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The Department of Computer and Information Science is proud to recognize outstanding students who have demonstrated exceptional achievement in their academic pursuits. Award recipients are selected by the Computer Science faculty in recognition of their hard work, dedication to the field, and meaningful contributions to our community.

These awards celebrate students who have gone above and beyond—those who have excelled in their coursework, engaged deeply with computer science principles, and used their skills and knowledge to make a positive impact.

Chair Emeritus Award

Eligible students must complete 45 resident hours with a GPA of 3.5 or greater. Two undergraduates from the Junior or Senior classification are chosen.

Chair Emeritus Recipients

Academic Year

Student

Fall 2022 – Spring 2023Colby Robert Anderson, Lisette Kamper-Hinson
Fall 2023 – Spring 2024John Allen Casey, Joseph Watts

Outstanding Student Award

Eligible students must achieve a GPA of 3.7 or greater. An undergraduate from each classification (Senior, Junior, Sophomore, and Freshman) is chosen.

Freshman Outstanding Students

Academic Year

Student

1987-1988Seth Mingea Lowrey
1988-1989Samudra Sengupta
1989-1990Ann Tucker Person
1990-1991Jonathan Ross Adkins
1991-1992Mark F. Guttensohn
1992-1993Daniel Warren Drake
1993-1994Christopher L. Roberts
1994-1995Jeremy S. Justice
1995-1996Tammy Elizabeth Chin
1996-1997Vera A. Sazonova
1997-1998James Edward Gullet
1998-1999Jacob Charles Holmes
1999-2000Tejuan Tyree Leland
2000-2001John Christian Ross
2001-2002Philip Lane Cancelleri
2002-2003Michael Kane Marine
2003-2004Shelton Paul Liddell
2004-2005Brent Gregory Roth
2005-2006Austin Trey Harrison
2006-2007Conner Hudson Campassi
2007-2008Kurt Suguru Gavin
2008-2009Rachelyn Goodwiller Farrell
2009-2010Cornelius Hughes
2010-2011Jillian R. Offutt
2011-2012David Caleb Robinson
2012-2013Devin Rossetti
2013-2014Kyle Andrew Moore
2014-2015Gabriel Stephen Canet Johnson
2015-2016Madeleine Delcambre
2016-2017Jennifer Lauriello
2017-2018Clay Bellou
2018-2019Isabella Smith
2019-2020Cameron Blanchard
2020-2021Sukhleen Kaur
2021-2022Hermie Adams
2022-2023Paulina Eguibar Ortega
2023-2024Joseph Mark Garneau
2024-2025Zaheeb Hayat

Sophomore Outstanding Students

Academic Year

Student

1987-1988Yvonee Denise Couevas
1988-1989Mark Paterson
1989-1990Samudra Sengupta
1990-1991Anna Ruth Weldon
1991-1992Amy Lynn Rowell
1992-1993Mark F. Guttensohn
1993-1994Pramod Kumar Sah
1994-1995Christopher Roberts
1995-1996Brent Fox
1996-1997Eon C. Reggans
1997-1998Amanda Gail Fine
1998-1999Shafiullch Al-meher
1999-2000Jacob Charles Holmes
2000-2001Asmita Vaidya
2001-2002John Christian Ross
2002-2003Roshan Shrestha
2003-2004Joshua Jon Hovey
2004-2005Scott Mitchell Blackburn
2005-2006Brent Gregory Roth
2006-2007WHM Achini Kumari Herath
2007-2008Raymond Chinenyeze Nnodim
2009-2010Michael Andrew Macias
2010-2011Cornelius Hughes
2011-2012Shelby Danielle Sherman
2012-2013Eli Allen
2013-2014Tuan Quang Ta
2014-2015Ian Alfred Calamari
2015-2016Thomas McFann
2016-2017Annemarie Pruett
2017-2018Nayan Chawla
2018-2019Mary Charles Kendricks
2019-2020Arianna Swensen
2020-2021Hews Hyre
2021-2022Nicole Goulet
2022-2023Claudia Ann Pieroni
2023-2024Paulina Eguibar Ortega
2024-2025Gulsana (Dani) Zhumasheva

Junior Outstanding Students

Academic Year

Student

1987-1988Michael Finn II
1988-1989Samuel Jeffery Sliman
1989-1990Seth Mingea Lowrey
1990-1991Viren R. Shah
1991-1992Kurt E. Guttensohn
1992-1993David Wayne Coppit
1993-1994Khan Beng Ong
1995-1996Jeremy S. Justice
1996-1997Tammy Elizabeth Chin
1997-1998Vera A. Sazonova
1998-1999James Edward Gullet
1999-2000Shafiullch Al-meher
2000-2001Jacob Charles Holmes
2001-2002Chichung Hui
2002-2003John Christian Ross
2003-2004Indika Darshana Jayasinghe
2004-2005Joshua Jon Hovey
2005-2006Scott Mitchell Blackburn
2006-2007Brent Gregory Roth
2007-2008Donald Brent Sharrow
2008-2009Daniel Christian Read
2009-2010Anna Lee Whitley
2010-2011Rachelyn Goodwiller Farrell
2011-2012Cornelius Hughes
2012-2013Aishat Aloba
2013-2014Clinton Lee Jenkins
2014-2015Tuan Quang Ta
2015-2016Forrest Short
2016-2017Thomas McFann
2017-2018Nikita Drozdovskii
2018-2019Jennifer Lauriello
2019-2020Mary Charles Kendricks
2020-2021Landon Perkins
2021-2022Kentson Tran
2022-2023Ian Braman Watson
2023-2024Claudia Ann Pieroni
2024-2025Joshua Jurgenson

Senior Outstanding Students

Academic Year

Outstanding Senior Award Winner

1987-1988Amy Cooper
1988-1989Richard Ellis Kennedy
1989-1990Samule Jeffery Sliman
1990-1991Seth Mingea Lowrey
1991-1992Viren R. Shah
1992-1993Kurt E. Guttensohn
1993-1994David Wayne Coppit
1994-1995Tanvir Ahmed
1995-1996Chris Roberts
1996-1997Jeremy S. Justice
1997-1998Tammy Elizabeth Chin
1998-1999Vera A. Sazonova
1999-2000Hulen Louis Sanders, Jr.
2000-2001Matthew Eric Stine
2001-2002Jacob Charles Holmes
2002-2003William Harland Anderson
2003-2004John Christian Ross
2004-2005Indika Darshana Jayasinghe
2005-2006Robert Trent Sigler
2006-2007Scott Mitchell Blackburn
2007-2008Brent Gregory Roth
2008-2009Donald Brent Sharrow
2009-2010Chelsea Leigh Norman
2010-2011Anna Lee Whitley
2011-2012Rachelyn Goodwiller Farrell
2012-2013Cornelius Hughes
2013-2014Aishat Aloba
2014-2015Aishat Oluwaseun Aloba
2015-2016Tuan Ta
2016-2017Forrest Short
2017-2018Ethan Luckett
2018-2019Abigail Garrett
2019-2020Jennifer Lauriello
2020-2021Soumil Data
2021-2022Bozidar-Brannan Kovachev
2022-2023Robert Birk Hughes, Briana Berger Slowinski
2023-2024Jaromir Saloni
2024-2025Nicole Goulet

Richard E. Grove Award

The Richard E. Grove Award is presented to an undergraduate that has displayed outstanding service to the Department.

Richard E. Grove Recipients

Academic Year

Student

1987-1988Allison Juanita Mull
1988-1989Jeremy Lloyd Sauls
1989-1990Yvonee Denise Couevas
1990-1991Kenneth Lee Ivey
1991-1992Nicholas K. Rodolfich
1992-1993Harold W. Carpenter Jr.
1993-1994Katherine Ellen Vandiver
1994-1995Yi Ping Echo Choi
1996-1997Jeffrey Allen Baker
1997-1998Frederick William Patton IV
1999-2000Hulen Louis Sanders Jr.
2000-2001Adam Leonard Sanders
2001-2002Daryl Glenn Smith
2002-2003Benjamin Nicholas Pharr
2003-2004Derek Andrew Park
2004-2005Indika Darshana Jayasinghe
2005-2006Matthew A. Kooshad
2006-2007Brent Gregory Roth
2007-2008Brent Gregory Roth
2008-2009Meghan Kathleen Oswalt
2009-2010Daniel Christian Read
2010-2011Peter Adewunmi Salu
2011-2012Michael Andrew Macias
2012-2013David Caleb Robinson
2013-2014Daniel James Garrett
2014-2015William Patrick Adamec
2015-2016Javier Armando Suarez Rivas
2016-2017Alex Gunter
2018-2019Joseph Mitchell Malouf
2019-2020Rohan Agrawal
2021-2022John Helmert
2022-2023Ainsley Grace Gordon
2023-2024Larson Carter
2024-2025Joey Garneau

SAP Award

Awarded to both undergraduate and graduate students. Eligible undergraduate students must complete 45 resident hours with a GPA of 3.5 or greater. A graduate must display outstanding service to the Department of Computer Science in addition to a GPA of 3.7 or higher.

SAP Recipients

Academic Semester

Student

Spring 2004Yi Lui, Darius Leland
Fall 2004Indika Jayasinghe, Derek Park
Spring 2005Marlon Jackson, Felicia King, Josh Hovey
Fall 2005Scott Blackburn, Michael Hodges
Spring 2006Josh Hovey
Fall 2006Andy Anderson, Scott Blackburn
Spring 2007Scott Blackburn, James Church
Fall 2007Jason M. Boyd, Brent Gregory Roth
Spring 2008Aik Min Choong, Brent Gregory Roth
Fall 2008Meghan Oswalt, Chad Vicknair
Spring 2009James Vincent Fermo, Daniel Christian Read
Fall 2009Xiaofei Nan, Rachelyn Farrell
Spring 2010Liz Sayle, Raymond Nnodim
Fall 2010Jamie Osman, Robert Decurtins
Spring 2011Brain Mullins, Anna Whitley
Fall 2011Austin Pernell, Paul Bradley Balducci
Spring 2012Sheng Liu, Will Gates
Fall 2012Richard Allen Thigpen, Cornelius Hughes
Spring 2013Michael Macias, Jillian Offutt
Fall 2013Blake Adams, Morgan Dock
Spring 2014Joseph Daniel Carlisle, Daniel Garrett
Fall 2014Mengshen Zhao, Lee Jenkins
Spring 2015David Troendle, Will Adamec
Fall 2015Zhonghui Wang, Javier Armando Suarez Rivas
Spring 2016Kyoshin Joel Choo, Tuan Ta
Fall 2018Thomas McFann, Evelyn Tyler
Fall 2019Brannon Kovachev
Spring 2020Lizhu Chen
Spring 2021Landon Perkins
Fall 2021 Harley Garret
Spring 2022Shirish Patel
Fall 2022David Rodriguez Ortiz, Blake Pietrowski
Spring 2023Joshua Montgomery, Kentson Tran
Fall 2023Soumil Datta, Andrew Kelly
Spring 2024John Allen Casey, Ann Garner Scott
Fall 2024Santana Amaker, Paulina Ortega
Spring 2025Ngoc Tran, Jaromir Saloni