An Apple Fellow is a person who has been recognized by Apple Inc. for their extraordinary technical or leadership contributions to personal computing while at the company. Each Apple Fellow acts as a leader and a visionary, guiding the company in their particular area of expertise. Fellows are also awarded stock options in the company.[1]
List of Apple Fellows[]
The Apple Fellowship was first awarded to Steve Wozniak and Rod Holt, who collaborated on the Apple II.[1] The select few individuals who have become recipients include:
Name | Date | Note |
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Al Alcorn | 1986 | Development of digital video compression.[2] |
Bill Atkinson | 1983 | Software development of the Lisa and Macintosh 128K.[1] |
Steve Capps | 1994 | Development of the Finder, ResEdit, and Newton OS.[3] |
Rod Holt | 2 | Development of the Apple II power supply.[1] |
Guy Kawasaki | 1995-06-29 | Macintosh evangelism.[4][5] |
Alan Kay | 1984 | Development of object-oriented programming.[6][7] |
Don Norman | 1993 | User experience architect.[6][8] |
Rich Page | 1983 | Hardware development of the Lisa and Macintosh 128K.[1] |
Phil Schiller | 2020-08-04 | Product marketing.[9] |
Gursharan Sidhu | 1993 | Software development of AppleShare, LaserWriter, and AOCE.[10] |
Gary Starkweather | 1988 | Development of ColorSync and color management technology.[8][11] |
Steve Wozniak | 1 | Logic board design of the Apple I and II.[1] |
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Hertzfeld, Andy. Credit Where Due,Folklore.org, January 1983. Retrieved May 26, 2006.
- ↑ Allan Alcorn, People Pill. Accessed 2020-08-09.
- ↑ Newton Hall of Fame by Douglas Luckie, Michigan State Palmtop User Group. Archived 1998-12-06.
- ↑ Kawakami, John. Apple Taps Guy Kawasaki For Apple Fellows Program, MacTech, September 1995. Retrieved May 26, 2006.
- ↑ Apple Taps Guy Kawasaki For Apple Fellows Program, Apple Computer. 1995-06-29. Archived 1999-02-03.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Eisenhart, Mary. Fighting Back For Mac, MicroTimes, 1997. Retrieved May 26, 2006.
- ↑ Hertzfeld, Andy. Leave of Absence, Folklore.org, March 1984. Retrieved May 26, 2006.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 The Design of Everyday Things: Revised and Expanded Edition by Don Norman, Basic Books. 2013-11-05.
- ↑ Phil Schiller advances to Apple Fellow, Apple Inc. 2020-08-04.
- ↑ Apple's Scientists Leave as Cuts In R&D Take Toll on Research by Lee Gomes, The Wall Street Journal. 1997-03-31.
- ↑ Personal Computing in the 21st Century by Gary K. Starkweather, User Interface Software and Technology, Association for Computing Machinery. 2005-10-23.
See also[]
- DEST (Distinguished Engineer, Scientist or Technologist)
External links[]
- "Apple Fellow" at Google Groups
- Apple Fellow at Wikipedia
Articles[]
- An introduction to every Apple Fellow in company history by Luke Dormehl at Cult of Mac (2020-08-05)
- Phil Schiller received the title of Apple Fellow. Who are the other members of this exclusive club? by Peter at GearCoupon (2020-08-09, archived 2020-08-09)