2019 Alumni Awards

Awards are given to alumni whose work and achievements have made a significant difference in our communities and lives. We are very proud to claim them as part of the Purdue Computer Science family and we thank them for the valuable contributions they continue to make to our department, Purdue University, and our world.

Their work and accomplishments are, “real-world” proof that a Purdue Computer Science degree can lead to professional success and also help to solve enormous challenges facing our society. Link to photos from the Department of Computer Science.

Award winners were honored by the College of Science at a ceremony and dinner. 

 

2019 Distinguished Alumni Award

Anne-Marie Buibish

BS Computer Science 1987 & MS Computer Science/Information Systems (Purdue Ft. Wayne) 2007.

Technology Area Director – Systems Engineering & Architecture at Raytheon.

 

 

 

 

2019 Early Career Award

David Zage

BS Computer Science 2004 & PhD Computer Science 2010.

Senior Researcher & Architect at Intel`

 

 

 

 

 

2019 Entrepreneurship Award

Edward Gilmore

BS Computer Science 2002

Co-founder & CTO of SpeedETab

 

 

 

 

2019 Philanthropy Award

Michael Petersen

BS Math 1972 & MS Computer Science 1974

Retired from IBM.