The NCWIT Joanne McGrath Cohoon Service Award recognizes distinguished faculty and staff who have effectively challenged and changed the systems that shape the experiences of women and gender non-conforming students from all intersecting identities in undergraduate computing programs. The nominee may be currently in the field or retired, as we are looking at lifelong work. We seek nominees who have:
demonstrated exceptional commitment to creating lasting systemic change to broaden participation in computing for women and gender non-conforming students;
successfully implemented practices and/or policies to foster an environment of gender equity and inclusion in one or more undergraduate computing programs; and
meaningfully participated in impactful local and national service to broaden participation in computing, especially advancing the recruitment and retention of students from women and gender non-conforming students in undergraduate computing programs.
The award is given in memory of Dr. Cohoon’s outstanding research and advocacy work to broaden and enrich women’s participation in computing. The award includes a trophy and a $10,000 gift to the recipient’s institution thanks to the generous sponsorship of AT&T.
The awardee and their institution must both be members of the NCWIT Higher Education Alliance and at a non-profit institution located in the U.S. (including U.S. territories). If an individual or school is not yet a member of the NCWIT Higher Education Alliance, an opportunity for membership will be offered. Membership in NCWIT's Higher Education Alliance is free and you can become a member using this form. You must complete the alliance membership form by December 15, 2024 in order to be further considered for this award. Note: If you are unsure if the person you are nominating is a Higher Ed Alliance member or not, please nominate them and NCWIT will follow up with them regarding membership.
You do not need to complete the application in one sitting. Click on the task you would like to complete. You can save a draft by selecting Save and Continue Editing. If you are ready to submit your application, you must select "Mark as Complete" for each task.
Self-nominations are welcome. If you are nominating someone else for this award, make sure to add them as a Collaborator for this application by clicking "Add Collaborator" on the left-hand side. This will allow them to upload, edit, and view their application materials. You may need to select "Go back to application" on the left-hand menu.
We encourage reviewing the FAQ's for the award, which can be found here, as the FAQ's provide a comprehensive overview of the award process.
- The nominator will be asked to provide the following information:
- Nominee’s name, email, institution, and homepage or bio URL
- Nominator’s name and email
- The nominee (or the nominator in the case of a self-nomination) will be asked to provide the following:
- A nominee statement describing how they have contributed to implementing systemic change in their postsecondary computing program. The nominee should describe how it has significantly improved the environment for women and gender non-conforming undergraduate students of all intersecting identities, with attention to practices or interventions that systemically advance the diversity, equity, and inclusion of those from historically excluded groups. Please see the NCWIT Undergraduate System Model for examples of areas of potential impact. We encourage nominees to provide evidence of sustained impact across time. This can be within their institution(s) and external to their institution(s). The strongest applications will contain examples of impact beyond individual students and beyond the scope of a single program. The statement may include links to external documents, webpages, and graphics, but please include brief descriptions of the additional materials in the statement itself. (no more than 500 words, uploaded as pdf file)
Contact information for two (2) colleagues, peers, or institutional leaders who will submit letters of recommendation for the application. An email request for the letters will be generated through the application system. Note: any nominator who will submit a letter of support will need to do so through an email account that is different from the account through which they submitted the nomination. The system does not allow for dual nominator/recommender roles.
For additional questions, please look at our FAQ document on our webpage. The entire application, including the Nominee Information form and PDF upload tasks, must be completed by November 15, 2024 at 11:59 PM Mountain Time.
Recommendations for the application are due no later than December 1, 2024 at 11:49 P.M. MT.
NCWIT Joanne McGrath Cohoon Service Award
The NCWIT Joanne McGrath Cohoon Service Award recognizes distinguished faculty and staff who have effectively challenged and changed the systems that shape the experiences of women and gender non-conforming students from all intersecting identities in undergraduate computing programs. The nominee may be currently in the field or retired, as we are looking at lifelong work. We seek nominees who have:
demonstrated exceptional commitment to creating lasting systemic change to broaden participation in computing for women and gender non-conforming students;
successfully implemented practices and/or policies to foster an environment of gender equity and inclusion in one or more undergraduate computing programs; and
meaningfully participated in impactful local and national service to broaden participation in computing, especially advancing the recruitment and retention of students from women and gender non-conforming students in undergraduate computing programs.
The award is given in memory of Dr. Cohoon’s outstanding research and advocacy work to broaden and enrich women’s participation in computing. The award includes a trophy and a $10,000 gift to the recipient’s institution thanks to the generous sponsorship of AT&T.
The awardee and their institution must both be members of the NCWIT Higher Education Alliance and at a non-profit institution located in the U.S. (including U.S. territories). If an individual or school is not yet a member of the NCWIT Higher Education Alliance, an opportunity for membership will be offered. Membership in NCWIT's Higher Education Alliance is free and you can become a member using this form. You must complete the alliance membership form by December 15, 2024 in order to be further considered for this award. Note: If you are unsure if the person you are nominating is a Higher Ed Alliance member or not, please nominate them and NCWIT will follow up with them regarding membership.
You do not need to complete the application in one sitting. Click on the task you would like to complete. You can save a draft by selecting Save and Continue Editing. If you are ready to submit your application, you must select "Mark as Complete" for each task.
Self-nominations are welcome. If you are nominating someone else for this award, make sure to add them as a Collaborator for this application by clicking "Add Collaborator" on the left-hand side. This will allow them to upload, edit, and view their application materials. You may need to select "Go back to application" on the left-hand menu.
We encourage reviewing the FAQ's for the award, which can be found here, as the FAQ's provide a comprehensive overview of the award process.
- The nominator will be asked to provide the following information:
- Nominee’s name, email, institution, and homepage or bio URL
- Nominator’s name and email
- The nominee (or the nominator in the case of a self-nomination) will be asked to provide the following:
- A nominee statement describing how they have contributed to implementing systemic change in their postsecondary computing program. The nominee should describe how it has significantly improved the environment for women and gender non-conforming undergraduate students of all intersecting identities, with attention to practices or interventions that systemically advance the diversity, equity, and inclusion of those from historically excluded groups. Please see the NCWIT Undergraduate System Model for examples of areas of potential impact. We encourage nominees to provide evidence of sustained impact across time. This can be within their institution(s) and external to their institution(s). The strongest applications will contain examples of impact beyond individual students and beyond the scope of a single program. The statement may include links to external documents, webpages, and graphics, but please include brief descriptions of the additional materials in the statement itself. (no more than 500 words, uploaded as pdf file)
Contact information for two (2) colleagues, peers, or institutional leaders who will submit letters of recommendation for the application. An email request for the letters will be generated through the application system. Note: any nominator who will submit a letter of support will need to do so through an email account that is different from the account through which they submitted the nomination. The system does not allow for dual nominator/recommender roles.
For additional questions, please look at our FAQ document on our webpage. The entire application, including the Nominee Information form and PDF upload tasks, must be completed by November 15, 2024 at 11:59 PM Mountain Time.
Recommendations for the application are due no later than December 1, 2024 at 11:49 P.M. MT.