The ACM Eugene L. Lawler Award is awarded every two or three years by the Association for Computing Machinery to an individual or a group of individuals who have made a significant contribution to the use of information technology for humanitarian purposes in a wide range of social domains.[1][2] It is named after the computer scientist Eugene Lawler.[3] The award includes a financial reward of US$5,000.[4]
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Recipients
Year
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Recipients
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Citation
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1999
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Antonia Stone
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For her role as founder of Playing to Win and CTCNet
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2001
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John Blitch
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For his leadership in the prior development and rapid deployment of the urban search and rescue robots used after the September 11 attacks
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2003
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Patrick Ball
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for his leadership in the creation of open source software
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2005
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Ernest Siva,
Solomon Mbuguah,
Albrecht Ehrensperger
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For their contributions to the Nakuru Local Urban Observatory project in Kenya
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2007
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Randy Wang
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For founding and leading the Digital Study Hall Project
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2009
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Gregory Abowd[5]
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For his work on how advanced information technologies can be used in homes and schools to support people with autism
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2012
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Johannes Schöning,[6]
Thomas Bartoschek[7]
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For their contributions to GI@School (Geoinformatics at Schools), a program that encourages young people to develop a fascination for computer science and computer science research
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2014
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Robin Murphy[8]
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For her pioneering work in humanitarian disaster response through search and rescue robotics
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2016
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Ken Banks
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For developing FrontlineSMS, using mobile technology and text messaging to empower people to share information, organize aid, and reconnect communities during crises.
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2018
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Meenakshi Balakrishnan
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For research, development, and deployment of cost-effective embedded-system and software solutions addressing mobility and education challenges of the visually impaired in the developing world.
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2020
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Richard Anderson
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For developing a range of innovative applications in health, education, the internet, and financial services, benefiting underserved communities around the globe.
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2022
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Jelani Nelson
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For founding and developing AddisCoder, a nonprofit organization which teaches programming to underserved students from all over Ethiopia.
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