CSC News

September 13, 2010

Eight Faculty Receive 2010 IBM Faculty Awards

The NC State Department of Computer Science is very proud to announce that eight members of its faculty have been selected to receive 2010 IBM Faculty Awards totaling over $203,500.

Winners of these highly competitive and selective awards include: 
  • Dr. Rada Chirkova – associate professor of computer science, with an award of $29,000
  • Dr. Patrick Dreher – adjunct professor of computer science, with an award of $14,000
  • Dr. Xiaohui (Helen) Gu - assistant professor of computer science, with an award of $14,000
  • Dr. Christopher Healey - associate professor of computer science, with an award of $32,500
  • Dr. Michael Rappa – distinguished university professor, with an award of $40,000
  • Dr. Mladen Vouk - professor of computer science and department head, with an award of $34,000
  • Dr. Laurie Williams - associate professor of computer science, with an award of $20,000
  • Dr. Tao Xie – associate professor of computer science, with an award of $20,000 
IBM Faculty Awards recognize outstanding faculty achievement and are renewable annually. But in keeping with the competitive spirit of the program, renewal nominations must be submitted and supported by an IBM technical sponsor and evaluated in the same process and criteria as the first award.
 
IBM is a valued Super ePartner with the department and is actively collaborating with our faculty and students on numerous programs and initiatives. NC State University is one of IBM’s top suppliers of new graduate talent, worldwide.
 
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