(L-R) SMPTE President Robert Kisor of Paramount Pictures Corp., presents the Technicolor-Herbert T. Kalmus Gold Medal Award to Chris Dumont. Photo: Mark Forman Productions

The Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE) annually recognizes technologists from around the world for their contributions to the entertainment industry. This year, Christopher DuMont was awarded the Technicolor- Herbert T. Kalmus Gold Medal and Dr. Thomas O. Maier was named a Fellow of the SMPTE.

DuMont, who is director of Advanced Development and Systems Engineering for Kodak's Entertainment Imaging Division, was recognized for his outstanding contributions in the development of color films, processing, techniques or equipment useful in making color motion pictures. He has worked at Kodak for over 21 years, developing new negative, intermediate, hybrid and digital products for use in the motion picture industry. His most recent contributions have been a design for the new KODAK Color Management systems.

Originating in 1956, the first Kalmus Award was given to Kodak innovator Buddy Hanson, and five of the last seven have been given to Kodak employees.

Dr. Maier, a Kodak Research Fellow, recently authored "Engineering Guideline for Color Processing for Digital Cinema," which defines color-processing standards for digital cinema. Dr. Maier's expertise spans numerous disciplines that can be applied to a variety of projects. The designation of a SMPTE Fellow is limited to those who have sustained a level of significant technical contributions to the industry.