Scott’s wife Emily, unable to attend, provided remarks that Jim read: “Naming this space in Scott’s honor is a wonderful, meaningful tribute to his legacy. “This room is truly where important business of the Center for Computing Research is conducted,” Jim said. Until the building was closed due to the pandemic, Jim said, “Scott spent countless hours in this room, including team meetings, team celebrations, department reviews, seminars, external reviews, center town halls and much more. Jim announced that the conference room, long known as CSRI 90, would now be officially designated the S.
The ceremony, attended by more than 50 people with others attending virtually, was held on March 28 at the close of the workday at Sandia’s Computer Science Research Institute, located in the Sandia Science and Technology Park. The life and work of Scott, a former Center for Computing Research director who served almost 20 years at Sandia, was praised in a 15-minute ceremony chaired by Sandia senior manager Jim Stewart. In a gesture of respect, a large conference room usually lively with computing presentations and discussions was quietly dedicated to honor the memory of Samuel Scott Collis, who died in a battle with cancer last September. LIFE AND LEGACY - Senior manager Jim Stewart chaired the celebration of Scott Collis’s life and work held on March 28 at the conference room dedication. (Photo by Lonnie Anderson)
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