CCC Welcomes Five New Council Members
WASHINGTON, DC, January 12, 2011
The Computing Research Association (CRA), in consultation with the National Science Foundation (NSF), today appointed four new members to the Computing Community Consortium (CCC), each with three-year terms through January 2014:
+ Deborah Crawford, Vice Provost for Research, Drexel University
+ Gregory Hager, Professor of Computer Science, Johns Hopkins University
+ John Mitchell, Professor of Computer Science, Stanford University
+ Josep Torrellas, Professor of Computer Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
In addition, Bob Sproull, Vice President & Director of Sun Labs at Oracle - whose previous term ended this year - has agreed to continue, and he was appointed to a second term effective through January 2014.
The CCC was established in 2007 under a cooperative agreement between the CRA and the NSF. A standing committee of the CRA, the CCC seeks to mobilize the computing research community to debate long-range challenges and build consensus around specific research visions. The CCC specifically pursues the next big computing ideas that will define the future of the field, attract the very best students, and catalyze research investment and public support.
Today's appointments ensure 18 Council members with three-year terms, staggered such that about six rotate every January, plus Council Chair Ed Lazowska (University of Washington) and Vice-Chair Susan Graham (University of California-Berkeley). Erwin Gianchandani serves as full-time staff director of the CCC.
The CRA, NSF, and CCC thank the following individuals, whose terms have ended, for their exceptional contributions during the past three years:
+ Bill Feiereisen, Intel Corporation;
+ David Kaeli, Northeastern University; and
+ John King, University of Michigan
About CRA: The CRA was established 38 years ago and has members at more than 250 research entities in academia, industry, and government. Its mission is to strengthen research and advance education in computing fields, expand opportunities for women and minorities, and improve public and policymaker understanding of the importance of computing and computing research in society.
For more information: Contact Dr. Erwin Gianchandani, Director of the Computing Community Consortium: erwin@cra.org; 202-266-2936.
