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(Top) 1 Winners 1.1 1989 1.2 1992 1.3 1993 1.4 1994 1.5 1995 1.6 1996 1.7 1997 1.8 1998 1.9 1999 1.10 2000 1.10.1 Case Study Institutions 2 See also 3 References 4 External links

Computerworld Smithsonian Award

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The Computerworld Smithsonian Award is given out annually to individuals who have used technology to produce beneficial changes for society. Nominees are proposed by a group of 100 CEOs of information technology companies. The award has been given since 1989.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

Winners[edit]

1989[edit]

1989 - Inaugural winners, all listed: Bell & Howell's Image Plus Search System; Orangeburg School District 5, Orangeburg, South Carolina; Passaic River Basin Early Flood Warning System, Sierra-Micro Inc.; FIX and FAST, Fidelity Investments; The Missing Children Project, Larry Magid, founder of SafeKids.com and SafeTeens.com, University of Illinois; BI Home Escort System; University of Iowa's National Advanced Driving Simulator; Live Aid, Uplinger Enterprise; The Eyegaze Computer, LC Technologies; American Airlines SABRE Reservation Service; The Innovis DesignCenter.

1992[edit]

1992 — A Search for New Heroes

1993[edit]

1993 — Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center,^[5] a joint project of Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh together with Westinghouse Electric Corporation, established in 1986 by a grant from the National Science Foundation with support from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Its purpose is to develop and make available state-of-the-art high-performance computing for scientific researchers nationwide.

1994[edit]

1994 — LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY Parallel Ocean Program (POP)^[6]

1995[edit]

1995 — NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE, INC. Integrated Technology Plan^[6]
1995 - PharMark Corporation, RationalMed^[6]

1996[edit]

1996 — Carnegie Mellon FastLab, a multi-university real time financial trading simulator, for visionary use of information technology in the field of education and academia.^[7]

1997[edit]

1997 — METROPOLITAN TORONTO POLICE, the "Metropolis" program, for technology innovations in policing, including the Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD) system, the automated 911 Emergency Response System, the Computer-Aided Scheduling of Courts system, the Repository of Integrated Computer Images (mugshot) system, the Criminals Information Processing System, the Computer Assisted Reconstruction Enhancement System, and many others^[8]

1998[edit]

1998 — UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY'S SEARCH FOR EXTRATERRESTRIAL INTELLIGENCE (SETI) PROGRAM^[6]
1998 - William E. Kelvie, Fannie Mae, the first internet originated mortgage
1998 - Mark R. Basile, Incredible Card Corporation, digital biometric emergency health security and retrieval system
1998 - Home Automated Living, Tim Shriver, voice-activated home automation control software

1999[edit]

1999 — Virtual Operating Room^[9]

2000[edit]

2000 — EBay, Montgomery County Public Schools, Department of Primary Industry and Fisheries, Proton World, Independent Electoral Commission of South Africa, Danfoss Drives, National Marrow Donor Program, RealNetworks, Hawkes Ocean Technology, Delta Air Lines, Blackboard Inc.,^[10] ROGER MAHABIR, CIO, ROYAL BANK OF CANADA DOMINION SECURITIES for advanced internet security techniques support the buying and selling of foreign currencies over the internet, supporting billions of dollars of business in the first year of operation.^[11]

Case Study Institutions[edit]

Australia Commonwealth Science and Industry Research Organisation National Library of Australia National Museum of Australia, Research Library University of New South Wales Austria Vienna University Belgium University of Ghent Brazil Biblioteca Nacional Centro Ministerio da Ciencia e Tecnologia Programa Comunidade Solidaria-Unidade de Gerencia do Programa Universidade de São Paulo Canada University of Toronto University of Waterloo Chile University of Chile, Santiago China Chinese Academy of Sciences Institute of Science and Technology Information of China Tsinghua University Colombia Colombian Institute for the Development of Science & Technology Czech Republic Academy of Science of the Czech Republic Denmark Technical University of Denmark Ecuador Banco Central del Ecuador Egypt American University in Cairo Finland Helsinki University of Technology France Conservatoire National des Arts et Metiers La Cité des Sciences et de l'Industrie National Institute for Research in Computer Science and Control Germany Deutsches Museum, Munich Frankfurt Museum of Applied Arts Heinz Nixdorf Museum Guatemala Secretaria de Planificacion y Programacion Hong Kong Hong Kong Baptist University Library India Cognizant Corporate Library Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay Institute for Development and Research in Banking Technology University of Madras Indonesia Bandung Institute of Technology Ireland Trinity College Dublin Italy Centro Cefriel Japan Himeji Institute of Technology Kenya Kenyatta University Malaysia Universiti Teknologi MARA Netherlands National Research Institute for Mathematics & Computer Science University of Amsterdam Computer Museum New Zealand University of Auckland Nigeria University of Lagos Norway Norwegian University of Technology and Science Peru Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnologia Philippines University of the Philippines Manila Russia Russian Academy of Science St. Petersburg State Technical University Singapore Singapore Polytechnic University South Africa Castle of Good Hope Sweden Royal Institute of Technology Switzerland Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne ICARE Research Institute in Computing and Telematics University of Zurich, Z-Link Taiwan National Taiwan University of Science and Technology Thailand King Mongkut's University Technology Thonburi Turkey Middle East Technical University	United Kingdom Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine Museum of the History of Science The British Library The Royal Society University College London University of Cambridge, Whipple Collection University of Oxford, Bodleian Library University of Sussex United States Arizona State University Brown University, John D. Rockefeller Library California Institute of Technology Carnegie Museum Case Western Reserve University Computer History Museum, California DePauw University Duke University Emory University Georgia Institute of Technology Harvard University, Technology and Entrepreneurship Center Howard University Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences Internet Public Library Louisiana State University Massachusetts Institute of Technology Michigan State University Minnesota State University Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago Museum of Science, Boston New Jersey Institute of Technology New York Hall of Science New York Institute of Technology Northern Michigan University Ohio State University Pepperdine University Princeton University Purdue University Rice University Rutgers University St. John's University St. Mary's Episcopal School, Memphis Smithsonian Institution National Museum of American History Smithsonian Institution National Air and Space Museum South Dakota State University Stanford University State of Florida Library Thomas Jefferson Foundation, Jefferson Library University of California at Berkeley University of Cincinnati University of Colorado University of Connecticut University of Dayton University of Florida University of Georgia University of Houston, College of Technology University of Kentucky University of Michigan University of Minnesota University of Missouri University of North Carolina University of North Carolina, Kenan-Flager Business School University of Pittsburgh University of San Diego University of South Carolina University of Virginia University of Washington University of Wisconsin University of Wyoming Virginia Tech University Washington State University Wesleyan University Western Carolina University Yale University Venezuela Universidad Simon Bolivar

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References[edit]

^ The Computer World Smithsonian Awards, 1989–2001, Smithsonian Institution.

^ staff, Computerworld (2001-04-10). "Computerworld Honors Program Recognizes Outstanding Heroic Achievements in Information Technology". Computerworld. Archived from the original on 2019-11-13. Retrieved 2019-11-20.

^ Computerworld Honors Program. (June 2002). Computerworld Smithsonian Program 1988-2002 : a Search for New Heroes. Boston, MA: Computerworld, Inc. OCLC 51557697. Notes: June 2002 issue of the Laureate : Journal of the Computerworld Honors Program. -- Cover, p.[1].

^ Guide to the Computer World Smithsonian Awards Archived 2024-05-17 at the Wayback Machine

^ "Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center Wins Computerworld Smithsonian Award for Science". Archived from the original on 2013-01-03. Retrieved 2012-11-18.

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "ComputerWorld Honors Website". Archived from the original on 2015-09-23. Retrieved 2012-11-18.

^ "Carnegie Mellon University, Bio of Professor John O'Brien". Archived from the original on 2012-10-25. Retrieved 2012-11-18.

^ Metro Toronto Police Computerworld Smithsonian Case Study "2005 Computerworld Honors Program". Archived from the original on 2013-07-25. Retrieved 2013-07-25.

^ "Virtual Operating Room (Virtual-OR)". Computerworld Honors. Archived from the original on 2012-02-29. Retrieved 2012-05-07.

^ Linda Rosencrance (June 8, 2000). "Technology innovators presented with Smithsonian awards". Computerworld. Archived from the original on 2012-10-09.

^ "Royal Bank of Canada Dominion Securities, Computerworld Smithsonian Case Study". Archived from the original on July 25, 2013.

^ "2005 Computerworld Honors Program". 2012-02-29. Archived from the original on 2012-02-29. Retrieved 2019-11-20.

External links[edit]

"2000 Computerworld Smithsonian Awards". cwsmithsonian.org. Archived from the original on 2001-03-31. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
"2001 Computerworld Honors Program". cwheroes.org. Archived from the original on 2001-05-01. Retrieved 25 June 2021.

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