Path: border1.nntp.dca.giganews.com!border2.nntp.dca.giganews.com!nntp.giganews.com!ngpeer.news.aol.com!news.cis.ohio-state.edu!usenet01.sei.cmu.edu!nn.andrew.cmu.edu!newsfeeder.srv.cs.cmu.edu!wolfberry.srv.cs.cmu.edu!not-for-mail From: Philip Wadler Newsgroups: comp.lang.ml Subject: SIGPLAN Programming Languages Achievement Award Date: Mon, 10 Oct 2005 17:36:12 +0000 (UTC) Organization: Edinburgh University Lines: 36 Approved: comp-lang-ml _at_ cs.cmu.edu Distribution: world Message-ID: Reply-To: Philip Wadler NNTP-Posting-Host: betelnut.srv.cs.cmu.edu X-Trace: wolfberry.srv.cs.cmu.edu 1128965772 15814 128.2.206.166 (10 Oct 2005 17:36:12 GMT) X-Complaints-To: abuse _at_ cs.cmu.edu NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 10 Oct 2005 17:36:12 +0000 (UTC) Originator: leaf _at_ kazoo.concert.cs.cmu.edu Xref: number1.nntp.dca.giganews.com comp.lang.ml:7258 X-Cache: nntpcache 3.0.1 (see http://www.nntpcache.org/)
Please send in your nominations! Directions below. A wide range of nominations ensures a robust and reprenentative award. -- Philip Wadler, chair, SIGPLAN Programming Languages Achievement Award Committee
Programming Languages Achievement Award
Given by ACM SIGPLAN to recognize an individual or individuals who has made a significant and lasting contribution to the field of programming languages. The contribution can be a single event or a life-time of achievement. The award includes a prize of $5,000.
Recipients:
2005: Erich Gamma, Richard Helm, Ralph Johnson, John Vlissides 2004: John Backus 2003: John Reynolds 2002: John McCarthy 2001: Robin Milner 2000: Susan Graham 1999: Ken Kennedy 1998: Fran Allen 1997: Guy Steele
Nominations
Nominations for the programming languages achievement award should be submitted by January 5, 2006 to the secretary of SIGPLAN, secretary_sigplan _at_ acm.org.