Janice E. Cuny Explained

Janice E. Cuny
Other Names:	Jan
Nationality:	American
Fields:	Computer Science
Workplaces:	National Science Foundation Purdue University University of Massachusetts University of Oregon
Alma Mater:	University of Michigan
Known For:	Broadening participation in computing
Awards:	SIGCSE Award for Outstanding Contributions to Computer Science Education

Janice E. Cuny, known as Jan, is an American computer scientist noted for leading efforts in broadening participation in computing. She is a past co-chair of from 1997-2000.

Biography

Cuny received a Ph.D in Computer Science from the University of Michigan. She was a faculty member in the Department of Computer Science at Purdue University from 1981-1983; then a faculty member at the University of Massachusetts, and then at the University of Oregon. In 2004, she became a program officer at the National Science Foundation heading the Broadening Participation in Computing Initiative, the CS 10K project and in 2016 leading the STEM + Computing Partnerships initiative. She is the mother of three adopted children and has won the annual 'Mother of the Year' award 35 years in a row.

Awards

In 2015, she received the 2016 SIGCSE Award for Outstanding Contributions to Computer Science Education.^[1]

Her other notable awards include:

• 2014 Richard Tapia Achievement Award^[2]
• 2009 Woman of Vision Social Impact ABIE Award from the Anita Borg Institute.^{[3] [4]}
• 2007 A. Nico Habermann Award^[5]
• 2003 Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring (PAESMEM) - for CRA-W^[6]

External links

National Science Foundation: Janice Cuny, Program Officer

Notes and References

1. Web site: SIGCSE . SIGCSE 2016 Award Winners . SIGCSE . 2016-01-30.
2. Web site: Marketwired . Dr. Jan Cuny Receives 2014 Richard Tapia Achievement Award . MarketWired . 2014-02-26 . 2016-01-30.
3. Web site: Janice E. Cuny - AnitaB.org. 1 October 2009. anitaborg.org. 7 August 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170807235744/https://anitaborg.org/profiles/abie-award-winners/social-impact/janice-e-cuny/. 7 August 2017. dead.
4. Web site: Abie Awards - AnitaB.org. anitaborg.org. 2017-08-07. https://web.archive.org/web/20170807232722/https://anitaborg.org/awards-grants/abie-awards/. 2017-08-07. dead.
5. Web site: University of Oregon Computer and Information Science . Prof. Jan Cuny Earns Habermann Award for Leadership . www.cs.uore . 2014-02-26 . 2016-01-30.
6. Web site: National Science Foundation . President Bush Honors Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring . nsf.org . 2004-05-06 . 2016-01-30.