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17. PERSONS HONOURED
BY THE IUVSTA
At various times throughout its history the
Union has recognised and honoured those who
have made significant contributions to vacuum
science and/or have been of outstanding service
to the Union.
The title of Honorary President is the highest
honour the Union can bestow. Professors
Dunoyer and Pirani were honoured for their
pioneering research in vacuum science.
They were also Honorary Members of
IOVST. Mr. Welch played a prominent roll
in establishing and shaping the Union and
served as its first President. The Welch
Foundation for international scholarships
was proposed by him and supported
by his financial generosity. Professor
Auwärter founded the Balzers Company in
Liechtenstein and was Chairman of the “Thin
Film Committee” before this organisation
was incorporated as a Division into the
IUVSTA. Professor Thomas, by convening
and organising the first international meeting
on Vacuum in Namur in 1958, had been one
of the first persons to stimulate the formation
of the Union. He had been President of the
IOVST, a Founder Member of IUVSTA and
later served as both President and Secretary
General of IUVSTA. (The † symbol indicates
“deceased”.)
In 1968, at the Third general Meeting of the
Union in manchester, the following persons
were made Honorary members of the
Union: Mr. A.S.D. Barrett, MlleM. Berthaud,
Prof. D. Degras, Prof. K. Diels,
Prof. E. Thomas, Dr. A. Venema and
Mr. M.W. Welch. At the Fourth General
Meeting in Boston in 1971 the same
persons were designated as Founder
Members of the Union, with non-voting
rights to attend and speak at all Executive
Council Meetings. The Founder Members
of the Union are those people who had
participated in the Executive Committee
meetings of the IOVST and/or meetings for
the formation of the IUVSTA at Cologne,
Brussels and Dijon and who continued
to play an active role in the Executive
Council and/or the Scientific and Technical
Directorate of the Union.
The title of Honorary President
has been awarded by the IUVSTA
General Meetings to the following
individuals:
Prof. Louis Dunoyer † (F) 1962
Prof. M. Pirani † (GB) 1962
Mr. MedardW. Welch † (USA) 1977
Prof. Max Auwärter † (A) 1983
Prof. Emile Thomas † (B) 1989
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