Meritorious Service Award
The Meritorious Service Award honors contributions to the Signal Processing Society. It shall consist of a plaque and a certificate. The current President of the Signal Processing Society is ineligible. Previous recipients of the Signal Processing Society Meritorious Service Award are ineligible. Current members of the Awards Board and the Board of Governors are ineligible. Judging shall be based on dedication, effort, and contributions. Presentation shall be made at the Society's Awards Ceremonies, normally held during ICASSP in the Spring following selection of the winner. Self-nominations are not accepted or considered. Nominations may arise from any individual or committee of the Society and shall be submitted directly to the Society's Awards Board for review and subsequent balloting of the final nomination by the Board of Governors.
Nominations must be received by the SPS Vice President-Awards and Membership as follows:
- Nominations from SPS Community: by 1 May
- Nominations from Technical Committees: 1 October
Recipients of the Meritorious Service Award
2011: Shih Fu Chang
Li Deng
2010: Lin-shan Lee
Nikos D. Sidiropoulos
2009: Arye Nehorai
Isabel Trancoso
2008: Frederick C. Mintzer
2007: R. Chellappa
2006: R. V. Cox
2005: R. Gray
2004: A. S. Spanias
2003: L. H. Jamieson
J. M. F. Moura
2002: B. Liu
2001: A. K. Katsaggelos
2000: D. H. Johnson
1999: T. S. Durrani
1998: A. O. Hero, III
1997: A. C. Bovik
1996: J. R. Deller
1995: P. E. Papamichalis
1994: D. C. Munson, Jr.
1993: T. H. Crystal
1992: J. G. Ackenhusen
1991: M. P. Quirk
1990: D. M. Etter
1989: J. W. Woods
1988: M. Kaveh
1987: H. Fujisaki
1986: J. B. Allen
1985: R. E. Crochiere
N. R. Dixon
1984: W. E. Collins
1983: C. Rader
1982: M. Bellanger
C. Gueguen
1981: R. Yarlagadda
1980: H. Silverman
C. F. Teacher
1979: J. Cooley
N. R. Dixon
1978: J. F. Kaiser
1977: H. D. Helms
1976: L.R. Rabiner
C. F. Teacher
1975: W. Chapman
1974: J.J. Earshen
1973: H.S. McDonald
1972: W. Chapman
F. Van Veen
1971: No Recipient
1970: R.H. Rose