Gloria Townsend
| Gloria Townsend | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | American |
| Fields | Evolutionary computation |
| Institutions | DePauw University |
| Alma mater | Indiana University |
| Known for | Work in the field of evolutionary computation |
Gloria Townsend is an American computer scientist and professor in the department of Computer Science at DePauw University in Indiana. She is known for her work in evolutionary computation and her involvement with women in computing. She has served on the Executive Committee of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) Council on Women in Computing. She is the author of One Hundred One Ideas for Small Regional Celebrations of Women in Computing.[1] In 2013, she received the Mr. and Mrs. Fred C. Tucker Jr. Distinguished Career Award for notable contributions to DePauw through her commitments to students, teaching excellence, their chosen disciplines, and service to the University.[2]
Publications
- 1998. Turning liabilities into assets in a general education course, SIGCSE '98 Proceedings of the twenty-ninth SIGCSE technical symposium on Computer science education, Pages 58–62, ACM New York, NY, USA, 1998.
- 2002. People who make a difference: mentors and role models, ACM SIGCSE Bulletin - Women and Computing Homepage archive, Volume 34 Issue 2, Pages 57–61, ACM New York, NY, USA, June 2002.
- 2007. Leveling the CS1 playing field, SIGCSE '07 Proceedings of the 38th SIGCSE technical symposium on Computer science education, Pages 331-335, ACM New York, NY, USA, 2007.
See also
References
- ↑ Gloria Childress Townsend. "One Hundred One Ideas for Small Regional Celebrations of Women in Computing" (PDF). Women.acm.org. Retrieved 2016-03-28.
- ↑ "Profs. David Harvey & Gloria Townsend Honored with Tucker Distinguished Career Award". DePauw University. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
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