The Audio Engineering Society Educational Foundation has announced the
establishment of “Advancing Audio – The Tom Kite Scholarship.’ The scholarship
honours Kite’s legacy of dedication to engineering excellence in audio and audio
measurement, as well as his achievements within the AES and as Vice President of
Engineering of Audio Precision, the scholarship’s sponsor.

Tom Kite, Ph.D., was an active AES member and contributor, as well as a highly
respected and much-loved member of the Audio Precision team for sixteen years.
His career with AP began in 1999, joining the organization as DSP engineer and
eventually becoming Vice President of Engineering from 2008 until late 2015. Kite
oversaw all aspects of AP’s engineering efforts, maintaining his responsibilities as
system architect, product planner and DSP coder.

Kite participated for many years in the AES Standards working group on Digital
Audio Measurement Techniques and was a substantial contributor to the revision of
AES-6id, “Personal computer audio quality measurements,” published in 2006. He
also chaired SC-02-01 in order to drive to conclusion a major revision of AES17,
“Measurement of digital audio equipment.” Tom completed the project but did not
live to see its publication later in September 2015. He is remembered for his
passion for learning, his eagerness to teach and his unshakeable optimism in the
face of adversity.

“Tom was devoted to innovation in audio test and measurement, as well as to the
advancement of education,’ stated Dave Schmoldt, Audio Precision CEO.
“Sponsoring an Audio Engineering Society scholarship in his name is a natural way
for AP to honour Tom’s legacy and benefit future generations in a field that Tom so
deeply cared about.’

The Audio Engineering Society Educational Foundation, through efforts like the
newly established Tom Kite Scholarship, is dedicated to encouraging the entry of
talented students into the profession of audio engineering. Since its establishment in
1984, the Foundation has awarded grants for graduate studies to hundreds of
exceptional applicants, worldwide, many of whom have gone on to prominent and
successful careers in the industry. “Advancing Audio – The Tom Kite Scholarship’
will be offered annually to graduate students in the field of audio engineering who
are AES members and who have a passion for advancing audio through innovation
and technology development. Applications must be received at AES Headquarters by
May 15.

Don Puluse, President of the AES Educational Foundation, stated, “The AES
Educational Foundation is honoured to offer this Audio Precision Scholarship named
for Tom Kite, a much admired and respected member of AES. Tom was Vice
President of Engineering and a member of the Audio Precision team for sixteen
years. This grant will preserve Tom’s legacy and support innovative AES graduate
students interested in advancing research in audio measurement, analysis, or
perception.’