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Celebrating the 2012 IEEE Honors Ceremony Recipients

Stanford University President John L. Hennessy, who pioneered the RISC (Reduced Instruction Set Computer) computer architecture and demonstrated exceptional leadership in computer engineering and higher education, will be presented with the IEEE Medal of Honor at the IEEE Honors Ceremony on Saturday, 30 June 2012 in Boston, Mass., USA.

The ceremony can be viewed live on IEEE.tv beginning at 6:30 p.m. EST.

Find out more about John L. Hennessy:

View the IEEE.tv video

Read the IEEE Spectrum article, John L. Hennessy: Risk Taker

Read the IEEE news release

Read bio from the Stanford University Web site

Sponsored by the IEEE Foundation, the IEEE Medal of Honor is one of 21 IEEE Medals and Recognitions being presented at this year's ceremony. 
 

Read the full list  (PDF, 113 KB)
 

View the 2012 IEEE Awards booklet