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2022 Graduates Receive URCS Department Awards

May 14, 2022

Award for Outstanding Teaching Assistant(s)

This award is given to a student who has provided outstanding support to professors as a teaching assistant or workshop leader during their undergraduate career: Yiyao Yu and Timothy Hornick

Excellence in Undergraduate Research

This award is given to a student who has worked with an advisor on significant research, received awards or presented at conferences, or has been published as a result of their work: Benjamin Carleton and Mandar Juvekar

UR Women & Minorities in Computing Leadership Award

This award is given to a student who has made a significant contribution to leadership, to the design of programs and activities that build a stronger Computer Science community, and to a level of service and a creative enthusiasm for UR WiC-MiC: Xiaojun Min

Most Valuable Programmer(s)

These students have been valued members of various programming teams such as the Association for Computing Machinery ICPC team and the CS Games team, strengthening the department’s visibility among top schools: Vladimir Maksimovski , Tran Bao , Loc Bui , and Yudi Yang

Outstanding Senior

This award is given to a student who has made outstanding contributions to the Department and its undergraduate program in academics, research, and student leadership, and who has gained the respect and appreciation of the Department community: Mandar Juvekar