DFBCS is an abbreviation for Distinguished Fellow of the British Computer Society BCS . From time to time, BCS considers the award of a Distinguished Fellowship to members of the computing profession who have made an outstanding contribution to the advancement of computing. The Distinguished Fellowship of BCS is awarded under bylaw 7 of the BCS s Royal Charter . Trustee Board Regulation 1.2 specifies that the award may be made even if the individual in question is not already a member of BCS and may not be eligible for any other class of membership. The award was first approved in 1969 and the first election was made in 1971 to Edsger W. Dijkstra . The nominations committee is responsible for identifying and proposing suitable candidates. The actual election of such members of the profession is made by a resolution of the trustee board on the recommendation of the president. Criteria Any candidate for Distinguished Fellowship should be considered against the following criteria The contribution to computing should be seen in terms of major importance to the overall development of computing, with substantial personal recognition through peer review over a substantial and sustained career. There is no restriction on nomination on the grounds of nationality or of existing membership of BCS and nominations from business, industrial, research or academic backgrounds are equally acceptable and work of either a practical or theoretical nature may be equally valid. At any time, both the work and the stature of the individual nominated should be commensurate with the standards set by previous recipients although it is not expected that there will be more than one Distinguished Fellow elected every two years. To be elected, the nomination must be on the Trustee Board Agenda, and at least 3 4 of those present must resolve in favour. Roll of Distinguished Fellows class wikitable Name Elected Edsger W. Dijkstra Edsger W. Dijkstra, Ph.D. 1971 Christopher Strachey 1971 Grace Hopper ... more details
Use dmy dates date January 2011 Distinguish Maurice Wilkins Maurice Wilks Maurice Canning Wilks Infobox scientist name Maurice Wilkes image Maurice V Wilkes.jpg image size 136px caption birth date Birth date 1913 6 26 df yes birth place Dudley , Worcestershire , England , UK death date Death date and age 2010 11 29 1913 6 26 df yes death place Cambridge , Cambridgeshire , England , UK nationality UK British field Computer Science work institution Telecommunications Research Establishment br University of Cambridge Mathematical Laboratory br British Computer Society br Digital Equipment Corporation alma mater St John s College, Cambridge doctoral advisor doctoral students Michael Kay software engineer Michael Kay known for Microprogramming author abbreviation bot author abbreviation zoo prizes Turing Award 1967 br Faraday Medal 1981 br Mountbatten Medal 1997 Sir Maurice Vincent Wilkes Fellow of the Royal Society FRS , Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering FREng , DFBCS 26 June 1913 29 November 2010 ref Cite news url http www.bbc.co.uk news technology 11875821 title Father of British computing Sir Maurice Wilkes dies publisher BBC News date 30 November 2010 accessdate 18 January 2011 ref was a United Kingdom British computer scientist credited with several important developments in computing . At the time of his death, Wilkes was an Emeritus Professor of the University of Cambridge. He received a number of distinctions he was a knight bachelor, DFBCS Distinguished Fellow of the British Computer Society , a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering and a Fellow of the Royal Society . Early life, education, and military service Wilkes was born in Dudley , Worcestershire , England ref name cv cite web url http www.cl.cam.ac.uk mvw1 cv 2.pdf title CV for Maurice V. Wilkes publisher University of Cambridge accessdate 18 January 2011 ref and grew up in Stourbridge , West Midlands region West Midlands , England , where his father worked on the estate of the Earl o ... more details
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