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PITTSBURGH The inventor of the computer mouse, an internationally renowned Japanese woodcut artist, a NASA International Space Station flight controller and co-founder of the Juicy Couture brand are among 19 individuals Carnegie Mellon University's Alumni Association will honor during its 2010 Homecoming Weekend . The following are descriptions of the award recipients' professional accomplishments and service to the university and its alumni.
Stuart Card (TPR'70, H SS'78): A pioneer in the field of human-computer interaction, las vegas exotic car rental Card worked with faculty members Tom Moran and Allen Newell to publish las vegas exotic car rental "The Psychology of Human-Computer Interaction" in 1983, a book that remains one of the most referenced works in the field. He joined Xerox's Palo Alto Research Center following graduation, where his study of input devices las vegas exotic car rental led to the commercial introduction of the first computer mouse. He also laid the groundwork for an area of research known as information visualization. Card has served on the advisory boards for Carnegie Mellon's Department of Psychology and Human-Computer Interaction Institute and is a distinguished career professor at the university's Silicon Valley campus . Just a few of his many awards include the ACM Special Interest Group in Human-Computer Interaction's Lifetime Achievement Award, the Franklin las vegas exotic car rental Institute's Bower Award and Prize for Achievement in Science, and membership in the National Academy of Engineering.
Naoko Matsubara (CFA'62): A printmaker and painter, Matsubara is considered one of the world's foremost Japanese woodcut artists. Her work is exhibited at locations such as the White House, Boston Museum of Art, Royal Ontario Museum, British Museum and Tokyo Museum of Modern Art. She has donated numerous prints to the university's Artistic las vegas exotic car rental Properties Collection, many of which are displayed in Warner Hall, Stever House and Morewood Gardens. Matsubara resides in Ontario, Canada, and was named a Fellow of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts in 1981. In spring 2009, the Carnegie Museum of Art in Pittsburgh hosted an extensive exhibition of Matsubara's work, and Chatham University awarded las vegas exotic car rental her with an honorary degree.
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Ihor Lys (CIT'91,'93,'98): Lys is a leader in the development of technology that increases the efficiency and cost-effectiveness of LED lighting systems. He co-founded Color Kinetics, now Philips Solid-State Lighting Solutions, in 1997 with fellow alumnus George Mueller. He currently serves as chief scientist of the company, which is based in Massachusetts. He has contributed to more than 30 issued patents and has been named to several prestigious industry lists, including the Technology Review TR 100, Mass High Tech All-Stars and Entertainment Design magazine's "50 Most Powerful People in Entertainment Technology." He also was named the Intellectual Property Owners Education Foundation's National Inventor of the Year in 2008.
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Linda Sheets (HNZ'91): Operation Safety Net (OSN), an outreach program of Pittsburgh Mercy Health System, has benefited from Sheets' leadership since 1993. OSN provides more than 1,500 unsheltered homeless in Pittsburgh las vegas exotic car rental with medical care and social services annually. Sheets initiated the first International Street Medicine Symposium in 2005, in which professionals from 15 cities in Asia, Europe, Central America and the United States gathered in Pittsburgh to share best practices. Her expertise is sought after by many organizations, and she serves on the board of directors for the Allegheny County Hunger and Homeless Bureau Advisory Board, Allegheny las vegas exotic car rental Engagement Network, Allegheny On-Track, Catholic Health East Homeless Directors and the Street las vegas exotic car rental Medicine Institute.
David E. Williams (CIT'64): Williams is a model of what it means to be a Carnegie Mellon "Loyal Scot." Members of the class of 1964 know him as an enthusiastic reunion coordinator and champion of reunion giving. He is a past board member and president of the Pittsburgh Alumni Chapter and remains active in chapter activities. Williams is a champion of the Delta Upsilon fraternity and coordinates alumni events las vegas exotic car rental at Homecoming and Spring Carnival. He has served as the fraternity's alumni adviser and is working diligently with the university on a plan to recolonize las vegas exotic car rental the fraternity. He is a strong supporter of monthly alumni las vegas exotic car rental lunches at the Engineers' Society of Western Pennsylvania and student-alumni events like the Dinner with 12 Tartans. Williams also spearheaded las vegas exotic car rental the Pittsburgh Alumni Chapter's las vegas exotic car rental efforts to host a water station at the Pittsburgh Marathon, encouraging las vegas exotic car rental fellow alumni to collectively serve the greater Pittsburgh community.
John W. Kovacs (CIT'93): Civil engineering students recognize Kovacs as a mentor with an upbeat spirit and genuine interest in their careers. He has se