Awards: Denice Denton Emerging Leader Award
2008 Call for Nominations Announced - $5,000 Prize to be Awarded
Professor Denice Denton (1959 – 2006) was a pioneer in many respects: a woman engineering faculty, who became the first female dean of a school of engineering in a major US institution; worked throughout her life to make engineering attractive to women and minorities; strongly promoted diversity in higher education; and helped many people break barriers and find their path in life. To honor her life and career, and promote those who choose to follow similar paths, the Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology (ABI) has established the Denice Denton Emerging Leader Award. The inaugural Denice Denton Emerging Leader Award was presented in 2007 to Rachel Pottinger, Assistant Professor at the University of British Columbia.
The second annual award will be presented at the 2008 Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing taking place October 1st – 4th at the Keystone Resort in Keystone, Colorado.
Selection Criteria
The award will be presented each year to a junior non-tenured faculty member (under the age of 40) at an academic or research institution, who is pursuing high-quality research in any field of engineering or physical sciences, while contributing significantly to promote diversity in his/her environment.
Nominations
The nomination and three additional recommendations must be submitted electronically.
Schedule
Nomination submission site opens: March 15, 2008
Nomination submission site closes: April 30, 2008
Notification: on or before July 31, 2008
Award is presented at GHC2008 – Winner must be present: October 2, 2008
Denice Denton Award Committee
Reza Ghodssi, Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and the Institute for Systems Research at the University of Maryland, Chair
Committee members:
Leslie Field, Small Tech Consulting
Susan Joclyn, University of Washington
Svetlana Tatic-Lucic, Lehigh University
Questions?
Contact Deanna Kosaraju - first name and last initial at anitaborg dot org.
FAQ’s
Can multiple candidates from the same institution be nominated?
Yes, for this year ONLY. We will however, change it to one nomination next year.
What is the age limit? What if someone is close to that age?
The age limit has been changed to age 40. If you have a nominee that is within one or two years of the limit, please nominate them.
