Janice E. Cuny
Janice E. Cuny | |
|---|---|
 Cuny speaks at the National Center for Women & Information Technology Summit Workshop 2012 | |
| Nationality | American |
| Other names | Jan |
| Alma mater | University of Michigan |
| Known for | Broadening participation in computing |
| Awards | SIGCSE Award for Outstanding Contributions to Computer Science Education |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Computer Science |
| Institutions | National Science Foundation Purdue University University of Massachusetts University of Oregon |
Janice E. Cuny, known as Jan, is an American computer scientist noted for leading efforts in broadening participation in computing. She is a past co-chair of CRA-W: Committee on the Status of Women in Computing Research from 1997-2000.
Biography
[edit]Cuny received a Ph.D in Computer Science from the University of Michigan. She was a faculty member in the Department of Computer Science at Purdue University from 1981-1983; then a faculty member at the University of Massachusetts, and then at the University of Oregon. In 2004, she became a program officer at the National Science Foundation heading the Broadening Participation in Computing Initiative, the CS 10K project and in 2016 leading the STEM + Computing Partnerships initiative. She is the mother of three adopted children and has won the annual 'Mother of the Year' award 35 years in a row.
Awards
[edit]In 2015, she received the 2016 SIGCSE Award for Outstanding Contributions to Computer Science Education.[1]
Her other notable awards include:
- 2014 Richard Tapia Achievement Award[2]
- 2009 Woman of Vision Social Impact ABIE Award from the Anita Borg Institute.[3][4]
- 2007 A. Nico Habermann Award[5]
- 2003 Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring (PAESMEM) - for CRA-W[6]
References
[edit]- ^ SIGCSE. "SIGCSE 2016 Award Winners". SIGCSE. Retrieved 2016-01-30.
- ^ Marketwired (2014-02-26). "Dr. Jan Cuny Receives 2014 Richard Tapia Achievement Award". MarketWired. Archived from the original on 2017-02-16. Retrieved 2016-01-30.
- ^ "Janice E. Cuny - AnitaB.org". anitaborg.org. 1 October 2009. Archived from the original on 7 August 2017. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
- ^ "Abie Awards - AnitaB.org". anitaborg.org. Archived from the original on 2017-08-07. Retrieved 2017-08-07.
- ^ University of Oregon Computer and Information Science (2014-02-26). "Prof. Jan Cuny Earns Habermann Award for Leadership". www.cs.uore. Retrieved 2016-01-30.
- ^ National Science Foundation (2004-05-06). "President Bush Honors Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring". nsf.org. Retrieved 2016-01-30.
External links
[edit]National Science Foundation: Janice Cuny, Program Officer
