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"Pion eer of Wireless Communication s, Andrew Viterbi, Named Newest HKN Eminent
Member ," HKN New s, 2005, was copied from the HKN Web site by Mich ael Hooks,
Viterbi Family Archivi st.
HKN
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Pioneer of Wireless Communications, Andrew Viterbi ,
Named Newest HKN Eminent Member
Contact: Lisa Reyes
Phone: +1 -312-559-3325
E- Mail : Ireyes@iec.org
Chicago - January 18, 2006 - Eta Kappa Nu (HKN)
presented the HKN Eminent Member award to Dr.
Andrew Viterbi, president of Viterbi Group, yesterday at
the 2006 IEEE Radio and Wireless Symposium in San
Diego, California.
Eta Kappa Nu (HKN), the national honor society for
electrical and computer engineering, awards the Eminent
Member distinction as its highest membership
classification. It is conferred by the HKN Board of
Governors upon t he few whose attainments and contributions to society
through leadership in engineering have resulted in significant benefits to
humankind.
Dr. Viterbi commented on his receipt of the award, "I am honored to be
selected for inclusion among such a distinguished group of my professional
peers. Interesting ly, th is is the fiftieth anniversary of my election to Eta
Kappa Nu as a student at MIT and the three hundredth birthday of the
eminent "founder" of our discipline, Benjam in Franklin."
Dr. Viterbi is a co-founder and retire d vice chairman and chief technical
off icer of QUALCOMMIncorporated. He spent equal portions of his career in
industry, having previously co-founded Linkabit Corporation, and in
academia, as a professor in the Schools of Engineering and Applied Science,
first at UCLA and then at UCSD, where he is now professor emeritus . He is
currently president of the Viterbi Group, a techn ical advisory and investment
company .
His principal research contribut ion, the Viterbi Algorithm, is used in most
digital cellular phones and digital satell ite receivers, as well as in such
diverse fields as magnet ic recording, voice recognit ion, and DNA sequence
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the multiple access technology of choice for cellular telephony and wire less
data communication.
Dr. Viterbi has received numerous honors both in the United States and
internat ionally. Among these are six honorary doctorates from universities in
Canada, Israel, Italy, and the United States, as well as memberships in the
National Academy of Engineering, the National Academy of Sciences, and the
American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He has received the Marconi
International Fellowship Award, the IEEE Alexander Graham Bell and Claude
Shannon Awards, the NEC C&C Award, the Eduard Rhein Foundation Award,
the Christopher Columbus Medal, and the Franklin Medal.
He has also received an honorary t itle from the President of Italy, and he has
served on the U.S. President 's Information Technology Advisory Committee.
Dr. Vite rbi serves on boards of numerous non-profit institutions , including
the University of Southern California, in which its school of engineering
became the Viterbi School of Engineering after a generous endowment by Dr.
and Mrs. Viterb i. He also serves on the California Council on Science and
Technology, the MIT Visiting Comm ittee for Electrical Engineer ing and
Computer Science, the Mathematical Sciences Research Institute, the
Burnham Institute, and t he Scripps Research Institute.
For more information, please contact Ireyes@iec.o rg at + 1-312-559-3325 or
visit www.hkn .orq.
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About the Eminent Member Award
"Eminent Member" is the highest members hip classification of Eta Kappa Nu.
Established in 1950, the Eminent Member Award is conferred by the Board of
Governors upon those select few whose attainments and contributions to
society through leadersh ip in the fields of electrical and computer
engineering have resulted in significant benefits to humankind. These
attainments and contributions may be in the areas of corporate
management, governme nt, education , or professional society activities. To
nominate an indiv idual for this award, contact Kathy Ricker, HKN
Admin istrative Director, at kathy@hkn .org.
About Eta Kappa Nu (HKN)
Eta Kappa Nu is a 100-year-old honor society for electrical and computer
engineering students and profess ionals. With a history of more than 200,000
members and 200 university chapters, HKN recognizes excellence in
academic accomplishments, leadership, outstand ing character, and service .
The International Engineer ing Consort ium manages the headquarters
functi on of Eta Kappa Nu. For more informat ion, please visit www .hkn.org.
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Pioneer of Wireless Communications,
Andrew Viterbi, Named Newest HKN
Eminent Member
Contact: Lisa Reyes
Phone: +1 -312-559-3325
E-Mail: Ireyes@iec.org
Chicago - January 18, 2006 - Eta Kappa Nu
(HKN) presented the HKN Eminent Member
award to Dr. Andrew Viterbi, president of Viterbi
Group, yesterday at the 2006 IEEE Radio and
Wireless Symposium in San Diego, California .
Eta Kappa Nu (HKN), the national honor society
for electrical and computer engineering, awards
the Eminent Member distinction as its highest
membership classification. It is conferred by the
HKN Board of Governors upon the few whose
attainments and contributions to society through
leadership in engineering have resulted in
significant benefits to humankind .
Dr. Viterbi commented on his receipt of the award, "I am honored to be
selected for inclusion among such a distinguished group of my
professional peers. Interestingly, th is is the fiftieth anniversary of my
election to Eta Kappa Nu as a student at MIT and the three hundredth
birthday of the eminent "founder" of our discipline, Benjamin Franklin."
Dr. Viterbi is a co-founder and retired vice chairman and chief technical
officer of QUALCOMMIncorporated. He spent equal portions of his
career in indust ry, having previously co-founded Linkabit Corporation,
and in academia, as a professor in the Schools of Engineer ing and
Appl ied Science, first at UCLA and then at UCSD, where he is now
professor emeritus. He is currently president of the Viterbi Group, a
technical advisory and investment company.
His principal research contribution, the Viterbi Algor ithm, is used in
most digital cellular phones and digital satellite receivers, as well as in
such diverse fields as magnetic record ing, voice recognition, and DNA
sequence analysis. More recently, he concentrated his efforts on
establishing COMA as the multiple access technology of choice for
cellular telephony and wireless data communication.
Dr. Viterbi has received numerous honors both in the United States and
internationally. Among these are six honorary doctorates from
universities in Canada, Israel, Italy, and the United States , as well as
memberships in the National Academy of Engineering, the National
Academy of Sciences, and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
He has received the Marconi International Fellowship Award, the IEEE
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Alexander Graham Bell and Claude Shannon Awards, the NECC&C
Award, the Eduard Rhein Foundation Award, the Christopher Columbus
Medal, and the Franklin Medal.
He has also received an honorary tit le from the President of Italy, and
he has served on the U.s. President's Information Technology Advisory
Committee. Dr. Viterbi serves on boards of numerous non-profit
institutions, including the University of Southern California, in which its
school of engineering became the Viterbi School of Engineering after a
generous endowment by Dr. and Mrs. Viterb i. He also serves on the
California Council on Science and Technology, the MIT Visit ing
Committee for Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, the
Mathemat ical Sciences Research Institute, the Burnham Inst itute, and
the Scripps Research Institute.
For more information , please contact Ireyes@iec.org at
+1 -312 -559 -3325 or visit www.hkn .org.
###
About the Eminent Member Award
"Eminent Member" is the highest membership classification of Eta
Kappa Nu. Established in 1950, the Eminent Member Award is
conferred by the Board of Governors upon those select few whose
attainments and contributions to society through leadership in the
fields of electrical and computer engineering have resulted in
significant benefits to humankind. These attainments and contributions
may be in the areas of corporate management, government, education,
or professional society activities . To nominate an individual for this
award, contact Kathy Ricker, HKN Administrative Director, at
kathy @hkn .org.
About Eta Kappa Nu (HKN)
Eta Kappa Nu is a 100-year -old honor society for electr ical and
computer engineering students and professionals. With a history of
more than 200,000 members and 200 university chapters, HKN
recognizes excellence in academic accompl ishments, leadership,
outstanding character, and service . The Internat ional Engineering
Consortium manages the headquarters function of Eta Kappa Nu. For
more information, please visit www.hkn.org.
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Andrew Viterbi Wins Top Eta Kappa Nu Honor
January 25, 2006 -
USCViterbi School Patron Andrew J. Viterbi Awarded Eminent Member Status by Eta Kappa
Nu Engineering Honor Society
Andrew J. Viterbi, who holds the USC Presidential Chair
of Engineering, has been named an Eminent Member of
Eta Kappa Nu (HKN), the national honor society for
electrical and computer engineering .
HKN awards the Eminent Member status as its highest
membership classification , and requires "attainments
and contribut ions to society through leadersh ip in
engineering that have resulted in significant benefits to
humankind" for the distinction.
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Viterbi's principal original research contribution, the
Viterbi Algorithm , has changed the world. The algorithm L-R: uscPresident Steven Sample , Erna and Andrew
is used in most digital cellular phones and digital Viterbi , holding a bouquet of flowers , and USC Provost
and former Viterbi School Dean C. L. Max Nikias .
satellite receivers , as well as in such diverse fields as
magnetic recording , voice recognit ion, and DNA
sequence analysis. More recently, he has concentrated
his efforts on establish ing CDMA as the multiple access technology of choice for cellular telephony
and wireless data communicat ion.
Viterbi is also a noted humanitarian and philanthropist. A record-setting $52 million gift from him and
his wife, Erna, named the USC Viterbi School of Engineering in 2004.
In accepting the award, conferred at the 2006 IEEE Radio and Wireless Symposium in San Diego,
California, Viterbi said, "I am honored to be selected for inclusion among such a distinguished group
of my professional peers. Interestingly , this is the fiftieth anniversary of my election to Eta Kappa Nu
as a student at MIT and the three hundredth birthday of the eminent "founder" of our discipline,
Benjamin Franklin ."
Viterbi is a co-founder and retired vice chairman and chief technical officer of QUALCOMM
Incorporated. He spent equal portions of his career in industry, having previously co-founded
Linkabit Corporation, and in academia, as a professor in the Schools of Engineering and Applied
Science, first at UCLA and then at UCSD, where he is now professor emeritus. He is currently
president of the Viterbi Group, a technical advisory and investment company.
11 /151200 6 11:43 AM
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Viterbi has received numerous honors both in the United States and internationally. Among these
are six honorary doctorates from universities in Canada, Israel, Italy, and the United States. He is a
member of the National Academy of Engineering, the National Academy of Sciences, and the
American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He has received the Marconi International Fellowship
Award, the IEEE Alexander Graham Bell and Claude Shannon Awards , the NEC C&C Award, the
Eduard Rhein Foundation Award, the Christopher Columbus Medal, and the Franklin Medal.
He has also received an honorary title from the President of Italy, and he has served on the U.S.
President's Information Technology Advisory Committee. Viterbi serves on boards of numerous
non-profit institutions, including the University of Southern California. He also serves on the
California Council on Science and Technology, the MIT Visiting Committee for Electrical Engineering
and Computer Science , the Mathematical Sciences Research Institute , the Burnham Institute, and
the Scripps Research Institute .
Viterbi joins USC President Steven B. Sample, who is also a member of the Viterbi School's
Electrical Engineering faculty, as an Eminent Member of Eta Kappa Nu.
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