"One finds limits by pushing them."
Herbert Simon
2024 Award Recipients
Academic Award Recipients
Joel and Ruth Spira Teaching Award (sponsored by Lutron): Anil Ada - Associate Teaching Professor, CSD
Newell Award for Research Excellence: Fei Fang - Associate Professor, S3D and Ryan Shi - 2023 PhD Graduate, S3D
Simon Teaching Award: Daniel Anderson - Assistant Teaching Professor, CSD
Service Award Recipients
A. Nico Habermann Educational Service Award: The MLD Educational Team: Daniel Bird, Brynn Edmunds, Joshmin Ray, and Nichelle Philliips
Staff Recognition Award Recipients
Outstanding Teamwork: Annie Kearney, SCSCF
Outstanding Staff: Annette Han, LTI
Individual Dedication: Jenn McPherson, HCII and Ryan Slater, SCSCF
Sustained Excellence: Kit Needham, CSD
Rookie of the Year: Kaleem Kheshgi, CSD and Feikee Summers, HCII
Citizenship: Lynnetta Miller, RI
2023 Award Recipients
Academic Award Recipients
Joel and Ruth Spira Teaching Award (sponsored by Lutron): Matthew Gormley - Associate Teaching Professor, MLD
Newell Award for Research Excellence: Guy Blelloch, Laxman Dhulipala (UMD, former CMU), and Julian Shun (MIT, former CMU)
Simon Teaching Award: Michael Taylor - Assistant Teaching Professor, CSD
Service Award Recipients
A. Nico Habermann Educational Service Award: Greg Armstrong - Senior Research Technician/AI Maker Space Manager, RI
Staff Recognition Award Recipients
Outstanding Teamwork: Allison Blair, LTI
Outstanding Staff: Ally Ricarte, CBD and Cindy Tipper, HCII
Individual Dedication: Ben Cook, CSD and Christian Olmeda, SCSCF
Sustained Excellence: Brian Staszel, RI
Rookie of the Year: Angelica Stowers, SCS Dean's Office and Amelia Baisley, HCII
Citizenship: Dabney Schlea, S3D
2022 Award Recipients
Academic Award Recipients
Joel and Ruth Spira Teaching Award (sponsored by Lutron): Raelin Musuraca - Assistant Teaching Professor, HCII
Newell Award for Research Excellence: The Delphi Group and The Tiramisu Team
Simon Teaching Award: Phillip Compeau - Associate Teaching Professor, CBD
Alan J. Perlis Award: Brad Myers - Professor, HCII
Service Award Recipients
A. Nico Habermann Educational Service Award: Patti Rote and George Kantor for outstanding contributions to the Girls of Steel Program
Staff Recognition Award Recipients
Outstanding Teamwork: Amy Weis and Mary Widom, CSD
Outstanding Staff: Victoria Poprocky, ISR and John Friday, LTI
Individual Dedication: Deb Cavlovich, CS and Mike Hanley, SCS Computing Facilities
Sustained Excellence: Cheryl Wehrer, RI and Catherine Copetas, SCS Dean's Office
Rookie of the Year: Aaron Aupperlee, SCS Dean's Office
Citizenship: Karen Harlan, HCII
2021 Award Recipients
Academic Award Recipients
Joel and Ruth Spira Teaching Award (sponsored by Lutron): Michael Hilton - Associate Teaching Professor, ISR
Newell Award for Research Excellence: Carl Kingsford - Professor, CBD, Robert Patro (UMD, former CMU) and Stephen Mount (UMD)
Simon Teaching Award: David Woodruff - Associate Professor, CSD
Alan J. Perlis Award: Robert Murphy - Ray and Stephanie Lane Professor of Computational Biology, Emeritus
Service Award Recipients
A. Nico Habermann Educational Service Award: Erin Cawley - Program Manager, CS Academy and Evan Mallory - Principal Software Developer, CS Academy
Staff Recognition Award Recipients
Outstanding Teamwork: ISR Video Team: Jim Tobin, John Lombardo, Aaron Caldwell, Dave Ambroso, Kevin Kerston, and Cole Handerhan and the Sail() Team, TEEL Lab: Zoie Adams, Marshall An, Erin Davis, Siddharth Kandimalla, Divya Prem, Baljit Singh, & Adam Zhang
Outstanding Staff: Dorothy Holland-Minkley, MLD
Individual Dedication: Connie Herold, ISR and Sasha Balobeshkina, LTI
Sustained Excellence: Jean Harpley, RI
Rookie of the Year: Hadley Pratt, RI
Citizenship: Chris Kissell, SCS Dean's Office
2020 Award Recipients
Academic Award Recipients
Joel and Ruth Spira Teaching Award (sponsored by Lutron): Terry Lee - Assistant Teaching Professor, ISR
Newell Award for Research Excellence: Lujo Bauer, Nicolas Christin, Lorrie Cranor, Saranga Komanduri, Michelle Mazurek, William Melicher, Sean Segretti, Rich Shay and Blase Ur
Simon Teaching Award: Brian Railing - Assistant Teaching Professor, CSD
Alan J. Perlis Award: Jaime Carbonell - Allen Newell Professor, Founder and former Director of LTI
Staff Recognition Award Recipients
Outstanding Teamwork: Tom Pope, ISR
Outstanding Staff: Nancy McCarthy, CSD and Stacey Young, LTI
Individual Dedication: Colleen Everett, CSD
Sustained Excellence: Peggy Martin, RI
Rookie of the Year: Janet Garrand, CBD and Laura Winter, MLD
Citizenship: Bea Dias, RI
Rising Star: Veronica Peet, CSD
2019 Award Recipients
Academic Award Recipients
Joel and Ruth Spira Teaching Award (sponsored by Lutron): Mor Harchol-Balter - Professor, CSD
Simon Teaching Award: Anupam Gupta - Professor, CSD
A. Nico Habermann Educational Service Award: Kit Needham - Senior Business Advisor, CSD
Staff Recognition Award Recipients
Outstanding Teamwork: Erin Cawley, CSD
Outstanding Staff: Nick Frollini, ISR and Jenny Belardi, SCS Dean's Office
Individual Dedication: Elizabeth Roberts, SCS Dean's Office
Sustained Excellence: Queenie Kravitz, HCII
Rookie of the Year: Diana Rotondo, HCII and Ashley Song, RI
2018 Award Recipients
Academic Award Recipients
Joel and Ruth Spira Teaching Award (sponsored by Lutron): Andy Pavlo - Assistant Professor, CSD
Newell Award for Research Excellence: Tuomas Sandholm and Noam Brown
Simon Teaching Award: John Mackey - Teaching Professor, CSD
Alan J. Perlis Award: Tom Mitchell - Professor, MLD
Staff Recognition Award Recipients
Outstanding Staff: Krista Dichiera, Dean's Office and Angy Malloy, CSD
Individual Dedication: Jessica Butterbaugh, RI and Ryan Ries, HCII
Sustained Excellence: Victoria Homitsky, RI and Diane Stidle, MLD
Rookie of the Year: Erin Driskill, CBD
2017 Award Recipients
Academic Award Recipients
Joel and Ruth Spira Teaching Award (sponsored by Lutron): Roni Rosenfeld - Professor, MLD & LTI
Newell Award for Research Excellence: David Garlan, Bradley Schmerl, and Mary Shaw
Simon Teaching Award: Anil Ada - Assistant Teaching Professor, CSD
Staff Recognition Award Recipients
Outstanding Teamwork: Dan Getkin and Sanae Minick, RI
Outstanding Staff: Nicole Stenger, CBD
Individual Dedication: Laura Alford, LTI
Sustained Excellence: Melissa Keaton, CSD
Rookie of the Year: Jessica Packer, CSD
Citizenship: Kelsee Hibner, SCS Dean's Office
2016 Award Recipients
Academic Award Recipients
Joel and Ruth Spira Teaching Award (sponsored by Lutron): Kayvon Fatahalian, Assistant Professor, CSDNewell Award for Research Excellence: Robert Kraut, Aniket Kittur, Moira Burke, Yuqing Ren, and Haiyi Zhu
Simon Teaching Award: Ryan O'Donnell, Associate Professor, CSD
Staff Recognition Award Recipients
Outstanding Teamwork: Monika De Reno, Mike Boydos, and Bernadette Dayak, ISROutstanding Staff: Marilyn Walgora, CSD and Walter Schearer, SCS Dean's Office
Individual Dedication: Royal Harvard, SCS Computing Facilities
Sustained Excellence: Deborah Zalewski, RI
Rookie of the Year: Christina Melucci, LTI and Melissa Tetrick, CBD
Citizenship: George Darakos, SCS Dean's Office
2015 Award Recipients
Academic Award Recipients
Joel and Ruth Spira Teaching Award (sponsored by Lutron): Charlie Garrod, Associate Teaching Professor, ISRNewell Award for Research Excellence: Scott Hudson, James Fogarty, Daniel Avrahami, Johnny Lee, Chris Harrison, and Robert Xiao
Perlis Award for Imagination: Red Whittaker, Fredkin University Research Professor, RI
Simon Teaching Award: Rob Simmons, Assistant Teaching Professor, CSD
Staff Recognition Award Recipients
Outstanding Teamwork: Jamie Gregory, Jim Skees, and Paul Stockhausen, SCS Building Facilities
Outstanding Staff: Diana Hyde, CSD and Joshua Quicksall, ISR
Individual Dedication: Jessica Stanley, HCII
Sustained Excellence: Allen Stoltzfus, SCS Dean's Office
Rookie of the Year: Alison Chiocchi, LTI, MLD, CBD
Special Service: Tracy Farbacher, CSD
Rising Star: Nichole Merritt, SCS Dean's Office
2014 Award Recipients
Academic Award Recipients
Joel and Ruth Spira Teaching Award (sponsored by Lutron): Dave Eckhardt, Associate Teaching Professor, CSDNewell Award for Research Excellence: James Herbsleb, Kathleen Carley, Marcelo Cataldo, and Patrick Wagstrom
Perlis Award for Imagination: Illah Nourbakhsh, Professor, RI
Simon Teaching Award: Michael Erdmann, Professor, CSD, RI
Staff Recognition Award Recipients
Outstanding Teamwork: Jordan Harrison, SCS Web Technology ServicesOutstanding Staff: Sharon Cavlovich, MLD
Individual Dedication: Rachel Burcin, RI
Sustained Excellence: Sylvia Smith, SCS Computing Facilities and Martha Clarke, CSD
Rookie of the Year: Kate Schaich, LTI
Citizenship: Mary Widom, CSD
2013 Award Recipients
Academic Award Recipients
Newell Award for Research Excellence: Jodi Forlizzi, Sara Kiesler, Carl DiSalvo, Min Kyung Lee, Bilge Mutlu, and Cristen Torrey. Also, Dave Anderson, Michael Kaminski, Jason Franklin, Amar Phanishayee, and Vijay Vasudevan.Simon Teaching Award: Dave Anderson, Associate Professor, CSD
Staff Recognition Award Recipients
Outstanding Teamwork: Brie Gordon, Myke Kubiak and Beth (McKee) Maxwell, SCS Help DeskOutstanding Staff: Krista McGuigan, LTI
Individual Dedication: Nicole Willis, HCII
Sustained Excellence: Kathy McNiff, CSD
Outstanding Collaboration: Michael Nikithser, Rachel Shackelford, and Dale Shanefelt, SCS Computing Facilites
Citizenship: Deb Tobin, RI
2012 Award Recipients
Academic Award Recipients
Newell Award for Research Excellence: Eric Nyberg, Teruko Mitamura, Nico Schlaefer, and Hideki ShimaSimon Teaching Award: David Kosbie, Assistant Teaching Professor, CSD
Staff Recognition Award Recipients
Outstanding Staff: Jo Bodnar, HCII and Jane Miller, ISRIndividual Dedication: Mary Jo Bensasi, LTI
Sustained Excellence: Catharine Fichtner, CSD and Becky Klaas, RI
Rookie of the Year: Mark Penney, SCS and Indra Szegedy, HCII
Citizenship: Cleah Schlueter, SCS Dean's Office
Rising Star: Kelly Widmaier, LTI
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