Okawa Prize
The Okawa prize is intended to pay tribute to and make public recognition of persons who have made outstanding contributions to the research, technological development, and business in the information and telecommunications fields, internationally. Awarded annually since 1992, recognition includes a certificate, gold medal, and significant cash award (¥10 million). Members of Tau Beta Pi who have received this honor, among the 20 recipients through 2003, include:
| 1996 |
Lotfi A. Zadeh, New York Alpha '42 |
for outstanding contributions to
information science through the development of fuzzy logic and
its application |
1997 |
John R. Whinnery, California Alpha '37 |
for distinguished contributions to microwaves
and optoelectronics through research, teaching, and publication |
2000 |
William F. Miller, California Alpha '49 |
for outstanding and pioneering contribution
to the progress of applied mathematics and information technologies
and for prominent leadership in university and corporate management |
2001 |
Leonard Kleinrock, Massachusetts Beta '62 |
for pioneering and outstanding contributions
to queueing theory and packet-switching theory, the foundation
technology of the Internet |
2002 |
Thomas E. Everhart, Illinois Alpha '53 |
for distinguished accomplishments in the development
of scanning electron microscopy and microfabrication technologies;
and for outstanding contributions and leadership in the development
of science and technology, engineering education, and progress
of the information industry |
2003 |
Mischa Schwartz, Virginia Beta '45 |
for outstanding contributions and leadership
in the fields of information and communication theory, computer
networks including broadband integrated digital networks and wireless
networks, and engineering education |