Alumni Awards
CSE 50th Anniversary banquet and celebration, Buffalo Niagara Marriott, Sep 30, 2017.
Each year, UB CSE recognizes alumni and friends who contribute their time, talent or financial resources to advance the department. We honor these individuals at our annual awards banquet.
We honor these individuals and install their awards at our annual CSE Alumni Awards Banquet and Celebration.
Endowment
We welcome partners to help endow our awards. Please contact the CSE Alumni Awards Committee.
The CSE Distinguished Alumni Award is the highest honor bestowed upon notable UB CSE alumni. These individuals bring credit credit and acclaim to the university through their personal accomplishments, professional achievements, public recognition or community service. This award acknowledges alumni who have achieved professional excellence and made meaningful contributions to the department.
We award two awards in this category: UB CSE Distinguished Young Alumni Award (10 years or fewer since graduation) and UB CSE Distinguished Senior Alumni Award (more than 10 years since graduation).
The CSE Distinguished Service Award of the Year recognizes alumni or current/former Departmental Advisory Board members who have shown exceptional compassion and dedication to addressing the needs of UB and the CSE department.
Procedure and Timeline
- Nomination Period: Every February 1 – March 31 through a UB CSE website.
- Call for Nominations: Announcements are shared through the alumni .
- Selection Process: A committee of three CSE faculty members and three Department Advisory Board (DAB) members will select awardees in April.
- Celebration: Award recipients will be announced in December an dinvited to give brief remakrs (in-person or online) at the department award celebration in mid-May during the end of the spring semester.
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