Honors and ContributionsPhoto courtesy of Universite Paris 7
Martha Farah,
Professor of Psychology, SAS and director of Penn's Center for Cognitive Neuroscience
The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), New AAAS Fellow:
The tradition of AAAS Fellows began in 1874. Announced in the AAAS journal, Science, on
November 24, this citation is "For her many contributions to our understanding of the
functioning of the human mind and its neural substrate."
Lila R. Gleitman,
Professor Emerita of Psychology and Linguistics and former Co-director of IRCS, University of Pennsylvania
Provost's Award for Distinguished Ph.D. Teaching and Mentoring
"Designed specifically to honor faculty who mentor Ph.D. students, this prize is intended to underscore the University's strategic emphasis on
graduate education by celebrating the accomplishments of faculty who show special distinction in doctoral education." To read letters
of support written by students, see Almanac, Vol. 51, No.30
The 2004 Lenore Williams Award by Penn's Association of Women Faculty and Administrators:
The Leonore Williams Award: In 1984, AWFA received a bequest from Leonore Williams, wife of former provost Edwin B. Williams.
In her honor, the Association established an award to be given each year to an outstanding female scholar or leader. Preference
for this award is given to a distinguished woman affiliated with the University of Pennsylvania whose contributions extend
within and beyond our campus.
John McGovern Award:
The Foundation Trustees select awardees whose endeavors have clearly distinguished them as leaders in their spheres of activity.
Dr. Gleitman received this award, given by the American Association for Advancement of Science (AAAS), in the area of the Behavioral and
Social Sciences for 2003.
The American Psychological Association's Distinguished Scientific Contribution Award for 2003:
Dr. Gleitman was named as the recipient of the (APA) American Psychological Association's Distinguished Scientific Contribution Award in 2003
for very significant impact on the science of psychology, both in research and in training of graduate students who have gone on to
have spectacular careers of their own.
Aravind K. Joshi, Henry Salvatori Professor of Computer
and Cognitive Science, Department of Computer Science and former Co-director of IRCS, University of Pennsylvania
Aravind Joshi has been named the recipient of the
2005 Benjamin Franklin Medal in Computer and Cognitive Science. Franklin Institute Awards
honor the legacy of Benjamin Franklin and therefore achievements of men and women "whose great innovation has benefited humanity,
advanced science, launched new fields of inquiry, and deepened our understanding of the universe."
The Cognitive Science Society Rumelhart Prize:
Joshi received the $100,000 Rumelhart prize at the Twenty-Fifth meeting of the Cognitive
Science Society in August, 2003. In addition to receiving the prize, Joshi gave the
Prize Lecture and presided over a symposium resenting research by important contributors
to cognitive science and computational linguistics who have been profoundly influenced
by his work. This prize acknowledges intellectual generosity and effective mentoring,
as well as scientific insight.
ACL Lifetime Achievement Award:
The Association for Computational Linguistics (ACL) established an award for lifetime achievement in 2002. Aravind Joshi was the first
recipient of this award, which was conferred to him at the 40th Anniversary meeting of ACL held at the University of Pennsylvania,
on July 8-12, 2002. He was cited for his wide ranging technical contributions in computational linguistics and his leadership role
in the field.
Doctor Honoris Causa from the University of Paris 7:
Dr. Joshi received an Honorary Doctorate for his contributions to computational linguistics and for the development of collaborative projects
with the University of Paris 7 in May, 2002.
Michael Kearns, Professor, Department of Computer and Information
Science and former Co-director of IRCS
Fellow, American Association for Artificial Intelligence (AAAI)in 2003:
The AAAI Fellows program recognizes a small group of AAAI members who have made significant, sustained contributions to the field of
artificial intelligence, and are recognized as having unusual distinction in the profession. Dr. Kearns was acknowledged for
significant contributions to computational learning theory, to reinforcement learning and stochastic planning, to dialogue agents,
and to the theory of multi-agent systems.
Christine Massey, IRCS Director of Research and Education
and Director of PENNLincs
Philadelphia Eisenhower Fellows - 2003
Dr. Massey was chosen for her "outstanding achievement, at mid-career, and was expected to assume a position of national
influence in fields judged by her countrymen to be of paramount importance to the country's future development, and to
value the potential of international networking."
Max Mintz, Professor, Department of Computer and Information Science
Award for Teaching Excellence in the Hard Sciences at Penn
Dr. Mintz received the first "Award for Teaching Excellence in the Hard Sciences" in spring 2005 from the University's Student Committee on
Undergraduate Education for his "outstanding skills to engage and inspire students."
