FDA Tribute for Robert F. Wagner - August 13, 2008

CDRH/FDA’s Division of Imaging and Applied Mathematics celebrated the rich life and accomplishments of their esteemed colleague, Dr. Robert F. Wagner, with a Tribute held August 13, 2008. Bob perfected the art of sharing his experiences using stories and anecdotes, and we will continue this tradition in a presentation of his career and life’s highlights.

Program

Approximately 120 people attended the Tribute. Auxiliary materials shown before and after the program consisted of:Posters (produced byWeijie Chen, Frank Samuelson, Lisa Kinnard, Elizabeth Hsu, Brandon Gallas, and Kyle Myers): Timeline of Bob's life Publications highlighting Bob's career Video clips of Bob (from SPIE and FDA videos, edited by Ken Hanson and Brandon Gallas)Photographs of Bob and his family, friends, and colleagues (supplied by many friends, edited by Lisa Kinnard and Ken Hanson)Presenters

Kyle Myers, Tribute organizer

Martin Sokoloski

John Villforth

Roger Schneider

David Brown Slides

Mary Pastel Slides

Stephen Smith

Art Burgess Slides

Ken Hanson Slides

Greg Campbell

Larry Kessler

Dan Schultz

Remembrances

Remembrances from several friends, who could not attend the Tribute, were read:

Harry Barrett

Murray Loew

SPIE

Tributes from the audience:

Bob Phillips

Brandon Gallas

Eli Samuelson

Jeff Silberberg

Reza Momenan

Al Taylor

More photos may be found at the web page http://picasaweb.google.com/kmhpix/BobWagner