Drobak's co-author was Julie Strube, a 2000 LL.M. candidate. The team of Washington University undergraduates, advised by Hiroaki Mukai, Ph.D., professor of systems science and mathematics, was one of five teams designated Outstanding Winners of the Discrete Problem Section out of a total of 271 entries nationwide. The award is renewable by IBM annually for up to three years. Roman also was recognized in a recent issue of Emerson Electric Co.'s Innovations magazine in an article describing how Emerson's Software Center of Excellence Director Bill Trosky sought Roman's help as a consultant and coach in implementing object-oriented analysis.
Roman is a nationally known expert in the area.
The Marr Prize and the Siemens Prize, which Soatto won last year, are the highest awards given in the field of computer vision. Xilinx is an industry leader in field programmable gate array technology. The announcement at the college's annual meeting in San Antonio, Texas, recognizes Mirowitz' contributions to advancing medical management, his national stature in clinical medicine and his leadership skills. Siegel is the first pediatric radiologist and first woman to head the society, which educates radiologists about computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging of the body. The Willey award recognizes an outstanding contribution to archaeology published in the journal American Anthropologist.