Nominations sought for Richard A. Tapia Achievement Award

released August 15, 2005

The awards committee of the 2005 Richard Tapia Celebration of Diversity in Computing Conference is seeking nominations for the Richard A. Tapia Achievement Award for Scientific Scholarship, Civic Science, and Diversifying Computing.

The award will be presented at the Tapia 2005 conference Oct. 19-22 in Albuquerque.

The Tapia award recognizes an individual with outstanding achievements in scientific scholarship, a strong civic presence within the scientific community, and a dedication to the attainment of true ethnic diversity in computing and related disciplines. The ideal recipient will be devoted to the principle of equity in both theory and practice and will have demonstrated leadership in applying creative solutions to the difficult social, cultural, technical, and political problems of diversifying computing.

The deadline for submitting nominations is Aug. 31. Nomination letters should be submitted via email to conference chair Pamela Williams at pwillia@sandia.gov.

Nomination letters should contain:

• The nominee's name and affiliation.
• A summary of the nominee's scientific contributions (300 words).
• A summary of the nominee's civic contributions (300 words).
• A summary of the nominee's leadership in diversifying computing (300 words).
• The nominator's name, affiliation, e-mail address and contact phone number.

 

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