Service Awards
IEEE Meritorious Service Award
IEEE Outstanding Contribution Award
IEEE Certificate of Appreciation
IEEE Meritorious Service Award
A certificate presented for meritorious and significant service to any Society-sponsored activity. Qualification is enhanced by the level and number of contributions, excellence, dedication and tenure of service. Meritorious Service Awards have been granted by IEEE to the VGTC Chairpersons for their successful development of the Visualization and Graphics Technical Committee and service to its conferences, symposia, and other activities.
| Recipient | Affiliation | Term of Service |
| R. Bowen Loftin | Old Dominion University, USA | 2001-2003 |
| Robert Moorhead | Mississippi State University, USA | 1998-2000 |
| Bill Ribarsky | Georgia Institute of Technology, USA | 1996-1998 |
| Arie Kaufman | SUNY Stony Brook, USA | 1991-1993 |
| Greg Nielson | Arizona State University, USA | 1989-1991 |
| Larry Rosenblum | Naval Research Laboratory, USA | 1987-1989, 1993-1995 |
IEEE Outstanding Contribution Award
A certificate awarded for an achievement of major value and significance to the Computer Society. The achievement should be a specific, concisely characterized accomplishment, as opposed to a collection of different efforts. The co-founders of the Visualization Conference received the Outstanding Contribution Award in 1994 for their achievement in initiating and developing the conference, the first of which was held in 1990.
| Bruce Brown | Oracle, USA | |
| Carol Hunter | Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, USA | |
| Arie Kaufman | SUNY Stony Brook, USA | |
| Greg Nielson | Arizona State University, USA | |
| Larry Rosenblum | Naval Research Laboratory, USA |
IEEE Certificate of Appreciation
A certificate presented for creditable service to any Computer Society activity or program. Since 2000, VGTC as presented this award to its conference and symposia chairpersons.
| Martin Göbel | fleXilution GmBH, Germany | IEEE VR 2005/2006 |
| Sharon Stansfield | Ithaca College, USA | IEEE VR |
| Kelly Gaither | Texas Advanced Computer Center, USA | IEEE Vis 2004/2005 |
| Benjamin Watson | Northwestern University, USA | IEEE VR 2004/2005 |
| George G. Robertson | Microsoft Research, USA | IEEE InfoVis 2004 |
| Skip Rizzo | University of Southern California, USA | IEEE VR 2003/2004 |
| Jim Thomas | Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, USA | IEEE Vis 2003/2004 |
| Daniel Keim | University of Konstanz, Germany | IEEE InfoVis 2003 |
| Michael Macadonia | STRICOM, USA | IEEE VR 2002/2003 |
| Hanspeter Pfister | MERL, USA | IEEE Vis 2002/2003 |
| John Dill | Simon Fraser University, Canada | IEEE InfoVis 2002 |
| Roger Crawfis | The Ohio State University, USA | IEEE VolVis 2002 |
| Susumu Tachi | University of Tokyo, Japan | IEEE VR 2001/2002 |
| Michael Bailey | University of California, San Diego, USA | IEEE Vis 2001/2002 |
| Steven Feiner | Columbia University, USA | IEEE InfoVis 2001 |
| David Breen | California Institute of Technology, USA | IEEE PVG 2001 |
| Alan Heirich | Compaq, USA | IEEE PVG 2001 |
| Anton Koning | SARA, The Netherlands | IEEE PVG 2001 |
| Greg Burdea | Rutgers University, USA | IEEE VR 2000/2001 |
| Charles Hansen | University of Utah, USA | IEEE Vis 2000/2001 |
| Chris Johnson | University of Utah, USA | IEEE Vis 2000 |
| Jock Mackinley | PARC, USA | IEEE InfoVis 2000 |
| William Lorensen | GE Global Research, USA | IEEE VolVis 2000 |