Ron Johnson
The NWACC Board of Directors was pleased to award the Hugi Lifetime Achievement Award to Ron Johnson, Vice President, Chief Technology Officer Emeritus, and Associate Professor in the Information School at the University of Washington, in November 2012. In making this award, NWACC expressed gratitude for Ron’s vision in helping to establish NWACC and for his leadership in the development of advanced research and education networking in the northwest and throughout the world. Ron’s colleague Ed Lazowska, the Bill & Melinda Gates Chair in Computer Science & Engineering at the University of Washington, made the award presentation, honoring Ron’s numerous contributions to the field.