{"51939":{"#nid":"51939","#data":{"type":"news","title":"CoC Professor Mary Jean Harrold accepts Presidential Award for Excellence on behalf of women in comp","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp class=\u0022subtitles\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EPRESIDENT                    BUSH HONORS CRA-W FOR MENTORING EFFORTS\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EAtlanta                        (May 13, 2004) - President George W. Bush awarded the Computing                        Research Association\u0027s Committee on the Status of Women                        in Computing Research (CRA-W) the 2003 Presidential Award                        for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring                        (PAESMEM) for \u0022significant achievements in mentoring                        women across educational levels.\u0022\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EWhite House                          Office of Science and Technology Policy Director John                          H. Marburger, III, presented CRA-W Co-Chair Dr. Mary Jean                          Harrold (Georgia Tech, College of Computing) and CRA-W                          representative Dr. Jan Cuny (University of Oregon, Computer                          Science Department) with the citation at a noon ceremony                          in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building. CRA-W was                          one of just eight institutional winners of the annual                          award, given to those organizations identified as \u0022exemplars\u0022                          and leaders in the national effort to more fully develop                          the Nation\u0027s human resources in science, mathematics and                          engineering.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe award cites CRA-W\u0027s work providing \u0022hands-on                          research experiences, mentoring, role models and information                          exchange to women pursuing careers in [the] field.\u0022                          CRA-W programs seek to increase the number of women involved                          in computer science and engineering, increase the degree                          of success they experience, and provide a forum for addressing                          problems that often fall disproportionately within women\u0027s                          domain.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EIn a message from the President read by Marburger at                          the ceremony, Bush noted that new technology was redefining                          the American workplace and that, \u0022in order to stay                          on the leading edge we must insure the participation of                          people from diverse backgrounds and experiences.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E \u0022The                          programs recognized today will serve as role models [in                          that process],\u0022 the President\u0027s message said. \u0022I\u0027m                          incredibly pleased that the long-term work of CRA-W has                          received this recognition,\u0022 Harrold said. \u0022CRA-W\u0027s                          success is owed to a long progression of women in computing                          who gave \u2013 and give \u2013 of their time and effort                          to share their knowledge and experiences with the next                          generation. As the President noted, the country will be                          well-served by continuing to increase the participation                          of underrepresented groups.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0022The problem is particularly acute in computing,\u0022                          Cuny said. \u0022Five of the 10 fastest growing occupations                          in the next decade will be computer related, but women                          make up less than a third of the IT workforce and an even                          smaller percentage of the academic pipeline. This underrepresentation                          represents a loss of talent and creativity that we will                          need shaping the future role of technology in society.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EIn                          addition to the Presidential Citation, the award also                          includes $10,000 to be used by CRA-W to further its efforts.                          In addition to the eight institutional awards, the President                          also named nine individual awards for 2004.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EPhoto (left to right): Dr. Mary Jean Harrold, Georgia                          Tech (Co-Chair of CRA-W); Dr. Jan Cuny, University of                          Oregon (former Chair of CRA-W), Dr. John Marburger, Director                          OSTP, Dr. Maria Klawe, Dean of Engineering, Princeton                          University (co-founder of CRA-W and current President                          of the Association for Computing Machinery), Peter Freeman,                          National Science Foundation (NSF) assistant director of                          the Computer \u0026amp; Information Science \u0026amp; Engineering                          (CISE).\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E                           More information about the PAESMEM program can be found                          at: \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.ehr.nsf.gov\/EHR\/HRD\/paesmem.asp\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.ehr.nsf.gov\/EHR\/HRD\/paesmem.asp\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe                          Computer Research Association\u0027s Committee on the Status                          of Women in Computing Research (CRA-W) is an action oriented                          organization dedicated to increasing the number of women                          participating in Computer Science and Engineering (CSE)                          research and education at all levels. The current CRA-W                          co-chairs are Mary Jean Harrold (Georgia Tech) and Carla                          Ellis (Duke University). For more information: \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.cra.org\/Activities\/craw\/aboutCraw.html\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.cra.org\/Activities\/craw\/aboutCraw.html\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Computing Research Association (CRA) is an association                          of more than 200 North American academic departments of                          computer science, computer engineering, and related fields;                          laboratories and centers in industry, government, and                          academia engaging in basic computing research; and affiliated                          professional societies.                          For more                          information: \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.cra.org\/\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.cra.org\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp class=\u0022subtitles\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ECRA-W                          Co-Chairs 2003-2006\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E                           Mary Jean Harrold, Georgia Institute of Technology\u003Cbr \/\u003E                           Carla Ellis, Duke University\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ECurrent                          Members:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E                           Fran Allen, IBM Fellow Emerita\u003Cbr \/\u003E                           Nancy Amato, Texas A\u0026amp;M University\u003Cbr \/\u003E                           Carla Brodley, Purdue University\u003Cbr \/\u003E                           Sheila Casta\u00f1eda, Clarke College\u003Cbr \/\u003E                           Lori A. Clarke, University of Massachusetts\u003Cbr \/\u003E                           Anne Condon, University of British Columbia\u003Cbr \/\u003E                           Jan Cuny, University of Oregon\u003Cbr \/\u003E                           Faith E. Fich, University of Toronto\u003Cbr \/\u003E                           Kathleen Fisher, AT\u0026amp;T Labs Research\u003Cbr \/\u003E                           Joan Francioni, Winona State University\u003Cbr \/\u003E                           Jessica Hodgins, Carnegie Mellon University\u003Cbr \/\u003E                           Mary Jane Irwin, Penn State University\u003Cbr \/\u003E                           Leah Jamieson, Purdue University\u003Cbr \/\u003E                           Susan Landau, Sun Microsystems Laboratories\u003Cbr \/\u003E                           Nancy G. Leveson, MIT\u003Cbr \/\u003E                           Ren\u00e9e J. Miller, University of Toronto\u003Cbr \/\u003E                           Joann Ordille, Avaya Labs\u003Cbr \/\u003E                           Lori Pollock, University of Delaware\u003Cbr \/\u003E                           Ann Redelfs, San Diego Supercomputer Center\u003Cbr \/\u003E                           Mary Lou Soffa, University of Pittsburgh\u003Cbr \/\u003E                           Telle Whitney, Institute for Women in Technology\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"27154","created_gmt":"2010-02-09 21:53:05","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:05:26","author":"Louise Russo","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2006-04-28T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2006-04-28T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"47223","name":"College of Computing"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}