{"id":20271,"date":"2026-05-19T18:28:14","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T22:28:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cds-faculty\/?page_id=20271"},"modified":"2026-06-10T11:57:10","modified_gmt":"2026-06-10T15:57:10","slug":"student-awards","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cds-faculty\/convocation-2026\/student-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrating Student Achievement 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

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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Vijay Fisch<\/strong><\/p>\n

CDS Graduate Student Speaker<\/h3>\n

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Kathryn (Katie) Atherton<\/strong><\/p>\n

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

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Zachary Gentile<\/strong><\/p>\n

Konstantinos Ilias<\/strong><\/p>\n

Qingyuan (Carol) Kong<\/strong><\/p>\n

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

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Hyun Sung Park<\/strong><\/p>\n

Yuchen Li<\/strong><\/p>\n

CDS Academic Merit Award<\/h3>\n

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Sulaf Al Jabal<\/strong><\/p>\n

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

Joseph (Joey) Russoniello<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sean Salvador<\/strong><\/p>\n

CDS Research Excellence Award<\/h3>\n

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Jessica Cannon<\/strong><\/p>\n

Azalea Rohr<\/strong><\/p>\n

CDS Teaching Excellence Award<\/h3>\n

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Johnathan Finizio<\/strong><\/p>\n

Julie Ha<\/strong><\/p>\n

CDS Service & Community Award<\/h3>\n

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Vijay Fisch<\/strong><\/p>\n

Emerson (Freddie) Reiber<\/strong><\/p>\n

Yan (Stella) Si<\/strong><\/p>\n

Charles DeLisi Doctoral Dissertation Award<\/h3>\n

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Katie Atherton<\/strong><\/p>\n

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View CDS Commencement Information<\/a><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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":18839,"featured_media":0,"parent":18196,"menu_order":7,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cds-faculty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/20271"}],"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\/18839"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cds-faculty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20271"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cds-faculty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/20271\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20475,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cds-faculty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/20271\/revisions\/20475"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cds-faculty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/18196"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cds-faculty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20271"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}