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The Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), an educational and scientific society, announced Janice Cuny as a winner of one of the 2006 ACM President’s Awards. This rarely-bestowed award honors exceptional abilities to advance computing technology and enhance its impact for the benefit of society. Jan Cuny, UO professor of Computer and Information Science, was acknowledged for her ability to “demonstrate how to help underserved populations as a parent, teacher, civil servant, and citizen.”
Cuny served as chair of the Computing Research Association’s Committee on the Status of Women in Computing Research (CRA-W) and was also Program Chair and General Chair of the Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing, as well as a member of the Leadership Team of the National Center for Women and Information Technology.
In 2004, she represented CRA-W when it received the Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics, and Engineering Mentoring from President George Bush for significant achievements in mentoring women across educational levels. Her achievements led to her recruitment by the NSF to run the Broadening Participation in Computing initiative, which aims to significantly increase the number and diversity of students receiving post-secondary degrees in the computing disciplines. In Washington, she required that each program undergo rigorous evaluation and serve the highest number of students possible. Even on this sabbatical assignment, Cuny continues to teach by tutoring low-income students in the Washington, DC area.
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