James F. Zimmerman Award

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The James F. Zimmerman Award shall be given to an alumnus of the University of New Mexico who has made a significant contribution which has brought fame and honor to the University of New Mexico or to the State of New Mexico.

Nominations due: September 1
Presentation: The award is presented at an awards dinner in mid-February.

2009 Recipient

Gustavus Simmons, '69 PhD, received the Zimmerman Award, given to a UNM alum who has brought fame and honor to UNM or New Mexico. Gus is a retired cryptologist and a Senior Fellow at Sandia National Laboratories. He pioneered the theory of authentication, used to verify adherence to the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty for nuclear weapons. All e-commerce now depends upon his work in authentication. Gus received the E.O. Lawrence Award in 1986, one of the highest scientific honors bestowed by the U.S. government, often called the American Nobel Prize.

Previous Honorees

Diane Denish (2008)
Judith Rogala (2007)
Eric Pillmore (2006)
Jerry T. Jackson (2005)
Stanley Harrison (2004)
John Palms (2003)
Milton Ward (2002)
Dennis Jett (2001)
Ann Rhoades (2000)
Jack Samson (1999)
Betty Sabo (1998)
Henry Trewhitt (1996)
Anthony Hillerman (1995)
Frank C. Hibben (1994)
Larry Gordon (1993)
Sabine Ulibarri (1992)
Antoine Predock (1991)
Lovola W. Burgess (1990)
Robert J. Stamm (1989)
Klaus Keil (1988)
H. L. "Hickum" Galles (1986)
Ed Lewis (1985)
John Davis (1985)
Ben C. Hernandez (1984)
Pete Domenici (1982)
Stephen Reynolds (1980)
John A. Lewis (1978)
Glenn L. Emmons (1977)
Harold L. Enarson (1976)
May S. Denham (1973)
Shirley M. Hufstedler (1972)
J. Caldwell Wilson (1972)
Roy Hickman (1971)
Eldred Harrington (1971)
Donovan Richardson (1970) [Posthumous]
Tom Wiley (1969)
N. Scott Momaday (1969)
Tom L. Popejoy (1968)