Previous NCWIT Harrold and Notkin Research and Graduate Mentoring Award Winners

The NCWIT Harrold and Notkin Research and Graduate Mentoring Award is given in memory of Mary Jean Harrold and David Notkin, in honor of their outstanding research, graduate mentoring, and diversity contributions. The award recognizes faculty members from non-profit, U.S. institutions (including U.S. territories) who combine outstanding research accomplishments with excellence in graduate mentoring, as well as those who advocate for recruiting, encouraging, and promoting women and minorities in computing fields at both a local and national level.

Past Recipients

2024 Recipient

The recipient of the 2024 Harrold and Notkin Research and Graduate Mentoring Award is Dr. Klara Nahrstedt, Swanlund Endowed Chair and Grainger Distinguished Chair of Engineering Professor in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and Director of the Coordinated Science Laboratory. Back to Top
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2023 Recipient

The tenth annual recipient for the award was Dr. Mary Lou Maher, Professor in the Department of Software and Information Systems, College of Computing and Informatics at the University of North Carolina Charlotte. Back to Top
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2022 Recipient

The ninth annual recipient for the award was Dr. Tiffany Barnes, Distinguished Professor of Computer Science at North Carolina State University. Back to Top
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2021 Recipient

The eighth annual recipient for the award was Dr. Barbara Ryder from Virginia Tech. Back to Top
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2020 Recipient

The seventh annual recipient for the award was Dr. Mary Lou Soffa from the University of Virginia.

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2019 Recipient

The sixth annual recipient for the award was Dr. Richard Ladner from the University of Washington.

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2018 Recipient

The fifth annual recipient for the award was Dr. Maria Gini from the University of Minnesota—Twin Cities.

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2017 Recipient

The fourth annual recipient for the award was Dr. Jennifer Rexford from Princeton University.

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2016 Recipient

The third annual recipient for the award was Dr. Carla Brodley from Northeastern University.

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2016 Harrold Notkin Award Winner

2015 Recipient

The second annual recipient for the award was Dr. Elizabeth Belding from the University of California – Santa Barbara.

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2014 Recipient

The first annual recipient for the award was Professor Nancy M. Amato from Texas A & M University.

Photo: Left to Right, Nancy Amato (2014 winner), Ed Lazowska, Cathy Tuttle, Akiva Notkin, Mary Lou Soffa, and Laura Dillon.

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