IEEE-RAS Distinguished Service Award

About the award
Description: To recognize an individual who has performed outstanding service for the benefit and advancement of the IEEE Robotics and Automation Society (RAS).
Established: 2003
Prize: $1,000, Plaque, and Certificate
Funding: Funded by the IEEE Robotics and Automation Society
Eligibility: RAS members with outstanding service in one or more of the following areas: Conferences and meetings, publications, editors, administrative committee, Chapter leadership, or other distinguished service and activities for the RA Society.
Basis for judging: Factors that will be considered: impact of service and contributions to the Society, leadership, innovation, activity, duration, breadth of participation and cooperation.
Presentation: At most 3 awards will be given per year. The awards will be announced and presented at the annual IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation. (No award will be given if no qualified candidate is nominated).

Winners of this award

Year Winner and reason
2007 Antal Bejczy »
For his outstanding contributions to RAS professional activities and his leadership as the R&A Council Chair who fostered the transition from a Council to a Society
2007 William Hamel »
For outstanding and continuing service to the Robotics and Automation Society as Conference General Chair
2006 Georges Giralt »
For his contributions and leadership in organizing and assisting RAS conferences and in establishing liaisons with other robotics organizations.
2006 Arthur Sanderson »
For his contributions as president in leading the Society from its infancy, and for service on innumerable committees and as an international ambassador for the Society.
2006 Tzyh-Jong Tarn »
For his leadership in conferences and for his promotion of the Society within the IEEE.
2005 Norman Caplan »
For outstanding service to the RAS as President and as Vice President for Conference Activities
2005 Toshio Fukuda »
For his outstanding contributions to the RAS Society and Conference Activities and his leadership in establishing and coordinating IROS conferences.
2005 Tien Hsia »
For his outstanding contributions to the RAS Society Activities and his leadership in establishing the Society's IEEE Technical Field Award and coordinating other Society Awards.
2004 George Bekey »
For his leadership in robotics and automation since the inception of the organization.
2004 David Orin »
For his contributions to the RAS professional activities and his leadership in financial activities.
2004 Yuan-Fang Zheng »
For his contributions to the RAS technical activities and his leadership in conference services.
2003 Richard Volz »
2003 Peter Luh »
2003 C.S. George Lee »
Purdue University

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