IEEE Richard W. Hamming Medal Nomination Form

IEEE Richard W. Hamming Medal, for exceptional contributions to information sciences, systems and technology.

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IEEE Richard W. Hamming Medal Nomination Form (DOC, 43KB)

IEEE Richard W. Hamming Medal Nomination Form (PDF, 2518KB)

Nominator Guidelines

1. Name of Candidate(s):

2. IEEE Member: Yes No

IEEE Grade Year Member #

3. Year of Birth

4. Professional Affiliation and Title

5. Business Address (include Email)

6. Home Address

7. Education beyond twelfth grade. Please include Institution/Location, degree, year received and Honors. Honorary degrees denoted (H).

8. Endorsers, Names and Addresses, Email. Endorsers should be familiar with the nominee's achievements and should state specific achievements that qualify the candidate for this award. Endorsers should also include a statement indicating how long they have known the candidate and in what capacity. (Minimum of three supporting letters required; maximum of five permitted. No more than five letters will be reviewed by the Committee. Letters may accompany nomination or be submitted directly to IEEE.)

9. Proposed Citation. (No more than 25 words.)

10. Principal Employment: Year; Name of Company; Title; Brief, Concise Description of Responsibility.

11. Principal publications and/or patents pertinent to the achievement. (Prefer items of sole responsibility, otherwise give joint names.)

12. Achievements pertinent to the qualifications for the IEEE Richard W. Hamming Medal. (Criteria considered by the Evaluation Committee shall include: scope - includes information transmission, coding, storage, and recovery; subject areas - include information theory, coding theory, data communication, computer networks, data storage and retrieval, image and speech understanding; originality; breadth; impact on technology; patents/publication. The quality of the nomination is also considered.)

13. Principal IEEE Activities; Dates, Description.

14. Other Principal Professional Activities; Dates, Description.

15. Principal Honors (non-IEEE)

16. IEEE Honors/Awards

17. Nominator's Name; Business Affiliation & Address (or home address, if preferred); Telephone; Fax; Email.

18. How long have you known the candidate, and in what capacity.

NOTE: The IEEE Awards Board reserves the right to consider any nomination for Institute Awards other than the award suggested when, in its judgment, the support and justification may more appropriately apply to other Institute Awards.

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