Awards: Denice Denton Emerging Leader Award

Denice Denton Emerging Leader Award - Call for Nominations Now Closed

Professor Denice Denton (1959 – 2006) was a pioneer in many respects: a woman engineering faculty, who became the first female dean of a school of engineering in a major US institution; worked throughout her life to make engineering attractive to women and minorities; strongly promoted diversity in higher education; and helped many people break barriers and find their path in life. To honor her life and career, and promote those who choose to follow similar paths, the Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology (ABI) has established the Denice Denton Emerging Leader Award.

The inaugural Denice Denton Emerging Leader Award was presented in 2007 to Rachel Pottinger, Assistant Professor at the University of British Columbia. The 2008 Denice Denton Emerging Leader Award was presented to Naomi Chesler, Associate Professor at the University of Wisconsin. The second annual award was presented at the 2008 Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing which took place October 1st – 4th, 2008 at the Keystone Resort in Keystone, Colorado.

Selection Criteria

The award will be presented each year to a tenure-track, not tenured, Assistant Professor (under the age of 40) at an academic or research institution, who is pursuing high-quality research in any field of engineering or physical sciences, while contributing significantly to promote diversity in his/her environment.

Nominations

The deadline for nominations has passed.

Schedule

Nomination submission site closed: April 30, 2009
Notification occured: June 15, 2009
Award is presented at GHC2009 in Tucson, AZ – Winner must be present: October 1, 2009

Denice Denton Award Committee

Reza Ghodssi, Herbert Rabin Distinguished Professor, University of Maryland, Chair

Committee members:

Dr. Leslie Field, Founder and Managing Member of SmallTech Consulting, LLC

Dr. Susan Joslyn, Senior Lecturer, Psychology Department, University of Washington

Amy E. Wendt, Professor and Co-Chair, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Questions?

Contact Deanna Kosaraju - first name and last initial at anitaborg dot org.

FAQ’s

Can multiple candidates from the same institution be nominated?

Only one nomination per institution per year will be allowed.

What is the age limit? What if someone is close to that age?

The age limit has been changed to age 40. If you have a nominee that is within one or two years of the limit, please nominate them.