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==Recognition== The recipient of numerous scientific and [[wikt:technical|technical]] awards, Warnock won the Software Systems Award from the [[Association for Computing Machinery]] in 1989.<ref>{{Cite web |title=John Warnock |url=https://awards.acm.org/award_winners/warnock_4021408 |access-date=2025-02-20 |website=awards.acm.org |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://awards.acm.org/software%5Fsystem/ |title=Software Systems Award Awardees List |access-date=September 19, 2009}}</ref> In 1995 Warnock received the [[University of Utah]] Distinguished Alumnus Award and in 1999 he was inducted as a fellow of the [[Association for Computing Machinery]]. Warnock was awarded the [[Edwin H. Land Medal]] from the [[Optical Society of America]] in 2000.<ref>{{cite web |title=Edwin H. Land Medal Winners List |url=http://www.osa.org/aboutosa/awards/osaawards/awardsdesc/edwinland/default.aspx |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140114213015/http://web.archive.org/web/20061018225527/www.osa.org/aboutosa/awards/osaawards/awardsdesc/edwinland/default.aspx |archive-date=January 14, 2014 |access-date=September 19, 2009}}</ref> In 2002, he was made a fellow of the [[Computer History Museum]] for "his accomplishments in the commercialization of desktop publishing with Chuck Geschke and for innovations in scalable type, computer graphics and printing."<ref>{{Cite web |title= John Warnock – CHM Fellow Award Winner |author= CHM |url=http://www.computerhistory.org/fellowawards/hall/bios/John,Warnock/ |access-date= March 30, 2015 |url-status= dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150403185812/http://www.computerhistory.org/fellowawards/hall/bios/John,Warnock/ |archive-date= April 3, 2015 }}</ref> [[Oxford University]]'s [[Bodleian Library]] bestowed the [[Bodley Medal]] on Warnock in November 2003.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bodley.ox.ac.uk/librarian/rpc/sanfrancisco/sanfrancisco.htm |title=Speech of welcome at the Bodleian Library's San Francisco dinner, 13 November 2003 |quote=Speech by [[Bodleian Library]]'s 23rd Librarian, [[Reginald Carr (librarian)|Reg Carr]] |access-date=September 18, 2009 |archive-date=March 3, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303212924/http://www.bodley.ox.ac.uk/librarian/rpc/sanfrancisco/sanfrancisco.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bodley.ox.ac.uk/librarian/rpc/medal/medaloxf2004.htm |title=Speech of welcome to the Bodley Medal Event |quote=Bodleian Librarian Speech on History of the Bodley Medal |access-date=September 19, 2009 |archive-date=March 14, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190314035958/http://www.bodley.ox.ac.uk/librarian/rpc/medal/medaloxf2004.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref> In 2004, Warnock received the [[Lovelace Medal]] from the [[British Computer Society]] in London.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bcs.org/server.php?show=conWebDoc.1433 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120212235045/http://www.bcs.org/content/conWebDoc/1433 |archive-date=February 12, 2012 |title=2004 winner |quote=2004 winner, Dr John E Warnock, Chairman of the Board, Adobe Systems |access-date=December 10, 2008}}</ref> In October 2006, Warnock—along with Adobe co-founder Charles Geschke—received the [[American Electronics Association]]'s Annual Medal of Achievement Award, being the first software executives to receive this award. In 2008, Warnock and Geschke received the [[Computer Entrepreneur Award]] from the [[IEEE Computer Society]] "for inventing PostScript and PDF and helping to launch the desktop publishing revolution and change the way people engage with information and entertainment".<ref>{{cite web |author=Tyrus Manuel |date=2009-01-07 |title=2008 Computer Entrepreneur Award: Charles M. Geschke and John E. Warnock |url=https://pdfguru.com/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130414123058/http://www.computer.org/portal/web/csvideos/home/-/blogs/1326144 |archive-date=2013-04-14 |access-date=September 19, 2009}}</ref> In September 2009, Warnock and Geschke were chosen to receive the [[National Medal of Technology and Innovation]], one of the nation's highest honors bestowed on scientists, engineers and inventors.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mercurynews.com/news/ci_13360517?nclick_check=1 |title=Adobe co-founders to receive national science award |author=Steve Johnson |date=September 17, 2009 |access-date=September 19, 2009}}</ref><ref>[http://www.uspto.gov/nmti/ "The National Medal of Technology and Innovation". ''United States Patent and Trademark Office''.]. Retrieved September 20, 2009.</ref> In 2010, Warnock and Geschke received the [[Marconi Prize]], an honor specifically for contributions to information science and communications.<ref>{{cite news|title=Geschke and Warnock Revolutionized Industry-Standard Printing and Imaging Technology |publisher=The Marconi Society |date=October 15, 2010 |url=http://www.marconisociety.org/fellows.html |access-date=October 10, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121017105041/http://www.marconisociety.org/fellows.html |archive-date=October 17, 2012}}</ref> Warnock was a member of the [[National Academy of Engineering]],<ref name="Biancuzzi; Warden 2009"/> the [[American Academy of Arts and Sciences]],<ref name="Biancuzzi; Warden 2009"/> and the [[American Philosophical Society]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=APS Member History|url=https://search.amphilsoc.org/memhist/search?creator=John+E.+Warnock&title=&subject=&subdiv=&mem=&year=&year-max=&dead=&keyword=&smode=advanced|access-date=April 23, 2021|website=search.amphilsoc.org}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=About the APS |url=https://www.amphilsoc.org/about |website=www.amphilsoc.org |publisher=[[American Philosophical Society]] |access-date=August 22, 2023 |language=en}}</ref> He received honorary degrees from the [[University of Utah]],<ref name="Biancuzzi; Warden 2009" /> the [[American Film Institute]],<ref name="Biancuzzi; Warden 2009" /> and [[The University of Nottingham]] in the UK.<ref>{{cite web |title=Honorary Degree for John Warnock |publisher=University of Nottingham |date=July 20, 2010 |url=http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/ComputerScience/News/warnock.aspx |access-date=July 24, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121007203627/http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/ComputerScience/News/warnock.aspx |archive-date=October 7, 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
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