Princeton Dr. Kerns H. Powers died on June 5, 2010 at home in Princeton following a long illness. He is survived by his wife of 58 years, Gladys K. Powers, of Princeton; and his daughter, Lisa J. of Fairfax, VA; and son John Edward A. of London, KY; and two grandsons: Jack K. and Frederick A. Dr. Powers received the BSEE and MSEE degrees from the University of Texas in 1951, and the ScD summa cum laude from Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1956. In 1951, Dr. Powers joined RCA Laboratories at Princeton, NJ to work on dot sequential color television, the forerunner of the National Television System Committee analog standard that was compatible with black and white TV. Over the years at RCA, his work included high-resolution radar, ELF transmission, single-sideband transmission, data communications, cable television, satellite communications, video disk, and enhanced definition television. Dr. Powers achieved staff VP, Director of Communications at RCA and continued to work for GE in transition. At RCA, he also worked on various technical projects for the U.S. Navy in the interest of national security. He is the inventor of 16 issued patents. His honors include the Forty-One for Freedom Award of the U.S. Navy in 1967, delivery of the prestigious Shoenberg Lecture before the Royal Television Society in 1987, the Progress Medal of the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE) in 1988, and the National Association of Broadcasters Engineering Achievement Award (in Television) in 1991. In 1992, he was awarded an “Emmy” (The Charles F. Jenkins Lifetime Achievement Award) by the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. In 2003, Dr. Powers received the David Sarnoff Medal Award from SMPTE for progressive scanning techniques and the 16:9 aspect ratio. He was a Fellow and Honorary Member of SMPTE and a Life Fellow of the IEEE and a member of the National Association of Broadcasters. Dr. Powers was also member of the zoning board of Princeton Township for 10 years. He enjoyed poker with his group of close friends and colleagues and was an accomplished sailor. On Wednesday, June 9, a small ceremony was conducted by the Reverend WM McQuoid at the Chapel on Ewing Cemetery and his immediate family and many of his close friends and colleagues were in attendance. Please make any donations in his memory to the Chesapeake Bay Foundation at www.cbf.org.