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Ivan E. Sutherland is widely known for his pioneeringcontributions. His 1963 MIT PhD thesis, Sketchpad, openedthe field of computer graphics. His 1966 work, with Sproull,on a head-mounted display anticipated today's virtualreality by 25 years. He co-founded Evans and Sutherland,which manufactures the most advanced computer image generatorsnow in use. As head of Computer Science Department ofCaltech he helped make integrated circuit design anacceptable field of academic study. Dr. Sutherland is on theboards of several small companies and is a member of theNational Academy of Engineering and the National Academy ofSciences, the ACM and IEEE. He received the ACM'sTuring Award in 1988. He is now Vice President and Fellowof Sun Microsystems Laboratories in Mountain View, CA, USA.