ACS Elects 2003 Office Bearers, Names New Fellows
Friday 6 December 2002 - The Australian Computer Society (ACS) has elected its leadership team for 2003 and awarded seven Fellowships and one Honorary Life Membership in recognition of those individuals' contributions to industry and the Society.
A recent meeting of the ACS National Council elected officials to a range of senior representative positions with the following results:
Current ACS National President, Richard Hogg, continues his term in this role until the end of 2003, as does the Society's other Vice President, Brenda Aynsley.
In all instances where the incumbents ran again, they were reaffirmed in their positions. The resignation of Marketing Board Director, Jeff Garner, led to the appointment of John Ridge in that role for 2003-04.
The Council also elected one Honorary Life Member (HLM) for outstanding services to the ACS over an extended period, and seven Fellows, in recognition of their important contributions to the ICT industry in Australia.
Former ACS President and current Publications Board Director, Tom Worthington, was awarded an HLM for his many years of productive service at both national and branch level. He held the positions of Canberra Branch Chair and Community Affairs Board Director as well as helping to drive the Society's use of electronic publishing and other online technologies.
The Council also confirmed the election of seven ACS members to the grade of Fellow:
Dr. Bhuvan Unhelkar (NSW) for his crucial work in software modelling, process and quality, his championship of Object Oriented tool and processes, and his continued leadership in the Object Oriented sphere through the ACS Object Oriented SIG and his work in writing various technical books and papers;
Professor Simon Kaplan (QLD) for his outstanding contribution to the field of ICT education, both as Head of the School of IT and Electrical Engineering at the University of Queensland and through his work as Principle Scientist at the Distributed Systems Technology Centre, a joint venture between UQ and the Australian Government;
Professor David Abramson (VIC), currently Professor and Head of School of Computer Science at Monash University, for his work in high performance computing, distributed processing, computer architecture and hardware research, and his commitment to excellence in education;
Dr. William Haebich (VIC), who has managed and participated in the development of many successful advanced systems, and his involvement in numerous committees, conferences and special interest groups has helped progress the industry to a significant degree;
Dr Graeme Shanks (VIC) for his outstanding contributor to teaching, research and academia/industry relations, particularly in data modelling and data quality, and his excellent work as a prolific publisher of high quality research papers;
Helen Vorrath (VIC), for her work not only as an outstanding software developer, but her leadership roles in the affairs of women in IT, working to increase employment opportunities for women and supporting and mentoring women in industry by founding two Women in IT groups; and
Professor Robert Willis (VIC), for his distinguished contributions to the field of education. As Head of the School of Business Systems at Monash University, he was personally responsible for the School's outstanding local and international success in IT business education, and developed an industry based learning program supporting fifty scholarships for students.
This media release is available on the ACS Web site at http://www.acs.org.au/news/061202.htm
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About the Australian Computer Society: The ACS is the recognised association for information technology (IT) professionals, attracting a large and active membership from all levels of the IT industry and providing a wide range of services to its 16,000+ members. A member of the Australian Council of Professions, the ACS is the public voice of the IT profession and the guardian of professional ethics and standards in the IT industry, with a commitment to the wider community to ensure the beneficial use of IT. See the ACS Home Page for more information.
Media Enquiries:
Richard Hogg, ACS National President, Tel: (0408) 549 531, Email: richard_hogg@acslink.net.au
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