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Honor Database

Displaying 301 – 320 of 327 Honorees (Category: Executive, with portraits)

  • Lawrence (Larry) J. Schoenberg

    His commitment to using digital tools in manuscript studies and to making his collection freely available online supported the work of many scholars. Co-founder and former CEO of AGS Computers, Inc., Schoenberg...

  • Sandra (Sandy) Carter

    A key leader responsible for setting the direction for IBM's Social Business initiative, Carter served as IBM's worldwide General Manager, Ecosystem Development and Social Business. A recognized leader in social business, influential...

  • John T. Chambers

    CEO of Cisco, Chambers joined the company in 1991 as senior vice president, Worldwide Sales and Operations. When he assumed the role of CEO in January 1995, the company grew from $1.2...

  • William H. Davidow

    Computer industry executive, author, and venture capitalist, Davidow has been active in high-technology for more than 30 years. He has continued as an active advisor to MDV. Davidow is the author of...

  • Chintay Shih

    A major player in the collective effort to build Taiwan's semiconductor industry from the ground up, Shih led the process technology team for the Industrial Technology Research Institute's (ITRI) RCA project that...

  • Larry Cohn

    Experienced in creating businesses focused on implementing Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems, Cohn has spent over twenty-five years helping organizations integrate varied systems and enable seamless transactions and production. He holds a...

  • Sheldon (Shelly) Weinig

    Founder of Materials Research Corporation (MRC), a global manufacturer and supplier of highly specialized semiconductor materials and equipment, Weinig set the pace for the semiconductor industry. Born in New York City, he...

  • Frank Raleigh Lautenberg

    Former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Automatic Data Processing, Inc., Lautenberg also served as the senior United States Senator from New Jersey and a member of the Democratic Party. He...

  • Mark E. Dean

    Co-developer of the ISA systems bus that enables multiple devices such as modems and printers to be connected to personal computers, Dean is an American inventor and computer engineer whose work is...

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    Marissa Ann Mayer

    CEO of Yahoo and early Google executive, Mayer served as Vice President of Search Product and User Experience at Google, acting as a gatekeeper for their product release process, determining when or...

  • Tze-Chiang (T. C.) Chen

    Major contributor to CMOS miniaturization and DRAM devices with a profound impact on IBM's leadership in CMOS process technology and DRAM manufacturing, Chen has served as an IBM Fellow and the Vice...

  • Kim Polese

    Named to Time magazine's list of "The 25 Most Influential Americans" early in her career in 1997, Polese built a long record of leadership in Silicon Valley technology and entrepreneurship. An advocate of...

  • John Russell Patrick

    An influential force behind IBM's early adoption of the Internet and World Wide Web, Patrick led the team that created IBM's intranet and the IBM.com website. He was born in Salem, New...

  • Bill Hilf

    Leader of product planning, product management and technical product management for Microsoft's Cloud computing platform, Windows Azure, Hilf has also served as a Senior Vice President at Hewlett-Packard for the HP Helion...

  • Paul Castrucci

    Leader of the team that invented and developed a major paradigm shift in computer storage, Castrucci's work set the stage for current computer memory technology. Born in St. Johnsville, New York on the...

  • William Frederick Miller

    Contributor to the development of the computer and its applications at Argonne, Miller served as Director of the Applied Mathematics Division at Argonne National Laboratory beginning in 1959, and later as President...

  • James (Jim) T. Healy

    A career leader in building success for U.S.-based and international companies in the semiconductor space, Healy has served as General Manager of Sony LSI Design Inc., a provider of turnkey services for...

  • John Maurice McClean Pinkerton

    Co-designer of England's first business computer, the LEO computer, Pinkerton was a pioneering British computer designer who worked alongside David Caminer to produce the machine for J. Lyons and Co in 1951....

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    Max D Hopper

    Pioneer of the first airline passenger reservation system, Hopper was recognized as the "father of airline automation in travel agencies." He founded the consulting firm Max D. Hopper Associates, specializing in strategic...

  • John A Gosden

    Pioneer of LEO software development and EDP standards, Gosden was a key figure in the world's first business computing applications. John joined J. Lyons as a trainee programmer in 1953 just a few...