The Center for Women in Technology (CWIT) at UMBC proudly and gratefully announces the winners of the 2022 CWIT Community Awards:
Student Academic Excellence Award
Faith Elizabeth Madeoy Gault, graduating senior Computer Science major and Cyber Scholar
Mei-Lian Vader, graduating senior Mechanical Engineering major and CWIT Scholar
Student Professional Excellence Award
Mariah Qureshi, graduating senior Computer Science major, Spanish minor, and CWIT Scholar
Student Inclusive Excellence Award
Franco Maxey, Computer Science major and Cyber Scholar
Avi Glassman, Computer Science major and CWIT Affiliate
Student Personal Excellence Award
Courtney Cavin, graduating senior Chemical Engineering major and CWIT Scholar
Exemplary Peer Mentor Award
Kelsey Chesnut, graduating senior Computer Engineering major and CWIT Scholar
Exemplary Faculty Mentor Award
Dr. Jamie Gurganus, Faculty in Mechanical Engineering Department
Associate Director of Engineering Education Initiatives in the COEIT
Director for the Center for the Integration Research, Teaching and Learning (CIRTL) in the Graduate School at UMBC
Honorary Faculty Coach for Women’s Softball
Exemplary Industry Mentor Award
Kimberly R. Davis, IT Project Manager at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Outstanding Campus Partner Award
Anne Arey, Assistant Director and Academic Advisor, College of Engineering and IT
Outstanding Research Partner Award
Virginia Byrne, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Higher Education & Student Affairs at Morgan State University’s School of Education & Urban Studies
Outstanding Alumni Partner Award
Lilian C. Johnson, Postdoctoral Researcher at the National Institute of Standards and Technology
Outstanding Professional Volunteer Award
Amber Croxford, Program Manager at Northrop Grumman
The CWIT Community Awards allow us at CWIT to recognize and thank those who have helped us work towards our mission of empowering students to enter the tech workforce and be change agents in making tech workplaces more diverse and equitable. You can find a complete list of award eligibility and criteria Here.
The awardees, along with our graduating seniors, were honored at a ceremony on May 5, 2022.