IBM Fellow
| Company type | Internal designation |
|---|---|
| Industry | Information technology |
| Founded | 1962 |
| Founder | Thomas Watson Jr. |
Area served | Global |
Key people | CEO of IBM (appointing authority) |
| Products | Technical innovation and research contributions |
Number of employees | 331 (total awarded as of April 2022) (2022) |
| Parent | IBM |
An IBM Fellow is a prestigious role within IBM, designated by the CEO. Annually, between four and nine individuals—eleven in 2014—receive this appointment, typically during May or June. The Fellow designation represents the utmost distinction granted to scientists, engineers, or programmers at IBM.
Overview
Founded in 1962 by Thomas Watson Jr., the IBM Fellows program aims to foster innovation among the company's leading technical experts. It honors exceptional and enduring contributions across engineering, programming, services, science, design, and technology disciplines. The inaugural group of Fellows was named in 1963.
Selection is based on notable technical achievements and the likelihood of future influential work. Francis E. Hamilton is recognized as the first IBM Fellow, appointed in 1963 due to his contributions to the IBM 650. In 1989, Fran Allen became the program's first female Fellow.
IBM Fellows enjoy considerable freedom to explore projects aligned with their specialized knowledge.
As of April 2022, just 331 individuals have been awarded the IBM Fellow title, with 84 still active members. Collectively, these Fellows have been responsible for over 9,329 patents, earned five Nobel Prizes and five Turing Awards, and produced a vast body of published research.
List
In order of appointment:
- Francis E. Hamilton (1963)
- Ronald D. Dodge (1963)
- C.R. Doty, Sr. (1963)
- Clyde J. Fitch (1963)
- John Backus (1963)
- Genung L. Clapper (1963)
- Lewellyn H. Thomas (1963)
- Ralph L. Palmer (1963)
- Ralph E. Gomory (1964)
- Robert Henle (1964)
- James A. Weidenhammer (1964)
- Laurence A. Wilson (1964)
- Jonas E. Dayger (1964)
- Gene Amdahl (1965)
- Reynold B. Johnson (1965)
- Stephen W. Dunwell (1966)
- George T. Judson (1966)
- James M. Brownlow (1967)
- George F. Daly (1967)
- Wallace Eckert (1967)
- Leo Esaki (1967)
- Richard L. Garwin (1967)
- Jean Ghertman (1967)
- Evon C. Greanias (1967)
- Edward J. Rabenda (1967)
- Nathaniel Rochester (1967)
- Walter Buslik (1968)
- L.R. Harper (1968)
- Peter Sorokin (1968)
- Leon E. Palmer
- E. Alan Brown (1969)
- H.G. Kolsky (1969)
- Rolf Landauer (1969)
- Herman Goldstine (1969)
- Jacob Riseman (1969)
- Charles E. Owen (1969)
- Wouter Vanderkulk (1969)
- D. DeWitt (1970)
- Enrico Clementi (1970)
- Victor R. Witt (1970)
- Kenneth E. Iverson (1971)
- J. B. Gunn (1971)
- Joseph C. Logue (1971)
- Bill Beausoleil (1972)
- John Cocke (1972)
- Shmuel Winograd (1972)
- Harlan Mills (1973)
- R.G. Brewer (1973)
- Robert A. Nelson (1973)
- William E. Harding (1973)
- Dean Eastman (1974)
- Jack Harker (1974)
- Benoît Mandelbrot (1974)
- Charles F. Borteck (1974)
- Harold Fleisher (1974)
- Otto G. Folberth (1974)
- A.R. Heller (1975)
- Henri Nussbaumer(1975)
- Joseph P. Pawletko(1975)
- James H. Pomerene(1976)
- Edgar F. Codd(1976)
- Heinz Zemanek(1976)
- Carl A. Queener(1976)
- Donald K. Rex(1977)
- Thomas H Simpson(1977)
- Alec N. Broers(1977)
- Alan J. Hoffman(1978)
- Robert Dennard(1979)
- Siegfried K. Wiedmann(1979)
- David E. Cuzner(1979)
- David A. Thompson(1980)
- Richard E. Blahut(1980)
- George Radin(1980)
- Robert E. Pattison(1980)
- Donald Seraphim(1981)
- Edward H. Sussenguth(1981)
- Janusz S. Wilczynski(1981)
- K. Alex Müller(1982)
- Edward B. Eichelberger(1982)
- Richard Chu(1983)
- Alan Fowler(1983)
- Charles Denis Mee(1983)
- Werner Kulcke(1983)
- James P. Gray(1984)
- Allan L. Scherr(1984)
- Mu-Yue (Ben) Hsiao(1984)
- Rao R. Tummala(1984)
- [[]]Gottfried Ungerboeck](1984)
- [[]]Hans Pfeiffer](1985)
- [[]]Jerry Woodall](1985)
- [[]]Glen Henry](1985)
- C Grant Willson](1985)
- [[]]Gerd Binnig](1986)
Dale L Critchlow](1986) James M Kasson](1986)
- [[]]Heinrich Rohrer](1986)
Arvind M Patel](1986)[1] Lubomyr Romankiw](1986) Georg Bednorz](1987) Edwin R Lassettre](1987) Paul E Totta](1987) Karl Hermann](1987) Nick Pippenger](1987) Bernard R Aken Jr](1988) Michael Hatzakis](1988) James L Walsh](1988)[2]
References
- The annual Corporate Technical Recognition Event (CTRE) publications document the IBM Fellows appointed each respective year. In 2009, a Corporate Technical Recognition (CTR) publication was issued despite the absence of a CTRE. The sources below confirm the names and dates listed above:
- IBM CTRE Publication, June 5–8, 1984, San Francisco, California
- IBM CTRE Publication, May 11–14, 1987, Orlando, Florida
- IBM CTRE Publication, May 16–19, 1988
- IBM CTRE Publication, June 4–7, 1990, San Diego, California
- IBM CTRE Publication, June 5–8, 1995, San Diego, California
- IBM CTRE Publication, June 9–12, 1998, San Francisco, California
- IBM CTRE Publication, June 8–11, 1999, Naples, Florida
- IBM CTRE Publication, June 5–8, 2000
- IBM CTRE Publication, May 29–June 1, 2001, Palm Beach, Florida
- IBM CTRE Publication, June 4–7, 2002, Naples, Florida
- IBM CTRE Publication, June 2–5, 2003, Scottsdale, Arizona
- IBM CTRE Publication, May 25–28, 2004, Boca Raton, Florida
- IBM CTRE Publication, May 24–27, 2005
- IBM CTRE Publication, May 23–26, 2006
- IBM CTRE Publication, May 14–17, 2007
- IBM CTRE Publication, May 12–15, 2008, Phoenix, Arizona
- IBM CTR Publication distributed individually in both 2009 and 2010