The Janet Fabri Award
Soon after earning her PhD in the Computer Science Department, Janet Fabri died in an automobile accident on her way to work at IBM's T.J. Watson Research Center. The award, initiated by Janet's colleagues at IBM, her family, and her advisor, Robert Dewar, is given each year for the dissertation determined to be the department's most outstanding.
The Henning Biermann Award
This award honors the memory of Henning Biermann, a much-loved PhD student who passed away in July 2002. The award celebrates Henning's spirit of service and community-building, and is given to one or more PhD students in Computer Science for exceptional contributions to education or service.
The Matthew Smosna Prize
Matthew Smosna, a researcher, student, administrator and much-loved teacher in the Computer Science Department, died suddenly in 1997. The Matthew Smosna Prize was instituted in his memory and is given each year to the master's student with the highest level of academic achievement.
