Date: Mon, 30 Oct 2006 14:04:43 -0500 From: "Gerald L. Mader" Subject: [IGSMAIL-5453]: Miranda Chin To: IGSMAIL Message-id: <45464CCB.2040703@noaa.gov> Content-type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5.0.5 (Windows/20060719) Sender: owner-igsmail Precedence: bulk ****************************************************************************** IGS Electronic Mail 30 Oct 11:04:45 PST 2006 Message Number 5453 ****************************************************************************** Author: Gerry Mader After 28 years of service, Miranda Chin will retire from the National Geodetic Survey this Friday, Nov. 3. Many of you throughout the IGS have had the privilege, as I have had, of working with Miranda over the past years. So you already know what a pleasure it has been to work with her. Miranda is one of those rare people who combines competence and determination with charm and grace. With skills exceeding the merely technical, she shares her enthusiasm and by example, brings out the best in people. Of particular interest to the IGS community, Miranda began the GPS part of her career working on NGS' GPS processing software, OMNI, and translating manufacturer's binary formats into ASCII. She single-handedly worked with colleagues around the world to put together and operate the Cooperative International GPS Network (CIGNET), which preceded the formation of the IGS. When it was time to transition the IGS from a resolution on a piece of paper into reality, Miranda was one of the key people with the experience and leadership needed to make that happen. She continued to help establish GPS tracking stations around the world and in particular the CORS network in the U.S., generously giving her time to train others to her high standards. Miranda can be justifiably proud of her legacy and the respect from friends and colleagues in dozens of different countries. We will miss her deeply and wish her all the best. ----------------------------------------------------------- Dr. Gerald L. Mader Off: 301 713 2854 Chief, Geosciences Research Division Cell: 240 417 5989 National Geodetic Survey/NOS/NOAA Fx: 301 713 4475 Silver Spring, MD 20910 gerald.l.mader@noaa.gov -----------------------------------------------------------