The SIGCAS Making a Difference Award is given annually to an individual nationally recognized for work related to the interaction of computers and society. The recipient is a leader in promoting awareness of ethical and social issues in computing. The recipients of this award and the award itself encourage responsible action by computer professionals. For...

Carol has tirelessly and effectively represented SIGCAS interests on the ACM Education Council, and has made connections between SIGCAS and important figures in the CS Education community.   She recently worked hard on crafting the ACM CS2013 Curriculum Social & Professional Issues Knowledge Area – it was due to her hard work and stellar reputation that...

Ollie has been at the forefront of ensuring appropriate standards of use and conduct in computing for over four decades.  He has achieved high honor for his work in Information Technology standardization, and is a valued and respected senior colleague in computing policy efforts. Mr. Smoot is widely known for his humorous first foray into...

I sat down with SIGCAS 2008 Outstanding Service Award recipient, Dr. Herman Tavani a few weeks ago to chat about his long-standing relationship with SIGCAS. Our conversation started out with a simple question, how long have you been a member? Answer, 14 years. And with that, the stories, the friendships, and his hopes for SIGCAS...