{"67844":{"#nid":"67844","#data":{"type":"news","title":"18th Annual Honors \u0026 Awards Celebration","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E(April 21, 2009)\u003C\/strong\u003E - The College of Computing at Georgia Tech hosted its 18thAnnual Awards Celebration on April 21, 2009, in the Klaus Atrium. Master of Ceremony and CoC Dean Rich DeMillo led theCollege in congratulating students, faculty and staff on anotherexciting and productive year. \u003Ca title=\u0022\u0026quot;17th\u0022 annual coc awards celebration href=\u0022\u0026quot;resolveuid\/0385d55643893eaa2a406f2e09b497ee\u0026quot;\u0022 target=\u0022\u0026quot;_blank\u0026quot;\u0022\u003EDownload the complete program here.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ctable class=\u0022\u0026quot;plain\u0026quot;\u0022 width=\u0022\u0026quot;100%\u0026quot;\u0022\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E\u003Ch2\u003EUndergraduate Awards\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E\u003Ch2\u003EGraduate Awards\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd valign=\u0022\u0026quot;top\u0026quot;\u0022 width=\u0022\u0026quot;50%\u0026quot;\u0022\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOutstanding Freshman\u003Cbr \/\u003ELinda Huynh\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EOutstanding Sophomore\u003Cbr \/\u003EAjai Mudaliar Karthikeyan\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EOutstanding Junior\u003Cbr \/\u003EMichael Slaughter\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EOutstanding Undergraduate\u003Cbr \/\u003EJennifer Whitlow\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EOutstanding Undergraduate Teaching Assistant\u003Cbr \/\u003E  Kathryn Long\u003Cbr \/\u003E  \u003Cbr \/\u003E  Outstanding Undergraduate Research Assistant\u003Cbr \/\u003E    Matthew McCawley\u003Cbr \/\u003EBrian Stebar\u003Cbr \/\u003E  \u003Cbr \/\u003E    Outstanding Undergraduate Research\u003Cbr \/\u003E  Megan Elmore\u003Cbr \/\u003E      \u003Cbr \/\u003E    2009 InVenture Prize Winner\u003Cbr \/\u003E    Roger Pincombe\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd valign=\u0022\u0026quot;top\u0026quot;\u0022 width=\u0022\u0026quot;50%\u0026quot;\u0022\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOutstanding Graduate Teaching Assistant\u003Cbr \/\u003E  Christina Gardener\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ECS7001 Research Project Award\u003Cbr \/\u003ESarah Clark\u003Cbr \/\u003EAndrew Miller\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOutstanding Graduate Research Assistants\u003Cbr \/\u003EChristopher LeDantec\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EHonorable Mention\u003Cbr \/\u003ESpencer Charles Brubaker\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch2\u003EStaff Awards\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOutstanding Support and Service Staff Awards\u003Cbr \/\u003EAlan Glass\u003Cbr \/\u003EDon Schoner\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ctable class=\u0022\u0026quot;plain\u0026quot;\u0022 width=\u0022\u0026quot;100%\u0026quot;\u0022\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd valign=\u0022\u0026quot;top\u0026quot;\u0022\u003E\u003Ch2\u003EResearch Awards\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd valign=\u0022\u0026quot;top\u0026quot;\u0022\u003E\u003Ch2\u003EFaculty Awards\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd valign=\u0022\u0026quot;top\u0026quot;\u0022 width=\u0022\u0026quot;45%\u0026quot;\u0022\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOutstanding Junior Faculty Research Award\u003Cbr \/\u003E  Gabriel Loh\u003Cbr \/\u003E  \u003Cbr \/\u003E  Outstanding Senior Faculty Research Award\u003Cbr \/\u003E  Wenke Lee\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Raytheon Faculty Fellowship\u003Cbr \/\u003Exx\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd valign=\u0022\u0026quot;top\u0026quot;\u0022 width=\u0022\u0026quot;45%\u0026quot;\u0022\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOutstanding Instructor\u003Cbr \/\u003ERussell Clark\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWilliam A. \u0026quot;gus\u0026quot; Baird Faculty Teaching Award\u003Cbr \/\u003EMilena Mihail\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Peter A. 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