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The Link Foundation was pleased to receive from Dr. Arthur Kamlet, one of the very first Link Foundation Fellows, some reflections on what his Link Fellowship has meant to him. Dr. Kamlet completed his PhD from the University of Michigan. Later in his distinguished career, he played significant roles at Bell Laboratories in the development of the Safeguard Anti-Ballistic Missile System and in At&T’s switching network program. Dr. Kamlet and his wife, Liz, are long-time, consistent donors to the Link Foundation. We appreciate their gifts, as well as those from other former Link Fellows and Link Foundation friends, who wish to further the noteworthy work of the Foundation.
“I met Marilyn Link in the early '60s, as a young graduate student in an
Engineering Psychology program at Michigan. My advisor was Paul Fitts, a
senior faculty member who had worked extensively in aviation psychology.
Paul was looking to model people using servo-control principles, and I had studied servo mechanisms and received a masters degree in EE. I was very pleased to receive the Link Foundation Fellowship to continue this work, and credit it to helping me complete the PhD program after Paul's untimely death a year later.
While at Michigan, I met and married Liz, and my older son, Mike, was born in University of Michigan Hospital. After Michigan, I spent two years as a captain in the US Army Human Engineering Labs at Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD, writing several papers and conference talks. My younger son, Len, was born in the post army hospital.
In the early '70s, I met Ed and Marion in New York. Marvelous people.
This was during the last strike against Mohawk Airlines, and everything
Ed predicted would befall Mohawk, unfortunately did.
After my army service, I joined the technical staff of Bell Telephone Labs in Whippany, NJ, responsible for human factors design of the Safeguard ABM system. When that project ended, I transferred to Columbus, OH, where I led a group responsible for human factors and internal design of many systems embedded in the old Ma Bell's switching network.
After retiring after 29 years from what was soon to become Lucent Technologies, I responded to an IRS call for volunteers to train and prepare simple income tax returns for low-income taxpayers, and I have been involved in preparing taxes ever since, and have since been enrolled to practice before the IRS.
Liz and I have been involved in many volunteer activities, including veterans’ affairs, volunteering at several downtown theaters, at nursing homes, and adult education.
So Marilyn, if I never formally, publicly thanked you before, for arranging the Link Foundation Fellowship, and setting us out on a wonderful career, Thank you! And Ed & Marion.”
Dr. Arthur Kamlet
Below is a photograph of Dr. Arthur Kamlet, his wife, Liz, and their family.
The Royal Aeronautical Society begins Edwin A. Link Lecture Series
The Royal Aeronautical Society has decided to honour the memory of Edwin A. Link by establishing a lecture series in his name. The inaugural Edwin A. Link Lecture will be held on November 8, 2007 in London with the noted speaker being Air Chief Marshal Sir Jock Stirrup, the present Chief of the Defense Staff of the Royal Aeronautical Society.
The Royal Aeronautical Society has many lectures named in honour of pioneers in the development of aerospace. Barry Swainston, Vice Chairman, RAES Flight Simulation Group writes that the Society believes the Link Trainer “stands pre-eminent as a milestone in the history of flight simulation.” Ed’s sister, Marilyn, indicates that “The lectures will indeed be an honor to Ed who is generally recognized as the Founder of the Simulation Industry.” Marilyn Link is a former Trustee and currently serves as a Special Advisor to the Link Foundation.
A second lecture is being planned with an anticipated date of April 9,2008 in Washington DC. The speaker will be Bruce Whitman, president of FlightSafety International. The venue has yet to be confirmed, but will probably be at Britsh Embassy. Details for this lecture will be forthcoming.
More information and publicity on these lectures will be forthcoming. You may also obtain further information at the Royal Aeronautical Society's web page at :
http://www.raes.org.uk/conference/PDFs/EdwinLect07.pdf
Harris Corporation�s Dr. Andrew Clark Receives Distinguished Achievement Award from Marine Technology Society
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, October 3, 2007 - Dr. Andrew Clark, president of Harris Maritime Communication Services, a subsidiary of Harris Corporation (NYSE:HRS), today received the prestigious Compass Distinguished Achievement Award from the Marine Technology Society. Dr. Clark was honored for his distinguished, 34-year career of significant achievements and contributions within the field of ocean technology. Sponsored by Compass Publications and the Swiss watchmaker Rolex, the award is the industry's highest honor and is presented annually to only one individual among nominees from around the world. The award was presented to Dr. Clark during the Oceans 2007 MTS/IEEE conference held September 29 through October 4 in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Harris Maritime Communication Services (MCS) is a pioneer and world leader in developing autonomous ocean observing technology that transmits data from the sea floor and ships at sea. MCS uses this same technology to provide broadband communications to some of the most underserved regions of the world � from remote scientific outposts in the Polar regions to countries devastated by natural or man-made disasters.
Under Dr. Clark's leadership, MCS has provided vital communications lifelines and telemedicine for humanitarian and peacekeeping efforts for the World Health Organization, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, African Development Bank, and NATO. In 2005, in the immediate aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, Dr. Clark and a team of Harris employees transported truckloads of equipment and worked with first responders over the next several weeks re-establish emergency communications in some of the most devastated areas of the Louisiana Gulf Coast. Prior to joining Harris in 1998, Dr. Clark�s was involved in the development of manned and unmanned vehicles and systems used in deep-sea exploration.
"Andy has a long and distinguished record not only in science and technology, but in national and international leadership as well," said Jeremy Wensinger, group president, Harris Government Communications Systems. "We are pleased that others in the industry also recognize Andy�s significant contributions and congratulate him on being selected as the recipient of this prestigious award."
Past recipients of the Compass Distinguished Achievement Award have included the former Chief of U.S. Naval Operations and Energy Secretary Admiral James Watkins; NOAA Administrator and Undersecretary of Commerce, Vice Admiral Conrad Lautenbacher; National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence Dr. Sylvia Earle; and Commander Don Walsh, who piloted the deep-diving bathyscaphe Trieste to the bottom of the Challenger Deep � a depth of seven miles
Dr. Clark has received a number of industry awards during his career, including the Lockheed Martin Medal for Ocean Science and Technology. In 1998 he was appointed to the U.S. Ocean Research Advisory Panel by the U.S. Secretary of the Navy. He is a member of the Sea-Space Symposium, a select group of space and ocean explorers, and serves as a Trustee on the Boards of the Florida Institute of Technology and the Link Foundation.
About harris Corporation
Harris is an international communications and information technology company serving government and commercial markets in more than 150 countries. Headquartered in Melbourne, Florida, the company has annual revenue of over $4 billion and 16,000 employees � including nearly 7,000 engineers and scientists. Harris is dedicated to developing best-in-class assured communications� products, systems, and services. Additional information about Harris Corporation is available at www.harris.com