{"68339":{"#nid":"68339","#data":{"type":"news","title":"CoC Professor Mary Jean Harrold accepts Presidential Award for Excellence on behalf of women in comp","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp class=\u0022\u0026quot;subtitles\u0026quot;\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EPRESIDENT                    BUSH HONORS CRA-W FOR MENTORING EFFORTS\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\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 \u0026quot;significant achievements in mentoring                        women across educational levels.\u0026quot;\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 \u0026quot;exemplars\u0026quot;                          and leaders in the national effort to more fully develop                          the Nation\u0027s human resources in science, mathematics and                          engineering.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe award cites CRA-W\u0027s work providing \u0026quot;hands-on                          research experiences, mentoring, role models and information                          exchange to women pursuing careers in [the] field.\u0026quot;                          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\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, \u0026quot;in order to stay                          on the leading edge we must insure the participation of                          people from diverse backgrounds and experiences.\u0026quot;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E \u0026quot;The                          programs recognized today will serve as role models [in                          that process],\u0026quot; the President\u0027s message said. \u0026quot;I\u0027m                          incredibly pleased that the long-term work of CRA-W has                          received this recognition,\u0026quot; Harrold said. \u0026quot;CRA-W\u0027s                          success is owed to a long progression of women in computing                          who gave - and give - 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.\u0026quot;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026quot;The problem is particularly acute in computing,\u0026quot;                          Cuny said. \u0026quot;Five 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.\u0026quot;\u003C\/p\u003E\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\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).\u003Cbr \/\u003E                           \u003Cbr \/\u003E                           More information about the PAESMEM program can be found                          at: \u003Ca href=\u0022\/\/www.ehr.nsf.gov\/EHR\/HRD\/paesmem.asp\u0026quot;\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.ehr.nsf.gov\/EHR\/HRD\/paesmem.asp\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\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=\u0022\/\/www.cra.org\/Activities\/craw\/aboutCraw.html\u0026quot;\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.cra.org\/Activities\/craw\/aboutCraw.html\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\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=\u0022\/\/www.cra.org\/\u0026quot;\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.cra.org\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022\u0026quot;subtitles\u0026quot;\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\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\u0026ntilde;eda, 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\u0026eacute;e 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":"2011-06-20 17:13:50","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:09:34","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":""}}}