SDH/SEMI
Award for Outstanding Achievement, Computing in the Arts and Humanities
The SDH/SEMI Award for Outstanding Achievement, Computing in the Arts and Humanities acknowledges those who have made a significant contribution to computing in the arts and humanities whether theoretical, applied, or in the area of community building. The award is presented annually, at the recommendation of the SDH/SEMI Award Committee. Recipients of the award are invited to receive the award and to address the society's community in a plenary session of the annual conference for the year in which the award is made.
Award History:
- Initial: Elaine Nardocchio (posthumous)
- 2004: Paul Fortier
- 2004: Ian Lancashire
- 2005: Jean-Claude Guédon
- 2005: Willard McCarty
- 2006: Susan Brown, Patricia Clements, and Isobel Grundy (The Orlando Project)
- 2007: Jean-Guy Meunier
- 2008: Christian Vandendorpe
Graduate Student Travel Awards
This year our society has continued its policy of providing financial support for graduate students who travel to our annual conference to make presentations of their research. We are pleased to announce that recipients of 2008 SDH/SEMI Graduate Student Travel Awards so far are:
If you presented a paper or a poster at the 2008 UBC conference and your name does not appear above, please contact Ron Tetreault (tetro[at]dal.ca) to discuss your expenses.
- Michael Choi (UWO)
- Christopher Moore (UAlberta)
- Elan Paulson (UWO)
- Corey Slumkoski (UNB)
- Jeff Smith (USask)