Aviation & AerospaceBuzz Aldrin -- Gemini and Apollo astronaut; walked on the moon during the first lunar landing. Donald E. Fink, Jr. -- Chairman, Editorial Board Launchspace magazine. Walter "Wally" Schirra -- One of nasa's original seven astronauts; flew Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo spacecraft. Patty Wagstaff -- Three-time winner and first woman recipient of the U.S. National Aerobatic Championship Award.
Computer Hardware & ElectronicsJim Hartz -- Host of the pbs science series Innovation. Michael J. Miller -- Executive vice president, editorial director, Ziff-Davis; editor in chief, PC Magazine. Dan Muse -- Editor, Family PC magazine. Penn and Teller -- Debunkers of New Age pseudoscience; computer gear experts; rip-off artistes extraordinaire. Gary Shapiro -- President, Consumer Electronics Manufacturers Association.
Computer SoftwareStewart Cheifet -- Host and executive producer of the national pbs series The Computer Chronicles. John C. Dvorak -- Columnist for PC Magazine, PC Computing, and various international publications. Esther Dyson -- Editor, release 1.0; president, EDventure Holdings; chairman, Electronic Foundation. David Gelernter -- Professor of computer science, Yale University; author, Machine Beauty: Elegance and the Heart of Technology. Marvin Minsky -- MIT professor of computer science; pioneer of artificial intelligence; inventor, the confocal microscope.
Emerging TechnologyFreeman Dyson -- Professor emeritus, Institute for Advanced Study. Ronald Graham -- Chief scientist, at&t; Labs. Dick W. Siegel -- Chairman of the Materials Science and Engineering Department, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Toyoichi Tanaka -- Otto and Jane Morningstar Professor of Science, mit.
EnvironmentKathryn Fuller -- President and chief executive officer, World Wildlife Fund. Denis Hayes -- Chairman of the board, Green Seal; organizer, Earth Day 1970 and Earth Day 1990; president, Bullitt Foundation. Fred Krupp -- Executive director, the Environmental Defense Fund. Thomas E. Lovejoy -- Counselor to the Secretary for Biodiversity and Environmental Affairs, the Smithsonian Institution. Michael McCloskey -- Chairman, Sierra Club; adjunct professor of public policy, School of Natural Resources, University of Michigan.
RoboticsRonald C. Arkin -- Professor and director, Mobile Robot Laboratory, College of Computing, Georgia Tech. Maja Mataric -- Assistant professor of computer science and neuroscience; associate director, Robotics Research Lab, University of Southern California. Jonathan Mills -- Associate professor of computer science, Indiana University. Peter Will -- Director of the Enterprise Integration Systems Division, usc/Information Sciences Institute.
SightHarry Benson -- Award-winning photojournalist. Hans Fantel -- Consumer electronics columnist, the New York Times. Marvin Kitman -- Television critic; humorist; syndicated columnist for Newsday and the Los Angeles Times Syndicate. Gene Siskel -- Nationally syndicated film critic; cohost of Siskel and Ebert, the syndicated television show.
SoundRay Charles -- Jazz and blues singer, musician, and composer; recipient of the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences Lifetime Achievement Award. Michael Greene -- President and ceo, National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences; presenter of the annual Grammy Awards. Todd Rundgren -- Musician, record producer, video artist, computer programmer, art and technology spokesman. Timothy White -- Editor in chief, Billboard magazine; author, Music to My Ears: The Billboard Essays, Portraits of Popular Music in the '90s, and The Entertainers; winner of ascap-Deems Taylor Award for excellence in music journalism.
Transportation Janet Guthrie -- First woman to race in the Indianapolis 500; former aerospace engineer. James R. Healey -- Automotive writer, usa Today. Maryann Keller -- President, Society of Automotive Analysts. Shirley Muldowney -- Drag racer; three-time Winston World Champion. Danny Sullivan -- Professional race car driver; 1985 winner of the Indianapolis 500; abc sports announcer for IndyCar.
Christopher Columbus Fellowship Foundation Evaluators
Aviation & AerospaceCaptain Jon A. McBride (USN, Retired) -- Cambridge Associates. Ron Sega -- Dean of Engineering and Applied Science, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. Richard L. Young -- Builder and pilot of Wright Brothers Aircraft Replica.
Computer Hardware & ElectronicsMarc A. Auslander -- IBM Fellow, IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center. Samuel H. Fuller -- Chief scientist and vice president, Corporate Technological Strategy and Service, Digital Equipment Corporation. Venkatesh Narayanamurti -- Dean of Engineering, University of California at Santa Barbara.
Computer SoftwareDwight M. Harris -- Professor of physics and technology, Fairmont State College, West Virginia. Rocco L. Martino -- Chairman of the board, xrt. Marvin Moody -- Attorney, Hill, Steadman & Simpson.
Emerging TechnologyMichael Gottesman -- Deputy director, Intramural Research, National Institutes of Health. Jerome P. Kassirer -- Editor in chief, New England Journal of Medicine. Donna Marie Werner -- Attorney, Fitzpatrick, Cella, Harper and Scinto.
EnvironmentMichael A. Guillen -- Senior science correspondent, abc-tv. Stephen A. Lingle -- Director, Environmental Engineering Research Division, Environmental Protection Agency. William Rutherford -- Forest Park Foundation.
RoboticsHadi A. Abu-Akeel -- Senior vice president and chief engineer, fanuc Robotics na. George E. Bekey -- Gordon Marshall Professor of Computer Science and director of robotics, University of Southern California. Joseph Engelberger -- Chairman, Helpmate Robotics.
SightKris K. Burhardt -- Vice president of technology development, Imation Corporation. Lori Gemondo -- Owner, Pearle Vision. Sam Gil -- Communications manager, Tasco.
SoundEva Franchi -- President, Sergio Franchi Music Scholarship. Kenneth D. Jacob-- Director of professional products, Bose Corporation. John A. Kleppe -- Professor of electrical engineering, University of Nevada at Reno.
TransportationCraig Breedlove -- Five-time world land-speed record holder. Lester A. Hoel -- Professor of civil engineering, University of Virginia. Joe Lorio -- Senior editor, Automobile magazine.
