Awards

The following committees oversee CRA’s award programs:

Distinguished Service and A. Nico Habermann Awards

Selection Committee:
Diana Franklin (University of Chicago) Chair

Distinguished Service Award: Recognizes service in the areas of government affairs, professional societies, publications or conferences, and leadership that has a major impact on computing research.

A. Nico Habermann Award: Recognizes outstanding contributions aimed at increasing the numbers and/or successes of underrepresented members in the computing research community.

Outstanding Undergraduate Researcher Award

These student awards, sponsored by Microsoft and Mitsubishi Electric Research Labs in alternate years, recognize undergraduate students in North American colleges and universities who show outstanding research potential in an area of computing research.

This award is managed by the CRA Education Committee.

2022-23 Selection Committee:

Michael Hilton (CMU) Co-Chair
Monica Anderson (University of Alabama) Co-Chair
Jonathan Bell (Northeastern)
Victoria Interrante (University of Minnesota)
Evan Peck (Bucknell)
Raghu Ramanujan (Davidson College)
Steve Swanson (UC San Diego)
Matt Weinberg (Princeton)
Rahmat Beheshti (University of Delaware)
Tony Clark (Pomona)

CRA-E Undergraduate Research Faculty Mentoring Award

This award recognizes individual faculty members who have provided exceptional mentorship, undergraduate research experiences, and, in parallel, guidance on admission and matriculation of these students to research-focused graduate programs in computing.

This award is managed by the CRA Education Committee.

2022-23 Selection Committee:

Denys Poshyvanyk (William & Mary), Chair
Monica Anderson (University of Alabama)
Gary Holness (Clark University)
Tijana Milenkovic (University of Notre Dame)

Service to CRA Award

This award recognizes outstanding service to CRA as an organization.

Selected by the CRA Board Chair.