Biography:Mary Jean Harrold
Mary Jean Harrold | |
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 Carla Ellis (left) and Mary Jean Harrold (right) receiving the National Science Board Public Service Award in 2005 from Shirley Malcom (centre) | |
| Born | March 12, 1947 |
| Died | September 19, 2013 (aged 66) Huntington, WV |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Marshall University University of Pittsburgh |
| Known for | software engineering |
| Awards | ACM Fellow (2003) IEEE Fellow (2011) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Computer Science |
| Institutions | Georgia Institute of Technology Ohio State University Clemson University University of Pittsburgh |
| Doctoral advisor | Mary Lou Soffa |
| Website | www |
Mary Jean Harrold (March 12, 1947 – September 19, 2013) was an American computer scientist noted for her research on software engineering. She was also noted for her leadership in broadening participation in computing. She was on the boards of both CRA and CRA-W and was Co-Chair of CRA-W from 2003 to 2006.[1]
Biography
Harrold received a B.A. in Mathematics in 1970 and a M.S. in Mathematics in 1975, both from Marshall University. Harrold taught secondary mathematics in West Virginia, South Carolina, Ohio, and Pennsylvania from 1970 to 1982. She then attended graduate school at the University of Pittsburgh. She received a M.S. in Computer Science in 1985 and a Ph.D in Computer Science in 1988, both from University of Pittsburgh. Her dissertation adviser was Prof. Mary Lou Soffa.
She stayed at the University of Pittsburgh as a visiting assistant professor. Then in 1990 she started at Clemson University as an assistant professor and was promoted to associate professor in 1995. In 1996 she started as an assistant professor at Ohio State University and was promoted to associate professor in 1998. In 1999, she moved to the Georgia Institute of Technology as an associate professor, and was promoted to professor in 2003.
Harrold was involved with the SIGSOFT community. She was General Chair of the conference SIGSOFT in 2008.[2]
Awards
Mary Jean Harrold was named an ACM Fellow in 2003.[3]
In 2004, as a current CRA-W co-chair, Harrold (along with Prof. Carla Ellis and Dr. Jan Cuny) accepted the Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics, and Engineering Mentoring (PAESMEM) award on behalf of CRA-W, for "significant achievements in mentoring women across educational levels".[4][5]
Her other notable awards include:
- In 2011, she was named an IEEE Fellow "for contributions to software systems".[6]
- She is currently listed as the third top software engineering author of all time.[7]
- In 2007, ACM named her the top ranking software engineering researcher in the world.[8]
References
- ↑ Fisher, Lawrence M. (2013-09-23). "In Memoriam: Mary Jean Harrold 1947 2013". Communications of the ACM. http://cacm.acm.org/news/168025-in-memoriam-mary-jean-harrold-1947-2013/fulltext.
- ↑ Acm sigsoft. "ACM SIGSOFT 2008/FSE 16". ACM. https://cgi4.cc.gatech.edu/phps/conferences/fse16/.
- ↑ ACM (2003-12-11). "ACM NAMES 30 FELLOWS AS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ACHIEVERS". ACM. http://www.acm.org/announcements/itachievers.12-12-03.html.
- ↑ Computing Research Association (2004). "President Honors CRA-W for Mentoring Efforts". Computing Research Association. http://archive.cra.org/CRN/articles/sept04/cuny.ellis.harrold.html.
- ↑ National Science Foundation (2004). "President Bush Honors Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring". National Science Foundation. https://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=100381.
- ↑ Institute of Electronics and Electrical Engineering (2011). "Fellow Class of 2011". Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineering. http://www.ieee.org/membership_services/membership/fellows/chronology/fellows_2011.html.
- ↑ Microsoft's Academic Search (2013). "Top Authors in Software Engineering". Microsoft. http://academic.research.microsoft.com/RankList?entitytype=2&topDomainID=2&subDomainID=4.
- ↑ "Facts and Ratings- GT College of Computing". http://www.cc.gatech.edu/about/facts.
External links
- Georgia Institute of Technology: Mary Jean Harrold, School of Computer Science
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