We celebrated all CS Department awards in person on Monday, May 6, 2024. Congratulations to all recipients!
CS Department Undergraduate Scholarships
The David Dewitt Undergraduate Scholarship
This scholarship was established to recognize academic excellence in computer science and is the top undergraduate honor offered by our department. Scholarships were presented to the following students:
Shrey Modi
Yi Wei
Thomason Zhao
The Hina and Faisal Mushtaq Scholarship
This scholarship was created by the family of Faisal Mushtaq, who received an undergraduate degree in Computer Sciences from UW in 1988. Faisal has had a long career at the intersection of technology and health care and was founder of Veridigm, which provides IT solutions to a wide variety of health care solutions. The recipient will receive a $1000 scholarship. This year’s winner:
Tanay Nagar
The Paul D. Salmon Memorial Scholarship
This scholarship was established in memory of Paul Salmon. Paul was born in Kingston, Jamaica and came to UW-Madison to get a bachelor’s and master’s degree in computer science. After graduating, he worked at Epic Health Care for 20 years and passed away in 2021. Paul had a passion for mentoring younger developers and sharing his wealth of knowledge of programming, so to honor that part of his life, his family established the Paul D. Salmon Memorial Scholarship Fund. This perpetual fund through the UW Foundation will periodically award a scholarship to an undergraduate in Computer Sciences from an underrepresented group. The recipient will receive a $1000 scholarship. This year’s
Yuqing Wang
Wai Ying Yick and Dr Chui Wai Yuen Endowment
Benjamin Hong
Computer Sciences Graduate Fellowships
Klug NCR Graduate Fellowship in Database Systems
Bobbi Yogatama (Advisor: Xiangyao Yu)
Cisco Systems Distinguished Graduate Fellowship
Laura Stegner (Advisor: Bilge Mutlu)
Carter Sifferman (Advisors: Mike Gleicher and Mohit Gupta)
Landweber NCR Graduate Fellowship in Distributed Systems
Sujay Yadalam (Advisor: Mike Swift)
Ivanisevic Award for Computer Sciences Dissertators
Nikos Zarifis (Advisor: Ilias Diakonikolas)
CS Department Faculty, Staff & Grad Student Awards
2024 Summer Computer Sciences RAships
UW CS Graduate Instructor Award
Ben Young
Eric Brandt, Honorable Mention
Carolyn Rosner Award for Excellence in Teaching
Shivaram Venkatarman
Graduate Student Research Award
Eric Pauley
UW CS Departmental Service Award
Jill Nagler
SACM COW Award - coming soon!
Each year SACM has the honor of awarding the Choice of Wisconsin Award, or, as it is more affectionately known, the COW Award.
It is given to a professor who has done an exceptional job in the classroom teaching environment, as opposed to research or extracurricular activities. The winner is chosen directly by the graduate students of this department.