{"id":16481,"date":"2025-05-18T09:49:52","date_gmt":"2025-05-18T13:49:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cds-faculty\/?page_id=16481"},"modified":"2025-10-09T15:10:23","modified_gmt":"2025-10-09T19:10:23","slug":"student-awards-2025","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cds-faculty\/cds-convocation-ceremony-2025\/student-awards-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrating Student Achievement 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"
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CDS Chair of Academic Affairs Mark Crovella<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Each year, the Faculty of Computing & Data Sciences honors outstanding students whose academic performance, leadership, and contributions to the community exemplify the values of CDS. Mark Crovella, Chair of Academic Affairs,<\/a> presented the following awards:<\/p>\n

The CDS Awards for Academic Excellence<\/strong> recognize students\u2014both undergraduate and graduate\u2014who have gone beyond high marks to demonstrate intellectual curiosity, collaborative spirit, and leadership in the classroom. These recipients embody what it means to be a scholar and a citizen of our learning community.<\/p>\n

The CDS Service & Community Awards<\/strong> are presented to students who have made a significant impact on the life of CDS through their dedication to service, peer support, and community-building. Their leadership has helped shape the inclusive, vibrant culture that defines our faculty.<\/p>\n

CDS Teaching Excellence Awards:<\/strong> We also proudly recognize students who served as teaching fellows, assistants, and class assistants. Their commitment to excellence in instruction and mentorship plays a crucial role in the success of our academic programs. Here is a list of exceptional students and their many achievements.<\/p>\n

CDS Undergraduate Student Speaker<\/h3>\n

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Emma Steel<\/strong><\/p>\n

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CDS Graduate Student Speaker<\/h3>\n

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Shruthi Bandyadka<\/strong><\/p>\n

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CDS Award for Academic Excellence in Undergraduate Studies<\/h3>\n

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Alex Lavaee<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Alicja Mahr<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Serena Theobald<\/strong><\/p>\n

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CDS Award for Academic Excellence in Graduate Studies<\/h3>\n

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Viktoria Zruttova<\/strong><\/p>\n

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CDS Award for Service to the Undergraduate Community<\/h3>\n

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Emma Steel<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Elizabeth (Libby) Rosen<\/strong><\/p>\n

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CDS Award for Service to the Graduate Community<\/h3>\n

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Caslow Chien<\/strong><\/p>\n

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CDS Teaching Excellence Award for Undergraduate Students<\/h3>\n

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Ethan Chang<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Anup De<\/strong><\/p>\n

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CDS Teaching Excellence Award for Graduate Students<\/h3>\n

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Kevin Quinn<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Each year, the Faculty of Computing & Data Sciences honors outstanding students whose academic performance, leadership, and contributions to the community exemplify the values of CDS. Mark Crovella, Chair of Academic Affairs, presented the following awards: The CDS Awards for Academic Excellence recognize students\u2014both undergraduate and graduate\u2014who have gone beyond high marks to demonstrate intellectual […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18026,"featured_media":16485,"parent":16428,"menu_order":6,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cds-faculty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/16481"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cds-faculty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cds-faculty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cds-faculty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/18026"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cds-faculty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16481"}],"version-history":[{"count":18,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cds-faculty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/16481\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18581,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cds-faculty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/16481\/revisions\/18581"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cds-faculty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/16428"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cds-faculty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16485"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cds-faculty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16481"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}