Celebrating student leaders building an inclusive community.
The Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging awards recognize graduate and undergraduate students who’ve committed to creating a more inclusive culture within Cornell Bowers and broadly in the fields of computing and information science.
Bowers' Belonging Awards celebrate community, leadership, and student achievement
More than 250 students, faculty, and staff gathered for the annual Belonging Awards, hosted by the Office of Belonging at Bowers in partnership with Association of Computer Science Undergraduates (ACSU), Women in Computing at Cornell (WICC), and Underrepresented Minorities in Computing (URMC). The celebration recognized individuals who have made exceptional contributions to the Cornell Ann S. Bowers College of Computing and Information Science community.

Award Recipients
Teaching Excellence:
Lorenzo Alvisi, Tisch University Professor of Computer Science and Chair of the Department of Computer Science
Advising Excellence:
Robert Kleinberg, professor of computer science
Cristian Danescu‑Niculescu‑Mizil, associate professor of information science
Belonging & Inclusion:
Adrian Sampson, associate professor of computer science
Marten van Schijndel, assistant professor of linguistics; field member in computer science
Student Awards
Inspiring Futures Award:
Caroline Cheng: Computer Science ‘27
Ronald Jabouin: Computer Science ‘26
Academic Excellence & Innovation Award:
Jasmine Dietiker: Computer Science ‘27
Social Impact & Service Award:
Suvadip Sana: Statistics ‘28
Anshuman Mohan: Computer Science ‘28
Distinguished Leadership Award
- Gemmechu Hassena
- Aspen K.B. Omapang
- Livia Popa
- Lucy Jiang, M.S. ‘24
- Cornelius Boateng ‘24
- Judith Jatto ‘25
Faculty of the Year Award
- Adrian Sampson
- Allison Koenecke
- Y. Samuel Wang
Compassionate Leader Award
- Kayla Sprayberry '24
Most Impactful Student Award
- Robyn Burger '24
Community Advocate Award
- Derek Sanchez '24
Graduate Students
- Gloire Rubambiza
- Maya Mundell
Undergraduate Students
- Bahar Tehranipoor '23
- Jessie Wong '23
- Simone Green '24
Faculty of the Year Awards
- Anke van Zuylen
- Jon Kleinberg
- Tom DiCiccio
Compassionate Leader Awards
- Heysil Baez '23 (WICC)
- Arianna Curillo '23 (URMC)
- Arya Song '24 (ACSU)
- Daisy Tseng '24 (ISSA)
Most Impactful Student Awards
- Tise Alatise '23 (WICC)
- Judith Jatto '25 (URMC)
- Mohammed Islam '23 (ACSU)
Community Advocate Awards
- Neha Malepati '24 (WICC)
- Emily Romero '23 (URMC)
Graduate students
- Chinasa Okolo
- Sara Venkatraman
Undergraduate students
- Oluwatise Alatise '23
- Natalie Kalitsi ’22
- Miah Sanchez ’22
- Ziqing Wang ’22