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Past Award
Recipients
Dr. Dorothy E. Denning
Forefront
of information warfare, security, and cryptography fields
Adele Mildred Koss
Developed the first compilers
Esther
Dyson
A powerful thinker in the computing industry!
Betty
Holberton
One of the six original programmers of ENIAC
Dr.
Anita Borg
Founder of Systers
Jean
Sammet
Expert in programming languages
Margaret
H. Hamilton
Founder of Higher Order Software
Amy
D. Wohl
Pioneer of office automation and ergonomics
Dr.
Ruth M. Davis
Distinguished in government service
Grace
Murray Hopper
Known for COBOL
Dr.
Thelma Estrin
Professor of computer science at UCLA
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Dr. Ruth M. Davis
1984 Lovelace Award Recipient
In 1984 the Lovelace award was
given to Dr. Ruth M. Davis for her outstanding public service and leadership
in the inception and management of major research and development programs,
her continuing support of excellence in education, and her many scientific and
technical accomplishments for the public good. Among her accomplishments were
her leadership at the National Bureau of Standards and the founding of the
Pymatuning Group of which she was president when she received the award.
Dr. Davis is now chair of the
board of trustees of The
Aerospace Corporation.
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