The SIGCSE Lifetime Service to Computer Science Education is an awarded granted by the

Association for Computing Machinery The Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) is a US-based international learned society for computing. It was founded in 1947 and is the world's largest scientific and educational computing society. The ACM is a non-profit professional membe ...

(ACM)

Special Interest Group A special interest group (SIG) is a community within a larger organization with a shared interest in advancing a specific area of knowledge, learning or technology where members cooperate to effect or to produce solutions within their particular f ...

(SIG)

SIGCSE SIGCSE is the Association for Computing Machinery's (ACM) Special Interest Group (SIG) on Computer Science Education (CSE), which provides a forum for educators to discuss issues related to the development, implementation, and/or evaluation of c ...

annually since 1997, for lifetime contributions to

computer science education Computer science education or computing education is the field of teacher, teaching and learning the discipline of computer science, and computational thinking. The field of computer science education encompasses a wide range of topics, from b ...

Laureates

Laureates have included: * Chris Stephenson, 2024 * Renée McCauley, 2023 * Simon, 2022 * Cary Laxer, 2021 *

Alison Clear Alison may refer to: People * Alison (given name), including a list of people with the name * Alison (surname) Music * ''Alison'' (album), aka ''Excuse Me'', a 1975 album by Australian singer Alison MacCallum * "Alison" (song), song by Elvi ...

, 2020 *

Gloria Townsend Gloria Townsend is an American computer scientist and professor in the department of Computer Science at DePauw University in Indiana. She is recognized for her work in evolutionary computation and her dedication to promoting women in computing ...

, 2019 * Eric S. Roberts, 2018 * Mats Daniels, 2017 * Barbara Boucher Owens, 2016 * Frank Young, 2015 * Andrea Lawrence, 2014 * Henry Walker, 2013 * , 2012 * Gordon Davies, 2011 *

Peter J. Denning Peter James Denning (born January 6, 1942) is an American computer scientist and writer. He is best known for pioneering work in virtual memory, especially for inventing the working-set model for program behavior, which addressed thrashing in ...

, 2010 * Michael Clancy, 2009 * Dennis J. Frailey, 2008 *

John Impagliazzo John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Second Ep ...

, 2007 *

Joyce Currie Little Joyce Currie Little (January 20, 1934 – October 1, 2023) was an American computer scientist, engineer, and educator. She was a professor and chairperson in the Department of Computer and Information Sciences at Towson University in Towson, Maryl ...

, 2006 *

Andrew McGettrick Andrew is the English form of the given name, common in many countries. The word is derived from the , ''Andreas'', itself related to ''aner/andros'', "man" (as opposed to "woman"), thus meaning "manly" and, as consequence, "brave", "strong", "c ...

, 2005 *

Bruce Klein The English language name Bruce arrived in Scotland with the Normans, from the place name Brix, Manche in Normandy, France, meaning "the willowlands". Initially promulgated via the descendants of king Robert the Bruce (1274−1329), it has been ...

, 2004 * , 2003 * A. Joe Turner, 2002 * , 2001 * James Miller, 2000 *

Bob Aiken Bob, BOB, or B.O.B. may refer to: People, fictional characters, and named animals *Bob (given name), a list of people and fictional characters *Bob (surname) * Bob (dog), a dog that received the Dickin Medal for bravery in World War II *Bob the ...

, 1999 *

Della Bonnette Della may refer to: * Della (name), including a list of people with the name * ''Della'' (film), a 1964 television pilot film starring Joan Crawford * ''Della'' (TV series), starring Della Reese * ''Della'' (album) * Della, Ethiopia, a town in ...

, 1998 *

Dick Austing Dick, Dicks, or Dick's may refer to: Media * ''Dicks'' (album), a 2004 album by Fila Brazillia * Dicks (band), a musical group * ''Dick'' (film), a 1999 American comedy film * "Dick" (song), a 2019 song by Starboi3 featuring Doja Cat * '' D ...

, 1997

References

{{reflist Academic awards Computer science education