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This Ada Rogues Gallery honors those who have made special contributions to the community of Ada users. Hopefully this gallery will encourage others to make contributions too. Our thanks to all.

This initial edition of the gallery is incomplete; please send email to Magnus Kempe (at M.Kempe@ieee.org) about those who should be added. Since it is simply not possible to list all people who have made some contribution and everything they have done, please state clearly the major contribution your nominee has made. It needs to be something that has directly helped many people and is somewhat unique; doing it voluntarily gets extra marks. Ideally we'd like an email address, a link to a web page with more information, and a picture for each person (JPEG best, size between 100x140 and 150x180); if you have a good (or goofy!) digital mug shot for someone here, or other information not listed on these rogues, or a correction, please send it in.

Chris Anderson (anderson@plk.af.mil):
For heading the Ada 9X project through to its conclusion: Ada 95.

Ted Baker (baker@cs.fsu.edu):
For his major contribution to the Ada 95 Real Time annex.

John Barnes (JGPB@jbinfo.demon.co.uk):
For his widely-sold Ada books (well over 100,000 copies), participating in the design of both Ada 83 and Ada 95, being the principal author of the Ada 95 Rationale, being Ada PUKE (short for Principal UK Expert, i.e. representing the BSI at ISO meetings for Ada matters), and serving as a Distinguished Reviewer for Ada 9X.
[Barnes]

Grady Booch (egb@rational.com):
For his work on Ada design notations and his reusable Ada 83 Booch components.

Ken Bowles (bowlesk@electriciti.com):
For being the force behind Telesoft (and UCSD Pascal!) and a member of the Ada Board.

Ben Brosgol (brosgol@east.thomsoft.com):
For chairing ACM SIGAda, for his major contribution to the Ada 95 Rationale and the Information Systems annex, for being a Distinguished Reviewer during the design of both Ada 83 and Ada 95, and the team leader for the Red language in the original Ada design competition.

Ada Byron (Lady Lovelace):
Augusta Ada Byron was born December 10, 1815 the daughter of the poet Lord Byron. Ada suggested to Babbage writing a plan for how his Analytical Engine might calculate Bernoulli numbers. This plan is now regarded as the first "computer program."

Norman H. Cohen (ncohen@watson.ibm.com):
For his well-received book, Ada as a Second Language, as well as competent and witty participation in comp.lang.ada. Also for being an Ada 9X Distinguished Reviewer.

Richard Conn (conn@wuarchive.wustl.edu):
For managing the Public Ada Library (PAL).

Robert Dewar (dewar@cs.nyu.edu):
For his work on GNAT (including its compilation model) and his extensive participation in comp.lang.ada. Also for being an Ada 9X Distinguished Reviewer.
[Dewar]

Ken Dritz (dritz@mcs.anl.gov):
For his major contribution to the Ada 95 Numerics annex.

Larry Druffel:
For being the first director of the U.S. Ada Joint Program Office (AJPO).

Bob Duff (bobduff@world.std.com):
For serving as editor of Ada Issues (AIs) to handle comments and questions on the Ada language. He was a member of the Ada 95 design team and regularly participates in comp.lang.ada.

Chuck Engle (engle1c@ncr.disa.mil):
For his many, many years of contributions to Ada's progress and success, at West Point, SEI, the Ada Board, Florida Tech, and now as head of the U.S. Ada Joint Program Office (AJPO).
[Engle]

Mike Feldman (mfeldman@seas.gwu.edu):
For his several well-received introductory Ada textbooks, and his work in helping the educational community use Ada. His efforts include ez2load, a simple-to-install package of Ada tools for MS-DOS and Windows users, many reviews of Ada books, and an Ada website for educators.

Anthony Gargaro (abg@sei.cmu.edu):
For chairing ACM SIGAda and for his major contribution to the Ada 95 Distributed Systems annex. Also for being an Ada 9X Distinguished Reviewer.

Mark Gerhardt (gerhardt_mark@srs.lmco.com):
For chairing ACM SIGAda and being an Ada 9X Distinguished Reviewer.

John Goodenough (Goodenough@sei.cmu.edu):
For directing the effort of the original ACVC, leading the ANSI delegation at ISO WG9 meetings, serving as a Distinguished Reviewer for Ada 83 and Ada 95, chairing the Ada Rapporteur Group for Ada 83 (this group resolved interpretations of the standard), and being the principal author of the Ada 9X Requirements Document. In addition he was a member of the Ada Board, a contributor to the Ada 83 design, a contributor to the Ada 95 Real-Time annex, and the lead designer for the Blue language in the original Ada design competition.
[Goodenough]

Hal Hart (halhart@sw-eng.falls-church.va.us):
For chairing ACM SIGAda.

Jean Ichbiah:
For designing the original Ada language (Ada 83, a.k.a. Green), and starting the Alsys Corporation.

Magnus Kempe (Magnus.Kempe@di.epfl.ch):
For developing and maintaining the Home of the Brave Ada Programmers (HBAP), the first WWW site devoted to Ada and a top award-winner with Magellan and Point, as well as maintaining the Ada FAQs and creating the hypertext Ada 95 reference manual.

Philippe Kruchten (pbk@rational.com):
For initiating work to translate into French both the Ada 83 and Ada 95 reference manuals. Also for being an Ada 9X Distinguished Reviewer.
[Kruchten]

Bob Mathis (73313.2671@CompuServe.COM):
For his efforts to encourage wide use of Ada in his roles as Executive Director of the Ada Resource Association (ARA) and Convenor of ISO/IEC JTC1/SC22 WG9 Ada, as well directing the AJPO. Also for being an Ada 9X Distinguished Reviewer.
[Mathis]

John McHugh:
For his major contribution to the Ada 95 Safety-Critical Systems annex.

Jim Moore (moorej@acm.org):
For his extraordinary efforts and skills in making the minutes of ISO WG9 meetings, especially useful for the sake of the Ada 9X process.

Karl A. Nyberg (karl@grebyn.com):
For editing and publishing the Annotated Ada (83) Reference Manual. His other contributions also include being: Past member of the Federal Advisory Group on Ada (the Ada Board). Technical member of the Ada 9X Requirements Team. IEEE POSIX Pioneer Awardee for POSIX Ada activity. Editor and Publisher of Ada Monthly. Editor and Publisher of Ada : Sources and Resources. Past manager of the INFO-Ada mailing list.
[Nyberg]

Erhard Plödereder (ploedereder@informatik.uni-stuttgart.de):
For chairing the Ada Rapporteur Group (ISO WG9 ARG) as well as being chair of the Distinguished Reviewers and XRG during the Ada 9X project.

Don Reifer:
For chairing the U.S. Ada Joint Program Office (AJPO).

Richard Riehle (richard@adaworks.com):
For his articles in the Journal of Object-Oriented Programming (JOOP) that make non-Ada users aware of Ada.

Clyde Roby (croby@ida.org):
For developing the WebAda [@AdaIC] prototype and scanning Stoneman.
[Roby]

Ed Schonberg (schonberg@cs.nyu.edu):
For his work on early Ada technology with Ada/Ed and on Ada 95 with GNAT, as well as for initiating work to translate into French the Ada 83 reference manual.
[Schonberg]

Doug Smith (dsmith@clark.net):
For development of WebAda [@AdaIC] as well as editing the Ada Quality and Style Guide.

Tucker Taft (stt@inmet.com):
For designing the revised version of Ada, Ada 95, and for developing the mapping and first compiler to generate Java Virtual Machine code from Ada. Often writes in comp.lang.ada.

Bill Taylor (101576.2126@CompuServe.COM):
For writing the "Ada Compatibility Guide" for Ada 83/95, and for being an Ada 9X Distinguished Reviewer.

Joyce Tokar (tokar@ibm.net):
For traveling the world to tell others of Ada's strengths, serving as an Ada 9X Distinguished Reviewer, and participating in the ARG.
[Tokar]

David Weller (dweller@dfw.net):
For starting Team Ada and developing the Ada 95 Booch components.

David A. Wheeler (dwheeler@ida.org):
For developing Lovelace, an Ada 95 tutorial, Program Small, an object-oriented text adventure game in Ada 95, and ada2html, a tool to generate hypertext versions of Ada source code, as well as scanning Steelman. His work has helped many to learn Ada and to use it more effectively.

Bill Whitaker:
For chairing the high-order language working group (HOLWG) whose work eventually led to Ada.

Brian Wichmann (baw@seg.npl.co.uk):
For his major contribution to the Ada 95 Safety-Critical Systems annex.

You can also find names of important early contributors in a 1984 article entitled "The History of Ada" [@AdaIC].

This list was originally developed by David A. Wheeler, who hopes you don't mind him including himself! (grin)

It is maintained by Magnus Kempe, who also had a say in his own entry... (grin²)

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Chris Anderson (anderson@plk.af.mil): For heading the Ada 9X project through to its conclusion: Ada 95.
Ted Baker (baker@cs.fsu.edu): For his major contribution to the Ada 95 Real Time annex.
John Barnes (JGPB@jbinfo.demon.co.uk): For his widely-sold Ada books (well over 100,000 copies), participating in the design of both Ada 83 and Ada 95, being the principal author of the Ada 95 Rationale, being Ada PUKE (short for Principal UK Expert, i.e. representing the BSI at ISO meetings for Ada matters), and serving as a Distinguished Reviewer for Ada 9X.
Grady Booch (egb@rational.com): For his work on Ada design notations and his reusable Ada 83 Booch components.
Ken Bowles (bowlesk@electriciti.com): For being the force behind Telesoft (and UCSD Pascal!) and a member of the Ada Board.
Ben Brosgol (brosgol@east.thomsoft.com): For chairing ACM SIGAda, for his major contribution to the Ada 95 Rationale and the Information Systems annex, for being a Distinguished Reviewer during the design of both Ada 83 and Ada 95, and the team leader for the Red language in the original Ada design competition.
Ada Byron (Lady Lovelace): Augusta Ada Byron was born December 10, 1815 the daughter of the poet Lord Byron. Ada suggested to Babbage writing a plan for how his Analytical Engine might calculate Bernoulli numbers. This plan is now regarded as the first "computer program."
Norman H. Cohen (ncohen@watson.ibm.com): For his well-received book, Ada as a Second Language, as well as competent and witty participation in comp.lang.ada. Also for being an Ada 9X Distinguished Reviewer.
Richard Conn (conn@wuarchive.wustl.edu): For managing the Public Ada Library (PAL).
Robert Dewar (dewar@cs.nyu.edu): For his work on GNAT (including its compilation model) and his extensive participation in comp.lang.ada. Also for being an Ada 9X Distinguished Reviewer.
Ken Dritz (dritz@mcs.anl.gov): For his major contribution to the Ada 95 Numerics annex.
Larry Druffel: For being the first director of the U.S. Ada Joint Program Office (AJPO).
Bob Duff (bobduff@world.std.com): For serving as editor of Ada Issues (AIs) to handle comments and questions on the Ada language. He was a member of the Ada 95 design team and regularly participates in comp.lang.ada.
Chuck Engle (engle1c@ncr.disa.mil): For his many, many years of contributions to Ada's progress and success, at West Point, SEI, the Ada Board, Florida Tech, and now as head of the U.S. Ada Joint Program Office (AJPO).
Mike Feldman (mfeldman@seas.gwu.edu): For his several well-received introductory Ada textbooks, and his work in helping the educational community use Ada. His efforts include ez2load, a simple-to-install package of Ada tools for MS-DOS and Windows users, many reviews of Ada books, and an Ada website for educators.
Anthony Gargaro (abg@sei.cmu.edu): For chairing ACM SIGAda and for his major contribution to the Ada 95 Distributed Systems annex. Also for being an Ada 9X Distinguished Reviewer.
Mark Gerhardt (gerhardt_mark@srs.lmco.com): For chairing ACM SIGAda and being an Ada 9X Distinguished Reviewer.
John Goodenough (Goodenough@sei.cmu.edu): For directing the effort of the original ACVC, leading the ANSI delegation at ISO WG9 meetings, serving as a Distinguished Reviewer for Ada 83 and Ada 95, chairing the Ada Rapporteur Group for Ada 83 (this group resolved interpretations of the standard), and being the principal author of the Ada 9X Requirements Document. In addition he was a member of the Ada Board, a contributor to the Ada 83 design, a contributor to the Ada 95 Real-Time annex, and the lead designer for the Blue language in the original Ada design competition.
Hal Hart (halhart@sw-eng.falls-church.va.us): For chairing ACM SIGAda.
Jean Ichbiah: For designing the original Ada language (Ada 83, a.k.a. Green), and starting the Alsys Corporation.
Magnus Kempe (Magnus.Kempe@di.epfl.ch): For developing and maintaining the Home of the Brave Ada Programmers (HBAP), the first WWW site devoted to Ada and a top award-winner with Magellan and Point, as well as maintaining the Ada FAQs and creating the hypertext Ada 95 reference manual.
Philippe Kruchten (pbk@rational.com): For initiating work to translate into French both the Ada 83 and Ada 95 reference manuals. Also for being an Ada 9X Distinguished Reviewer.
Bob Mathis (73313.2671@CompuServe.COM): For his efforts to encourage wide use of Ada in his roles as Executive Director of the Ada Resource Association (ARA) and Convenor of ISO/IEC JTC1/SC22 WG9 Ada, as well directing the AJPO. Also for being an Ada 9X Distinguished Reviewer.
John McHugh: For his major contribution to the Ada 95 Safety-Critical Systems annex.
Jim Moore (moorej@acm.org): For his extraordinary efforts and skills in making the minutes of ISO WG9 meetings, especially useful for the sake of the Ada 9X process.
Karl A. Nyberg (karl@grebyn.com): For editing and publishing the Annotated Ada (83) Reference Manual. His other contributions also include being: Past member of the Federal Advisory Group on Ada (the Ada Board). Technical member of the Ada 9X Requirements Team. IEEE POSIX Pioneer Awardee for POSIX Ada activity. Editor and Publisher of Ada Monthly. Editor and Publisher of Ada : Sources and Resources. Past manager of the INFO-Ada mailing list.
Erhard Plödereder (ploedereder@informatik.uni-stuttgart.de): For chairing the Ada Rapporteur Group (ISO WG9 ARG) as well as being chair of the Distinguished Reviewers and XRG during the Ada 9X project.
Don Reifer: For chairing the U.S. Ada Joint Program Office (AJPO).
Richard Riehle (richard@adaworks.com): For his articles in the Journal of Object-Oriented Programming (JOOP) that make non-Ada users aware of Ada.
Clyde Roby (croby@ida.org): For developing the WebAda [@AdaIC] prototype and scanning Stoneman.
Ed Schonberg (schonberg@cs.nyu.edu): For his work on early Ada technology with Ada/Ed and on Ada 95 with GNAT, as well as for initiating work to translate into French the Ada 83 reference manual.
Doug Smith (dsmith@clark.net): For development of WebAda [@AdaIC] as well as editing the Ada Quality and Style Guide.
Tucker Taft (stt@inmet.com): For designing the revised version of Ada, Ada 95, and for developing the mapping and first compiler to generate Java Virtual Machine code from Ada. Often writes in comp.lang.ada.
Bill Taylor (101576.2126@CompuServe.COM): For writing the "Ada Compatibility Guide" for Ada 83/95, and for being an Ada 9X Distinguished Reviewer.
Joyce Tokar (tokar@ibm.net): For traveling the world to tell others of Ada's strengths, serving as an Ada 9X Distinguished Reviewer, and participating in the ARG.
David Weller (dweller@dfw.net): For starting Team Ada and developing the Ada 95 Booch components.
David A. Wheeler (dwheeler@ida.org): For developing Lovelace, an Ada 95 tutorial, Program Small, an object-oriented text adventure game in Ada 95, and ada2html, a tool to generate hypertext versions of Ada source code, as well as scanning Steelman. His work has helped many to learn Ada and to use it more effectively.
Bill Whitaker: For chairing the high-order language working group (HOLWG) whose work eventually led to Ada.
Brian Wichmann (baw@seg.npl.co.uk): For his major contribution to the Ada 95 Safety-Critical Systems annex.