The Department of Computer Science and Engineering held the 13th annual Awards and Graduate Recognition Reception on Thursday, April 28, 4:00-5:00 p.m. in the 2nd floor of the Schorr Center with approximately 80 in attendance. CSE 2015-2016 graduates in attendance received a memento. Students, staff, and faculty enjoyed food and fellowship while congratulating the award winners.
There was a combined total of 112 nominations this year. The Selection Committee was composed of
-Juan Cui, CSE Faculty Representative
-Charles Daniel, CSE Technical Staff Representative
-Mitchell Gerrard, CSE Student Representative
-Deb Heckens, CSE Admin Staff Representative
-Lucas Sabalka, Industry Representative
-Elizabeth Theiss-Morse, College of Arts and Sciences Representative
The following is a list of this year's award recipients:
Undergraduate Awards
-Outstanding Undergraduate (CS) Senior Award, Gregory Atkin; Nathan DeMaria; and Ryan Erdmann
-Outstanding Undergraduate (CE) Senior Award, David Shriver
-Outstanding Undergraduate Student Teaching Award, Lambros Karkazis
-Outstanding Undergraduate Student Research Award, Avi Knecht and Paul Quint
-Outstanding Undergraduate Student Service Award, ACM-W/Computing For All
Graduate Awards
-Outstanding Graduate Student Teaching Award, Robert Woodward
-Outstanding Graduate Student Service Award, Natasha Pavlovikj
-Outstanding Master's Thesis Award, Sara El Alaoui
-Outstanding Ph.D. Dissertation Award, Adrian Lara
Staff Awards
-Outstanding Administrative Staff Award, LaRita Lang
-Outstanding Technical Staff Award, Charles Daniel and Shea Svoboda
Faculty Awards: Student Choice Outstanding Teaching Award
-Lower Level (100-200), Chris Bourke
-Upper Level (300-400), Massimiliano Pierobon
-Graduate Level (800-900), Qiben Yan
Department Recognition Award
-Suzette Person
Looking ahead to 2017, the ACM-W/Computing for All organization will be presenting the Diversity and Inclusion Advocate Award. This organization would like to recognize UNL faculty/staff and students for advocating diversity in the CSE department and for displaying inclusive behavior in and out of the classroom. Begin thinking of either a staff/faculty member or student that you believe deserves this recognition.
Congratulations to all of our students, staff, and faculty for their hard work and dedication to the department. The CSE Awards Committee would like to thank everyone who participated in the nominations, who helped with the selection or the organization, or attended the awards ceremony.