Projection, Lights and Staging News (PLSN) has announced that longtime Rush lighting director Howard Ungerleider will be the 2014 recipient of the Parnelli Visionary Award:

The governing body of the Parnelli Awards announces that Howard Ungerleider will be the 2014 recipient of the Parnelli Visionary Award for his outstanding career and scores of innovations in the lighting and special effect fields. Ungerleider will be presented with the 2014 Parnelli Visionary Award at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas on Nov. 22, 2014. "Howard is a pioneer who took concert lighting to a new level, leaving everybody else to try to catch up," says Parnelli Producer/PLSN Publisher Terry Lowe. "His work with Rush has inspired many in this business, and he's known as one of the nicest, most respected guys in this business, too." ...

Congratulations Howard! Thanks to RushFanForever for the heads up.