CREATIVE CONNNECTIONS, TRANSFORMATIVE INNOVATIONS Join President Shirley Ann Jackson, Ph.D., a recipient of the National Medal of Science, to celebrate the progress and accomplishments of the past year, and learn about the plans for the future of Rensselaer. Following the State of the Institute address, Dr. Jackson will lead a panel discussion with National Medal of Technology and Innovation winners and members of the Rensselaer Alumni Hall of Fame, Dr. B. Jayant Baliga ’74 (power electronics innovator), Dr. Marcian “Ted” Hoff ’58 (“father of the microprocessor”), and Steven J. Sasson ’72 (inventor of the digital camera). The symposium is titled, “Creative Connections, Transformative Innovations.” The National Medal of Technology and Innovation, first awarded in 1985, is the nation’s highest honor for technological achievement, bestowed by the president of the United States on individuals who have made lasting contributions to America’s competitiveness and quality of life through technological innovation. The National Medal of Science, created in 1959, honors individuals who have made outstanding contributions to knowledge in the physical, biological, mathematical, engineering, or behavioral or social sciences, in service to the nation. Baliga, Hoff, and Sasson, who all received their medals from President Barack Obama, are the three living graduates among the 10 Rensselaer alumni who have received national medals of technology or science. Those who received the National Medal of Technology and Innovation include Chauncey Starr ’32, W. Lincoln Hawkins ’32, and H. Joseph Gerber ’47. Those who received the National Medal of Science include Ralph B. Peck ’34, George M. Low ’48, Hermann A. Haus ’51, and Don L. Anderson ’55.