Press Release for

CQR 2007 CHAIRMAN’S AWARD

The Technical Committee on Communications Quality & Reliability (CQR) is an IEEE Communications Society international professional organization that is unique in its service to the quality, reliability and security professionals of the global communications industry.  CQR Chairman Kenichi Mase, Professor, Niigata University, Japan, honored four individuals with the CQR Chairman’s Award at an awards ceremony during the annual CQR International Workshop in Fort Myers, Florida on May 16, 2007.

Criteria upon which recipients were selected include: 

2007 AWARD RECIPIENTS

Keith Cambron,  President and CEO, AT&T Labs

for sustained contributions in the field of network reliability, technology introduction, and leadership in the research and development of telecommunications systems

Dick Lynch,  CTO, Verizon Wireless

for leadership in implementing wireless technology and bridging the IEEE and industry to address the challenges of reliable wireless voice and data performance

George Rittenhouse, VP, Alcatel-Lucent Bell Labs

for pioneering research in optimizing the quality of mobile networks, for augmenting wireless communications network resilience in life saving search and rescue efforts during catastrophes, and for leading industry colleagues with a technical excellence, a spirit of service and unyielding integrity

Michael Tortorella, Professor, Rutgers University

for pioneering work in service reliability theory and engineering, for sustained contributions to reliable services, networks, and products in the telecommunications industry, and for continued service to the CQR since 1986

For the background and achievements of the recipients, please click their names to view.

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Last updated on Tuesday, May 22, 2007