Kilby International Awards

The Kilby International Awards was an award created by the High Tech Committee^[1] of the North Dallas Chamber of Commerce, in 1990 to boost interest in the area.^[2] It was named after inventor Jack Kilby.^[3] The awards were bestowed at the Chamber's annual "Salute to High Technology" dinners,^[4] except for the 2003 Awards, which were held in London.^[5]

Recipients

Awards were granted in 1990–1998, 2000^[6] and 2003.^[3][7]

1990

• Truman Cook (Community Catalyst Award)
• Mark Fulbright (Student Innovator Award)
• Michael Hawley
• Bell Helicopter Textron

1991

• Wendy Copp (Young Innovator Award)
• Apple Computer
• EDS
• Rockwell International
• Tandy Corporation
• Texas Instruments
• Raytheon Corporation

1992

• Drew Gaffney
• Richard Smalley
• John Hagelin
• Fortune Education Summit

1993

• Francis S. Collins
• Candace B. Pert
• George F. Smoot
• Mae C. Jemison
• K. Eric Drexler (Young Innovator Award)

1994

• Robert D. Ballard
• Dean Kamen
• Stephanie L. Kwolek
• Michael A. Zasloff
• Mark A. Reed (Young Innovator Award)

1995

• Vinton Cerf
• Huda Zoghbi
• Harry Orr
• Hans Herren
• Jewel Plummer Cobb (Lifetime Achievement in Education Award)
• Tim Berners-Lee (Young Innovator Award)
• Marc Hannah (Young Innovator Award)

1996

• Steve Wozniak
• Helen Murray Free (Lifetime Achievement Award)
• Daniel Kaufman
• E. Clayton Teague
• Kay Toliver
• Mike McCue (Young Innovator Award)

1997

• James H. Clark
• Hector Floyd DeLuca
• Sylvia A. Earle
• Barry Marshall
• Francine Penny Patterson
• Susan Athey (Young Innovator Award)

1998

• Leonardo Chiariglione
• Jennifer Harris (Young Innovator Award)
• Florence P. Haseltine
• Karl M. Johnson (Lifetime Achievement Award)
• Zafra M. Lerman
• William E. Strickland
• Masashi Yanagisawa

2000

• Michael Chasen (Young Innovator Award)
• Matthew Pittinsky (Young Innovator Award)
• Linus Benedict Torvalds (Young Innovator Award)
• Frances Anne Cordova
• Bran Ferren
• Hendrik Mario Geysen
• Margaret Lowman
• Martin Schwab
• Ada Yonath

2003

• Onesmo K. ole-MoiYoi
• Dame Bridget Ogilvie
• Ralf David Hotchkiss
• Mamphela Aletta Ramphele
• Janna Levin (Young Innovator Award)