Awards

Charles “Chip” Weems has received the 2025 Distinguished Community Engagement Award for Teaching, recognizing his decades-long contributions to CS education.

Senior Lecturer II Michelle Trim was selected for the inaugural cohort of Mid-American Conference Academic Leadership Development Program (MAC ALDP).

Andrew Lan and Virginia Partridge are among 13 members of the 2025-26 cohort of Public Interest Technology faculty fellows.

Andrew Barto and Richard Sutton ’80MS ’84PhD have been awarded the 2026 IEEE Frank Rosenblatt Award “for contributions to reinforcement learning and AI."

CICS students were on the teams that placed first, second, and third in the final round of the Berthiaume Center’s 2025 Innovation Challenge.

Ramesh Sitaraman has received a 2025 Distinguished Alumnus Award from the Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras).

Assistant Director of Human Resources Jennifer Donelson has been selected to receive the 2025 College Outstanding Staff Achievement Award.

Butler has been named one of ten 2025–2026 Teaching for Inclusiveness, Diversity, and Equity (TIDE) Ambassadors.

Eight graduating seniors have been chosen to receive the 2025 Outstanding Undergraduate Achievement Awards, the college's highest honor given to undergraduates.

Liberatore is one of four inaugural recipients of the UMass Amherst Delphi Leadership Award, cited for sustained efforts to advance equity for NTT colleagues.

Ghazaleh Parvini has received the 2025 College Outstanding Teaching Award (COTA) for her dedication to course development, student engagement, and mentorship.

As chair, Allan will help guide strategic initiatives across academia, industry, and government.