Community: Pioneer Leadership History

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2025-2026:

Name	Role	Volunteer Position	Affiliation
Ed Kramer	Chair		Art Institute of Colorado and ACM SIGGRAPH
Ari Rapkin Blenkhorn	Steering Committee Member		Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory
Barbara Helfer	Steering Committee Member		Immersion Corporation
	Steering Committee Member
	Steering Committee Member
David J. Kasik	Steering Committee Member		SIGGRAPH History Committee
	Steering Committee Member
Ergun Akleman	Steering Committee Member		Texas A&M University
G. Scott Owen	Steering Committee Member		Georgia State University
Henry Fuchs	Steering Committee Member		University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Janice T. Searleman	Steering Committee Member		Clarkson University
Jeff Jortner	Steering Committee Member		Secure Collaborative Solutions
Joan Collins	Steering Committee Member		Joan Collins & Associates
Jon Peddie	Steering Committee Member		Jon Peddie Research(JPR)
Julian E. Gomez	Steering Committee Member		NASA
Lou Harrison	Steering Committee Member		North Carolina State University
Michael Wahrman	Steering Committee Member		New York University
	Steering Committee Member
Peter Segal	Steering Committee Member		ACM SIGGRAPH
	Steering Committee Member
Theresa-Marie Rhyne	Steering Committee Member		US EPA Scientific Visualization Center
William J. Joel	Steering Committee Member		Illumen Animation Research Studio

2024-2025:

Name	Role	Volunteer Position	Affiliation
Ed Kramer	Chair		Art Institute of Colorado and ACM SIGGRAPH
Ari Rapkin Blenkhorn	Steering Committee Member		Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory
	Steering Committee Member
David J. Kasik	Steering Committee Member		SIGGRAPH History Committee
	Steering Committee Member
Ergun Akleman	Steering Committee Member		Texas A&M University
Frank Foster	Steering Committee Member		SIGGRAPH
G. Scott Owen	Steering Committee Member		Georgia State University
Henry Fuchs	Steering Committee Member		University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Jeff Jortner	Steering Committee Member		Secure Collaborative Solutions
Joan Collins	Steering Committee Member		Joan Collins & Associates
Jon Peddie	Steering Committee Member		Jon Peddie Research(JPR)
Julian E. Gomez	Steering Committee Member		NASA
Lou Harrison	Steering Committee Member		North Carolina State University
Michael Wahrman	Steering Committee Member		New York University
Norman J. Badler	Steering Committee Member		University of Pennsylvania
	Steering Committee Member
Peter Segal	Steering Committee Member		ACM SIGGRAPH
	Steering Committee Member
Theresa-Marie Rhyne	Steering Committee Member		US EPA Scientific Visualization Center
William J. Joel	Steering Committee Member		Illumen Animation Research Studio

2023-2024:

Name	Role	Volunteer Position	Affiliation
Ed Kramer	Chair		Art Institute of Colorado and ACM SIGGRAPH
Ari Rapkin Blenkhorn	Steering Committee Member		Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory
Bob Ellis	Steering Committee Member		ACM SIGGRAPH
	Steering Committee Member
David J. Kasik	Steering Committee Member		SIGGRAPH History Committee
	Steering Committee Member
Ergun Akleman	Steering Committee Member		Texas A&M University
Frank Foster	Steering Committee Member		SIGGRAPH
G. Scott Owen	Steering Committee Member		Georgia State University
Henry Fuchs	Steering Committee Member		University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Jeff Jortner	Steering Committee Member		Secure Collaborative Solutions
Joan Collins	Steering Committee Member		Joan Collins & Associates
Jon Peddie	Steering Committee Member		Jon Peddie Research(JPR)
Julian E. Gomez	Steering Committee Member		NASA
Lou Harrison	Steering Committee Member		North Carolina State University
Michael Wahrman	Steering Committee Member		New York University
Norman J. Badler	Steering Committee Member		University of Pennsylvania
Peter Segal	Steering Committee Member		ACM SIGGRAPH
	Steering Committee Member
Theresa-Marie Rhyne	Steering Committee Member		US EPA Scientific Visualization Center
William J. Joel	Steering Committee Member		Illumen Animation Research Studio

2022-2023:

Name	Role	Volunteer Position	Affiliation
Ed Kramer	Chair		Art Institute of Colorado and ACM SIGGRAPH
Ari Rapkin Blenkhorn	Steering Committee Member		Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory
Bob Ellis	Steering Committee Member		ACM SIGGRAPH
	Steering Committee Member
David J. Kasik	Steering Committee Member		SIGGRAPH History Committee
	Steering Committee Member
Ergun Akleman	Steering Committee Member		Texas A&M University
Frank Foster	Steering Committee Member		SIGGRAPH
G. Scott Owen	Steering Committee Member		Georgia State University
Henry Fuchs	Steering Committee Member		University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Jeff Jortner	Steering Committee Member		Secure Collaborative Solutions
Joan Collins	Steering Committee Member		Joan Collins & Associates
Jon Peddie	Steering Committee Member		Jon Peddie Research(JPR)
Julian E. Gomez	Steering Committee Member		NASA
Lou Harrison	Steering Committee Member		North Carolina State University
Michael Wahrman	Steering Committee Member		New York University
Norman J. Badler	Steering Committee Member		University of Pennsylvania
Peter Segal	Steering Committee Member		ACM SIGGRAPH
	Steering Committee Member
Theresa-Marie Rhyne	Steering Committee Member		US EPA Scientific Visualization Center
William J. Joel	Steering Committee Member		Illumen Animation Research Studio

2021-2022:

Name	Role	Volunteer Position	Affiliation
Ed Kramer	Chair		Art Institute of Colorado and ACM SIGGRAPH
Ari Rapkin Blenkhorn	Steering Committee Member		Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory
Bob Ellis	Steering Committee Member		ACM SIGGRAPH
	Steering Committee Member
David J. Kasik	Steering Committee Member		SIGGRAPH History Committee
	Steering Committee Member
Ergun Akleman	Steering Committee Member		Texas A&M University
Frank Foster	Steering Committee Member		SIGGRAPH
G. Scott Owen	Steering Committee Member		Georgia State University
Henry Fuchs	Steering Committee Member		University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Jeff Jortner	Steering Committee Member		Secure Collaborative Solutions
Joan Collins	Steering Committee Member		Joan Collins & Associates
Jon Peddie	Steering Committee Member		Jon Peddie Research(JPR)
Julian E. Gomez	Steering Committee Member		NASA
Lou Harrison	Steering Committee Member		North Carolina State University
Michael Wahrman	Steering Committee Member		New York University
Norman J. Badler	Steering Committee Member		University of Pennsylvania
Peter Segal	Steering Committee Member		ACM SIGGRAPH
	Steering Committee Member
Theresa-Marie Rhyne	Steering Committee Member		US EPA Scientific Visualization Center
William J. Joel	Steering Committee Member		Illumen Animation Research Studio

2020-2021:

Name	Role	Volunteer Position	Affiliation
Ed Kramer	Chair		Art Institute of Colorado and ACM SIGGRAPH
Bob Ellis	Steering Committee Member		ACM SIGGRAPH
	Steering Committee Member
David J. Kasik	Steering Committee Member		SIGGRAPH History Committee
	Steering Committee Member
Ergun Akleman	Steering Committee Member		Texas A&M University
Frank Foster	Steering Committee Member		SIGGRAPH
G. Scott Owen	Steering Committee Member		Georgia State University
Henry Fuchs	Steering Committee Member		University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Jeff Jortner	Steering Committee Member		Secure Collaborative Solutions
Jon Peddie	Steering Committee Member		Jon Peddie Research(JPR)
Julian E. Gomez	Steering Committee Member		NASA
Lou Harrison	Steering Committee Member		North Carolina State University
Norman J. Badler	Steering Committee Member		University of Pennsylvania
Peter Segal	Steering Committee Member		ACM SIGGRAPH
	Steering Committee Member
Theresa-Marie Rhyne	Steering Committee Member		US EPA Scientific Visualization Center
William J. Joel	Steering Committee Member		Illumen Animation Research Studio

2019-2020:

Name	Role	Volunteer Position	Affiliation
Ed Kramer	Chair		Art Institute of Colorado and ACM SIGGRAPH
Lou Harrison	Steering Committee Member		North Carolina State University

2018-2019:

Name	Role	Volunteer Position	Affiliation
Frank Foster	President		SIGGRAPH

2017-2018:

Name	Role	Volunteer Position	Affiliation
Frank Foster	President		SIGGRAPH

2016-2017:

Name	Role	Volunteer Position	Affiliation
Frank Foster	President		SIGGRAPH

2015-2016:

Name	Role	Volunteer Position	Affiliation
Frank Foster	President		SIGGRAPH

2014-2015:

Name	Role	Volunteer Position	Affiliation
Jon Peddie	President		Jon Peddie Research(JPR)

2013-2014:

Name	Role	Volunteer Position	Affiliation
Jon Peddie	President		Jon Peddie Research(JPR)

2012-2013:

Name	Role	Volunteer Position	Affiliation
Jon Peddie	President		Jon Peddie Research(JPR)

2011-2012:

Name	Role	Volunteer Position	Affiliation
Jon Peddie	President		Jon Peddie Research(JPR)

2010-2011:

Name	Role	Volunteer Position	Affiliation
Michael R. Macedonia	President		Fraunhofer Institute for Research in Computer Graphics (IGD)

2009-2010:

Name	Role	Volunteer Position	Affiliation
Michael R. Macedonia	President		Fraunhofer Institute for Research in Computer Graphics (IGD)

2008-2009:

Name	Role	Volunteer Position	Affiliation
Ingrid B. Carlbom	President		The Pennsylvania State University

2007-2008:

Name	Role	Volunteer Position	Affiliation
Ingrid B. Carlbom	President		The Pennsylvania State University

2006-2007:

Name	Role	Volunteer Position	Affiliation
Andy Goodrich	President		Parallax Graphics

2005-2006:

Name	Role	Volunteer Position	Affiliation
Andy Goodrich	President		Parallax Graphics

2004-2005:

Name	Role	Volunteer Position	Affiliation
David J. Kasik	President		SIGGRAPH History Committee

2003-2004:

Name	Role	Volunteer Position	Affiliation
David J. Kasik	President		SIGGRAPH History Committee

2002-2003:

Name	Role	Volunteer Position	Affiliation
John C. Dill	President		Cornell University

2001-2002:

Name	Role	Volunteer Position	Affiliation
John C. Dill	President		Cornell University

2000-2001:

Name	Role	Volunteer Position	Affiliation
Andries van Dam	President		Brown University

1999-2000:

Name	Role	Volunteer Position	Affiliation
Andries van Dam	President		Brown University

1998-1999:

Name	Role	Volunteer Position	Affiliation
Robert Herzog	President

1997-1998:

Name	Role	Volunteer Position	Affiliation
Robert Herzog	President

1994-1995:

Name	Role	Volunteer Position	Affiliation
Carl Machover	President		Machover Associates

1993-1994:

Name	Role	Volunteer Position	Affiliation
Carl Machover	President		Machover Associates

1992-1993:

Name	Role	Volunteer Position	Affiliation
Carl Machover	President		Machover Associates

1991-1992:

Name	Role	Volunteer Position	Affiliation
Carl Machover	President		Machover Associates

1990-1991:

Name	Role	Volunteer Position	Affiliation
Ken Anderson	President		Adobe Inc.

1989-1990:

Name	Role	Volunteer Position	Affiliation
Ken Anderson	President		Adobe Inc.

1988-1989:

Name	Role	Volunteer Position	Affiliation
Ken Anderson	President		Adobe Inc.

1987-1988:

Name	Role	Volunteer Position	Affiliation
Ken Anderson	President		Adobe Inc.