Article 160351 of comp.os.vms: The DECUS Anniversary Award for Lifetime Achievement Celebrating the 35th anniversary of the founding of DECUS The DECUS US Board of Directors and Digital's Corporate DECUS Program Office are proud to announce the recipients of the DECUS Anniversary Award for Lifetime Achievement. The award recognizes individuals who have made significant technical contributions to DECUS US. Each recipient has been responsible for advancing the goals of information sharing and technical exchange that are at the core of DECUS. This year marks both the 35th anniversary of the founding of DECUS and the 30th anniversary of DECUS Europe symposia. In celebration of the milestone, both DECUS US and DECUS Europe sponsored these awards. In Europe, five long-time DECUS members were recognized during the recent Fall symposium in Barcelona. The goal of this award is to honor those volunteers whose energy and enthusiasm have contributed to the success of DECUS. As a volunteer organization, the society is dependent on the efforts of many individuals. Over the years, the record of the contributions these volunteers made has been lost. Through the process of creating and administering this award, we have gained an understanding about those who have contributed to DECUS. We also hope to learn from the experiences of the nominees and winners. Criteria for the DECUS US Awards: Those DECUS members and Digital employees who have contributed significantly over the years to the technical exchange and information sharing activities of DECUS are eligible for the US Lifetime Award. We recognize that DECUS is an organization that is fueled primarily by the contributions of volunteers. This award focuses on individuals whose technical achievements have been above and beyond those of the normal volunteer. Technical contributions include one or more of the following that have provided a substantial benefit to DECUS members: sessions, seminars, articles, library submissions or other tangible contributions. Many nominations were received. The nominations had to be supported by a description of the specific technical contributions of the nominee. All nominations were reviewed by a panel of DECUS leaders and representative of Digital's Corporate DECUS Program Office. At its Fall meeting in Anaheim, California, DECUS US awarded five LifeTime Achievement Awards for Technical Contributions. We are very pleased to introduce the DECUS US Chapter's Lifetime Achievement Award winners: Glen Everhart ------------- Glen Everhart has been involved in DECUS US since the late 70s and producing SIG tapes since the early 80s. His name is practically synonymous with the DECUS Library and SIG collections. Glen has submitted countless submissions to the Library and always encourages others to do the same. When at conferences, Glen is often sought out, both for information and help in using the collections and his technical expertise. Glen also frequently acts as a point of reference (answer questions, bounce ideas, etc.) for the DECUS US Customer Service (1-800-DECUS-55) operation. Jamie Hanrahan -------------- Jamie Hanrahan is one of the long time technical legends of DECUS. He has provided numerous sessions and seminars at DECUS events on VMS and networking, and written a share of articles for the magazine. Jamie also serves as a conference moderator on DECUServe and is an active participant in that forum. Jamie is also known for developing the DECUS UUCP software that used to link VMS systems to the worldwide USENET network. Through this software, members were able to connect to the USENET with their VAX/VMS systems. In fact, DECUS itself used the UUCP software before DECUServe was connected to the Internet. Dale Coy -------- Dale Coy has contributed to DECUServe since around 1988 and became its "Manager of Systems" shortly afterwards. Dale continues to provide countless technical contributions to it. DECUServe would likely not exist without Dale, at least not in its current form. He is both the technical expert that has kept the system stable and available over all its history, and also a seemingly tireless technical contributor to its content. He has almost single-handedly ensured that the system itself is a production quality, stable system. Terence Kennedy --------------- Terence Kennedy is not known for any single technical achievement, but rather for a continual flow of advice and content. Terry has provided FTP access for DECUS material for quite some time and is very active in USENET, often directing Non-DECUS members to DECUS resources, bringing in new customers, and generally being one of DECUS' many unofficial ambassadors to the rest of the world. Ralph Stamerjohn ---------------- Ralph Stamerjohn made the RSX operating system usable and available to DECUS members, in a way that Digital did not. No "RSX Internals and Data Structures" manual was published by Digital, no DSNlink existed, and there was no Internet or USENET newsgroups. Nor did the DECUServe or the Pageswapper online conferences yet exist. There were only some manuals which never had enough detail. Ralph wrote many papers that filled this void, and generated a considerable amount of code and drivers. Ralph acted as "Head Guru" and "Lead Cheerleader" for the RSX product within DECUS, enabling its membership to stretch their resources by shortening their learning curves on RSX. Ralph has made many contributions to the DECUS Library, Symposia, Regional & Local Seminars. While there are many gurus in DECUS, and many who have helped the DECUS membership, none have helped "light" the path of technical troubleshooting more than Ralph Stamerjohn. We extend our congratulations to all the winners, and to the others who were also nominated for these awards. It is through their accomplishments and deeds that the ideals of DECUS are truly realized. Joe Pollizzi Nancy Strecker President Vice President DECUS US Chapter DECUS and Customer Programs Digital Equipment Corporation