Iverson Award facts for kids
The Iverson Award is a special prize given to people who have done amazing things for a computer language called APL. It's officially known as the Kenneth E. Iverson Award for Outstanding Contribution to APL. This award comes from a group called the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) and its special interest group, SIGAPL.
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What is the Iverson Award?
The Iverson Award celebrates individuals who have made a big difference to the APL programming language or the community that uses it. These contributions can be about creating new things for the APL language itself. They can also be about helping and supporting the APL community.
The award includes a special plaque and a certificate. Winners also receive a cash prize. Plus, they get a lifetime membership in SIGAPL. This means they can be part of the group forever!
Who was Kenneth E. Iverson?
The award is named after Kenneth E. Iverson. He was the brilliant person who created the APL programming language.
Award Winners: A Look at the Past
Many talented people have received the Iverson Award over the years. Here is a list of some of the past winners:
- 2016 Morten Kromberg and Gitte Christensen
- 2007 IBM APL2 Products and Services Team
- 2001 Jon McGrew
- 2000 Lynne Shaw
- 1999 William Rutiser
- 1998 Roy Sykes, Jr.
- 1997 John C. McPherson
- 1996 Roger Hui
- 1995 Peter Donnelly and John Scholes
- 1994 Donald B. McIntyre (geologist)
- 1993 James A. Brown
- 1991 Phil Abrams
- 1990 Ray Polivka
- 1989 Philip Van Cleave
- 1988 Al Rose (Allen J. Rose)
- 1987 Eugene McDonnell
- 1986 Raymond Tisserand, Clark Wiedmann, and Alex Morrow
- 1985 Dan Dyer and Ian Sharp
- 1984 Garth Foster
- 1983 Adin Falkoff
See also
- List of computer-related awards
