The American Association of Hispanics in Higher Education (AAHHE) has announced that Ann Q. Gates, vice provost at the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP), will receive the Alfredo de Los Santos Jr. Distinguished Leadership Award during the 2021 AAHHE virtual conference.
“I am humbled to receive an award that is named in honor of Alfredo de Los Santos,” Gates said in a statement. “Dr. de Los Santos’ legacy, which was centered on service to students and community, inspires and guides my efforts in higher education.”
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Gates earned a doctoral degree in computer science from New Mexico State University, a master’s degree in computer science from UTEP, and a bachelor’s degree in mathematics and biology from UTEP.
She joined the UTEP faculty as an assistant professor of computer science in 1994 and was promoted chair of the Department of Computer Science in 2005. Gates served as associate vice president for research and sponsored projects from 2008 to 2012, then returned to her position as department chair until 2019.
During her tenure as computer science chair, Gates accepted a national award for universities that have retained diverse students. She serves as the executive director for the Computing Alliance of Hispanic Serving Institutions (CAHSI), a nationally recognized network of more than 60 colleges, universities, and stakeholders that focus on the recruitment, retention, mentorship, and advancement of Hispanics in computing.
Gates received the 2015 Great Minds in STEM Education award and the A. Nico Habermann Award for her outstanding contributions in increasing the numbers of underrepresented groups in the computing research community. She is also the recipient of the 2010 Anita Borg Institute Social Impact Award, and the recipient of the 2009 Richard A. Tapia Achievement Award for Scientific Scholarship, Civic Science, and Diversifying Computing. In 2006, she was named to Hispanic Business magazine’s 100 Influential Hispanics for her work on the Affinity Research Group (ARG) model, a set of practices that support the deliberate development of research and professional skills and the creation and maintenance of dynamic and inclusive research groups.
Since 2007, she has directed the NSF CREST–funded CyberShARE Center of Excellence. The Center’s mission is to advance collaborative and interdisciplinary education and research that support the exchange, analysis, and integration of data, information, and knowledge.
Gates was a founding member of the NSF Advisory Committee for Cyberinfrastructure and served on the Board of Governors of the IEEE–Computer Society 2004–2009. She is a past member of the Naval Research Advisory Committee (2016–2018), past member of the AAAS Committee on Opportunities in Science (2014–2017), and past member of the Computer Science Accreditation Board (2011–2013). She currently serves on the State University of New York Research Council.
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