The Optical Society announced that Nick Holonyak, Jr. was named an Honorary Member and was chosen for his numerous technology innovations advancing solid state lighting, the Internet, high-performance computing, visible LEDs, and quantum well diode lasers. Holonyak received his bachelor’s (1950), master’s (1951), and doctoral (1954) degrees in electrical engineering from the University of Illinois, IL, USA, and was a graduate student of 1956 Nobel Laureate John Bardeen.