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Albert F. Sperry Award

The Albert F. Sperry Founder Award is the Society's outstanding achievement award and recognizes an outstanding technical, educational or philosophical contribution to the science and technology of instrumentation, systems, and automation. The award is named for Albert F. Sperry who was internationally recognized for his contributions to the advancement and development of instrumentation as an innovator, a business executive and a Society leader. He served as the first ISA President and was elected an Honorary Member of ISA in 1956.

Award and Presentation:

The Albert F. Sperry Founder Award may be conferred annually. Presentation is made at the annual Honors and Awards Gala.

Qualifications:

This award is open to any person. It was originated to recognize the conception or implementation of fundamental contributions with a profound or significant impact in the broad field of instrumentation, contributions which are basic to the growth and development of major advances in the field. It is intended to honor those whose achievements are of profound significance to instrumentation, systems, and automation technology. Candidates for this award may come from many fields, such as research, engineering, education, philosophy and management involving science, industrial production, economics, government, medicine, politics or human relations.

Nomination:

Nomination of an individual for the Albert F. Sperry Founder Award is accepted from any individual. Nominations are made in writing on the appropriate form.

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