ADVISORY/Charles Simonyi Honored by American Hungarian Foundation.City Desks/Assignment Writers ADVISORY...for Nov. 12 NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 5, 2002 Tuesday, November 12, 2002, Waldorf-Astoria, 7:00PM Photos available. Photographers welcome & interviews scheduled. Hungarian-Americans have had an incredible impact on the daily lives of all of us. The American Hungarian Foundation recognizes that annually by honoring Hungarian-Americans for their exceptional contributions to the global community. This November 12th the fortieth annual George Washington Awards Dinner will honor software creator Dr. Charles Simonyi (person) Charles Simonyi - Microsoft programmer, most famously responsible for Hungarian Notation. Simonyi was born in Budapest in 1948, and for more than a decade was senior programmer at Microsoft in Redmond. . The black tie event takes place on Tuesday, November 12, 2002 at the Waldorf-Astoria in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. . The George Washington Award annually recognizes those persons whose eminent contributions are in the broad field of human knowledge, the arts and understanding among men and nations. In name and symbolism this award was inspired by the statue of George Washington erected in the City Park of Budapest in 1906 by the Hungarian immigrants living in America. Previous award winners include: James A. Michener James Albert Michener (February 3, 1907 - October 16, 1997) was an American author of more than 40 titles, the majority of which are novels of sweeping sagas, covering the lives of many generations in a particular geographic locale and incorporating historical facts into the story , Gerald R. Ford, George Pataki George Elmer Pataki (born June 24, 1945) is an American politician who was the 57th Governor of New York serving from January 1995 until January 1, 2007. He is a member of the Republican Party and was seen as a possible 2000 and 2008 Presidential candidate. , Judith Leiber Judith Leiber (born Judith Peto in 1921 in Budapest, Hungary) is a world-renowned designer of haute couture handbags. Judith Peto was the first woman to join the handbag-makers guild in Budapest. , Joseph Pulitzer and many others. Foundation President, Dr. August J. Molnar, notes, "the erection of the George Washington statue was an act of generosity of Hungarian immigrants in America and that generosity is evident today to the foundation." Charles Simonyi recently co-founded Intentional Software Corporation. Prior to that he had a direct impact on our computing needs by the design work he did at Microsoft Corporation. There he held the title of Director of Application Development, Chief Architect and Distinguished Engineer. Simonyi was responsible for the teams that developed such commercial favorites as Microsoft Multiplan, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel and others. He was elected to the National Academy of Engineering in 1997 for his contributions to "widely used productivity software." We can all say "what you see is what you get (jargon) What You See Is What You Get - (WYSIWYG) /wiz'ee-wig/ Describes a user interface for a document preparation system under which changes are represented by displaying a more-or-less accurate image of the way the document will finally appear, e.g. when printed. " while we work at our computers because Charles Simonyi created the first WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get) Pronounced "wiz-ee-wig." It refers to displaying text and graphics on screen the same as they will print on paper or display on a Web page. text editor called Bravo! Simonyi earned his B.S. in engineering mathematics from the University of California at Berkeley (body, education) University of California at Berkeley - (UCB) See also Berzerkley, BSD. http://berkeley.edu/. Note to British and Commonwealth readers: that's /berk'lee/, not /bark'lee/ as in British Received Pronunciation. , and a doctorate in computer science from Stanford University. He received a honorary doctorate from the University of Pecs in Hungary in 2001. Simonyi serves on the Board of Trustees board of trustees Politics The posse of thugs who oversee an institution's administration. See Board of directors. of the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, NJ and endowed a chair for the Public Understanding of Science at Oxford University in England. He has also endowed a chair for Theoretical Physics at the Institute for Advance Study. The American Hungarian Foundation, devoted to furthering the understanding and appreciation of the Hungarian cultural heritage in the United States, applauds Charles Simonyi. The non-profit organization with its national headquarters and world-class museum is located at 300 Somerset Street, New Brunswick, NJ. For specific information about the Foundation and its activities call 732/846-5777. |
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