributions to electrical engineering education through pioneering textbooks, innovative laboratory development, and curriculum reform.”
2005 - H. VINCENT POOR
George Van Ness Lothrop Professor in Engineering
Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, USA
"For leadership in electrical engineering education through inspired teaching, a classic textbook, innovative curricular development and research."
2004 - PAUL R. GRAY
Professor, Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences, Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA
"For exemplary contributions to electrical engineering education through mentoring of students, an influential textbook, and University-wide academic leadership."
2003 - YASUHARU SUEMATSU
President, National Institute of Informatics
Tokyo, Japan
"For outstanding leadership in graduate and undergraduate education as mentor, professor and president, and for pioneering contribution to research and education in optical communication devices."
2002 - PETAR V. KOKOTOVIC
Professor, Dept Elec & Comp Engrg, Univ of California
Santa Barbara, CA, USA
'For leadership in control engineering theory and engineering education as an inspirational teacher and mentor.'
2001 - BRIAN D.O. ANDERSON
Australian National University
Canberra, Australia
'For outstanding graduate texts of lasting value and far-reaching international influence, and for outstanding leadership in the development of electrical engineering education in Australia.'
2000 - DAVID A. PATTERSON
University of California at Berkeley - Berkeley, CA, USA
'For inspirational teaching through the development of creative curricula and teaching methodology, for important textbooks, and for effective integration of education and research missions.'
1999 - ANDRIES VAN DAM
T.J. Watson, Jr. University Professor of Technology and Education and Professor of Computer Science
Brown University, Providence, RI, USA
'For his field-defining textbooks, the introduction of innovative educational technology, and inspired undergraduate teaching.'
1998 - STEPHEN W. DIRECTOR
Dean of Engineering
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor, MI, USA
'For contributions to electrical engineering education through innovative textbooks, leadership in undergraduate curriculum reform, and inspired graduate teaching.'
1997 - DAVID A. HODGES
Roy W. Carlson Professor of Engineering
University of California at Berkeley - Berkeley, CA, USA
'For innovative teaching of microelectronics, and pioneering education in semiconductor manufacturing.'
1996 - ADEL S. SEDRA
University of Toronto - Toronto, Ontario, Canada
'For outstanding contributions to electrical engineering education through textbooks, guiding and mentoring of students, research, and academic leadership.'
1995 - THOMAS KAILATH
Stanford University - Stanford, CA, USA
'For leadership in graduate engineering education through a classic textbook in linear systems and creative interdisciplinary research.'
1994 - C. L. LIU
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign - Urbana, IL, USA
'For leadership in engineering education through teaching and textbooks in mathematical foundations of computer science and system theory.'
1993 - RONALD A. ROHRER
Carnegie Mellon Univ. - Pittsburgh, PA, USA
'For innovation in bringing electrical engineering practice into the classroom and merging academic research with industrial needs.'
1992 - RONALD W. SCHAFER
Georgia Inst. of Tech. - Atlanta, GA, USA
'For excellence in curriculum development, teaching, and textbooks in digital signal processing and digital speech processing.'
1991 - HERMANN A. HAUS
M.I.T. - Cambridge, MA, USA
'For creative contributions to education in electromagnetic fields and waves, and quantum electronics.'
1990 - JAMES D. MEINDL
Rensselaer Polytechnic Inst. - Troy, NY, USA
'For establishment of a pioneering academic program for the fabrication and application of integrated circuits.'
1989 - BEN G. STREETMAN
University of Austin, TX, USA
'For leadership in engineering education at the undergraduate and graduate levels, for the contribution of a textbook used worldwide, and for creative research in solid state electronics.'
1988 - ALAN V. OPPENHEIM
M.I.T. - Cambridge, MA, USA
'For leadership in engineering education through teaching, textbooks, and video tape series in digital signal processing.'
1987 - JOSEPH W. GOODMAN
Stanford University, CA, USA
'For leadership in engineering education through teaching and textbooks in optical signal processing.'
1986 - RICHARD B. ADLER
M.I.T. - Cambridge, MA, USA
'For leadership in engineering education through teaching and textbooks in semiconductor electronics and eletromagnetics.'
1985 - JAMES FRANKLIN GIBBONS
Stanford University - Stanford, CA, USA
'For development of the concept of tutored video instruction and outstanding teaching and research contributions in semiconductor electronics.'
1984 - ATHANASIOS PAPOULIS
Polytechnic Inst. of Technology - Farmingdale, NY, USA
'For inspirational leadership in teaching through thought provoking lectures, research, and creative textbooks in signal analysis, stochastic processes, and systems.'
1983 - MISCHA SCHWARTZ
Columbia University, NY, USA
'For leadership in engineering education through devoted teaching and publication of outstanding textbooks.'
1982 - SUN FU
Purdue University - West Lafayette, IN, USA
'For contributions to engineering education through inspired teaching and research in computer engineering, system theory and pattern recognition.'
1981 - ERNEST S. KUH
Univ. of California - Berkeley, CA, USA
'For leadership in engineering education and contributions to research in circuits and systems.'
1980 - ALDERT VAN DER ZIEL
Univ. of Minnesota - Minneapolis, MN, USA
'For leadership in engineering education, and for contributions to noise theory in electronic devices.'
1979 - JOHN R. RAGAZZINI
New York Univ., NY, USA
'For leadership in engineering education and pioneering research in sampled data control systems.'
1978 - HAROLD A. PETERSON
Univ. of Wisconsin - Madison, WI, USA
'In recognition of contributions to engineering education through teaching and research in power systems.'
1977 - ROBERT M. FANO
M.I.T. - Cambridge, MA, USA
'For leadership in engineering education through teaching and outstanding research in computer science, information theory, and electromagnetic theory.'
1976 - JOHN G. LINVILL
Stanford University
Stanford, CA, USA
'For leadership as a teacher, author and administrator, and for contributions in solid-state electronics and technology.'
1975 - CHARLES A. DESOER
University of California
Berkeley, CA, USA
'For innovative teaching through publication of standards-setting textbooks and through dedicated and inspired supervision of a generation of highly successful students.'
1974 - JOHN G. TRUXAL
State University of New York
Stony Brook, NY, USA
'For pioneering the introduction of engineering concepts into the high-schools and for his outstanding textbooks and leadership in engineering education.'
1973 - LOTFI A. ZADEH
University of California
Berkeley, CA, USA
'For inspired and dedicated teaching, and distinguished leadership in system theory.'
1972 - MAC ELWYN VAN VALKENBURG
Princeton University
Princeton, NJ, USA
'For outstanding textbooks in circuit theory, innovations in undergraduate teaching, inspired guidance of students, and professional leadership in electrical engineering.'
1971 - FRANZ OLLENDORFF
Israel Institute of Technology
Haifa, Israel
'For contributions to the teaching of electrical engineering, especially the preparation of classic texts on electromagnetic fields, and for leadership in building a distinguished program in a new institute.'
1970 - JACOB MILLMAN
Columbia University
New York, NY, USA
'For his impact in the areas of electronic devices and circuits through his outstanding textbooks and his stimulating teaching.'
1969 - DONALD O. PEDERSON
University of California
Berkeley, CA, USA
'For inspiring teaching and for educational leadership in electronics, notably integrated circuits.'
1968 - EDWARD C. JORDAN
University of Illinois
Urbana, IL, USA
'For leadership in bringing new technological developments into electrical engineering education, and in creating an integration of research with education in a major department.'
1967 - JOHN R. WHINNERY
University of California
Berkeley, CA, USA
'For his outstanding teaching, his inspired leadership in educational administration, and his excellent pioneering textbooks.'
1966 - WILLIAM H. HUGGINS
The Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD, USA
'For his creative approach to and extraordinary effectiveness in teaching; and for his abiding interest in and rapport with students.'
1965 - HUGH HILDRETH SKILLING
Stanford University
Stanford, CA, USA
'For leadership in undergraduate education and, in particular, for innovation and lucid exposition of complex ideas in his textbooks.'
1964 - B. RICHARD TEARE, JR.
Carnegie Institute of Technology
Pittsburgh, PA, USA
'In recognition of his dedication to excellence in the field of teaching, his singular devotion to improvement of this art, his outstanding contributions to the technology of his profession, and his ability to combine a keen sense of practical values with a thorough grounding in science to solve general problems of staff and curricula development in engineering.'
1963 - WILLIAM G. DOW
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI, USA
'For his outstanding contributions to teaching, to educational theory and to research, and his inspiring leadership in faculty development.'
1962 - ERNST A. GUILLEMIN
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge, MA, USA
'For inspirational and intellectual leadership in the revolutionary changes in engineering education.'
1961 - GEORGE F. CORCORAN
University of Maryland
College Park, MD, USA
'For his contributions to electrical engineering education; both in classroom teaching and in the creating of a series of undergraduate text books which have had far reaching influence on the education of electrical engineers.'
1960 - ERNST WEBER
Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute
Brooklyn, NY, USA
'For excellence as a teacher in science and electrical engineering, for creative contributions in research and development, for broad professional and administrative leadership and in all for a considerate approach to human relations.'
1959 - GORDON S. BROWN
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge, MA, USA
No citation given.
1958 - J. F. CALVERT
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA, USA
No citation given.
1957 - W. L. EVERITT
University of Illinois
Urbana, IL, USA
No citation given.
1956 - F. E. TERMAN
Stanford University
Stanford CA, USA
No citation given
