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Service Awards

During the VIS 2018 conference, the following service awards were granted:

IEEE Certificate of Appreciation

James Ahrens
For his service as General Chair of the 2017 IEEE Visualization conference

Terry Yoo
For his service as General Chair of the 2016 IEEE Visualization conference

Maxine Brown
For her service as General Chair of the 2015 IEEE Visualization conference

Michael E. Papka
For his service as General Chair of the 2015 IEEE Visualization conference

Gautam Chaudhary
For his 9-year service as Program Chair for the IEEE Visualization conference

Maria Velez
For her 9-year service as Finance Chair for the IEEE Visualization conference

Meghan Haley
For her 11-year service as Publication & Project Coordinator of the IEEE Visualization conference and for keeping a high professional standard of the VIS proceedings

Loretta Auvil
For her 21-year service as Finance Chair for the IEEE Visualization conference and VGTC

IEEE Meritorious Service Award

Klaus Mueller
For numerous longstanding and major contributions to the IEEE-CS that have significantly advanced the field of visualization including service as Chairman of the VGTC and Chairman of the IEEE VIS Conference.

Tamara Munzner
For her 6-year service as Chair of the IEEE Visualization conference Executive Committee that significantly shaped both the conference and the community