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
1970: R.H. Rose
1971: No Recipient
1972: W. Chapman
F. Van Veen
1973: H.S. McDonald
1974: J.J. Earshen
1975: W. Chapman
1976: L.R. Rabiner
C. F. Teacher
1977: H. D. Helms
1978: J. F. Kaiser
1979: J. Cooley
N. R. Dixon
1980: H. Silverman
C. F. Teacher
1981: R. Yarlagadda
1982: M. Bellanger
C. Gueguen
1983: C. Rader
1984: W. E. Collins
1985: R. E. Crochiere
N. R. Dixon
1986: J. B. Allen
1987: H. Fujisaki
1988: M. Kaveh
1989: J. W. Woods
1990: D. M. Etter
1991: M. P. Quirk
1992: J. G. Ackenhusen
1993: T. H. Crystal
1994: D. C. Munson, Jr.
1995: P. E. Papamichalis
1996: J. R. Deller
1997: A. C. Bovik
1998: A. O. Hero, III
1999: T. S. Durrani
2000: D. H. Johnson
2001: A. K. Katsaggelos
2002: B. Liu
2003: L. H. Jamieson
J. M. F. Moura
2004: A. S. Spanias
2005: R. Gray
2006: R. V. Cox
2007: R. Chellappa