The computer graphics achievement award is given to an individual for outstanding achievement in computer graphics and interactive techniques. The award includes a prize of $2,000.
Recipients
- 2021 Doug L. James
- 2020 Kavita Bala
- 2019 Denis Zorin
- 2018 Daniel Cohen-Or
- 2017 Ramesh Raskar
- 2016 Frédo Durand
- 2015 Steve Marschner
- 2014 Thomas Funkhouser
- 2013 Holly Rushmeier
- 2012 Greg Turk
- 2011 Richard Szeliski
- 2010 Jessica Hodgins
- 2009 Michael Kass
- 2008 Ken Perlin
- 2007 Greg Ward
- 2006 Thomas W. Sederberg
- 2005 Jos Stam
- 2004 Hugues Hoppe
- 2003 Peter Schröder
- 2002 David Kirk
- 2001 Andrew Witkin
- 2000 David H. Salesin
- 1999 Tony DeRose
- 1998 Michael F. Cohen
- 1997 Przemyslaw Prusinkiewicz
- 1996 Marc Levoy
- 1995 Kurt Akeley
- 1994 Kenneth E. Torrance
- 1993 Pat Hanrahan
- 1992 Henry Fuchs
- 1991 James T. Kajiya
- 1990 Richard Shoup and Alvy Ray Smith
- 1989 John Warnock
- 1988 Alan H. Barr
- 1987 Robert Cook
- 1986 Turner Whitted
- 1985 Loren Carpenter
- 1984 James H. Clark
- 1983 James F. Blinn
Nominations
ACM SIGGRAPH members are encouraged to nominate individuals for the Computer Graphics Achievement Award by sending an email to the Technical Awards Chair before 31 January.
Nominations should include:
- Name, address, phone number, and email address of the nominator
- Name and email address of the candidate
- Suggested citation (maximum of 25 words)
- Nomination statement (maximum of 500 words in length) addressing why the candidate should receive this award
Nominations should describe a candidate’s most significant research contribution(s), and optionally describe industrial impact, community service, and/or other contributions to computer graphics and interactive techniques. Descriptions of a small number of contributions (one is OK) along with their impact are preferable to a long list of activities. The Technical Awards Committee will use the nomination statements as the main basis for their selections. So a concise and clear statement is strongly encouraged.