NSA Paper Competition Distinguished Expert Awarded ACM A.M. Turing Award
Whitfield Diffie was named by ACM as a 2015 Turing Award winner on February 29th. It was for his critial contributions to modern cryptography. He is also known in the Science of Security community for his opions as a Distingished expert in the Annual Best Scientific Cybersecurity Paper Competition.
http://www.acm.org/media-center/2016/march/turing-award-2015