Former Student Events
Welcome to the ongoing Department of Computer Science and Engineering Open House, held in room 301 of the H.R.
Bright Building (HRBB) at Texas A&M. The department is open from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.,
Monday through Friday. Faculty, staff and students look forward to meeting you
for the first time or renewing an old friendship. Please stop by and say howdy!
CSE Distinguished Former Student Award Recipients
- 2012 — Dr. Christopher Jones (BS 1999) and Mr. Eric Marin (BS 1986).
- 2011 — Mr. Randall Davis (BS 1987), Col. John "Buck" Surdu (PhD 2000), and Dr. Clay Williams (MS 1990, PhD 1994).
- 2010 — Ms. Jeanne Bayless (BS 1979) and Dr. Steven Swanson (PhD 1998).
- 2009 — Colonel Curtis A. Carver, Jr. (MS 1993, PhD 2001) and Mr. Thomas Reddin (MS 1965).
- 2008 — Mr. Robert E. Jordan (BS 1985), Ms. LaTasha Gary (BS 1985), and Dr. James H. Cross II (PhD 1986).
- 2007 — Dr. Joseph Monroe (PhD 1972), Mr. Curtis A. Hite (MS 1994), and Colonel Daniel J. Ragsdale (PhD 2001).
- 2006 — Dr. Guylaine M. Pollock (PhD 1985) and Dr. Jeff W. Rickel (BS 1985).
- 2005 — Dr. Gerald Pitts (PhD 1971) and Dr. Ronnie Ward (PhD 1973).
UPCOMING EVENTS
CALENDAR YEAR 2012
March 2012
March 6—7, 2012
2012 Spring IAP Meeting
Agenda (pdf file)
IAP Distinguished Lecturer Seminar: The Internet's Impact on Datacenters _ IAP (pdf file)
Hank Walker: Department Overview/Updates (pdf file)
IAP Poster Contest Winners for Spring 2012
April 2012
10 Tuesday 6:00 p.m. Briarcrest Country Club, Bryan, Texas
Annual Computer Science and Engineering Awards Banquet
The awards banquet was organized by the Computer Science and Engineering Graduate Student Association, the Aggie Women in Computer Science, and Upsilon Pi Epsilon. The members of the department's Industrial Affiliates Program funded the event. Awards were presented for excellence in leadership, teaching, research, service. Recipients of the Department of Computer Science and Engineering Distinguished Former Student Award were Dr. Christopher Jones (BS 1999), and Mr. Eric Marin (BS 1986) were presented with commemorative plaques, and $1000 scholarships were awarded in their honor.
CSE News article available at http://www.cse.tamu.edu/news/items?id=2881.
PREVIOUS EVENTS
CALENDAR YEAR 2011
March 2011
March 8-9, 2011
2011 Spring IAP Meeting
Agenda (pdf file)
April 2011
19 Tuesday 6:00 p.m. Traditions Country Club, Bryan, Texas
Annual Computer Science and Engineering Awards Banquet
The awards banquet was organized by the The CSE Student Organizations—with special recognition to the Computer Science and Engineering Graduate Student Association
and Aggie Women in Computer Science—and the faculty and staff of the CSE department The members of the department's Industrial Affiliates Program funded the event. Awards were presented for excellence in leadership, teaching, research, service. Recipients of the Department of Computer Science and Engineering Distinguished Former Student Award were Mr. Randall Davis (BS 1987), Col. John "Buck" Surdu (PhD 2000), and Dr. Clay Williams (MS 1990, PhD 1994) were presented with commemorative plaques, and $1000 scholarships were awarded in their honor.
CSE News article available at http://www.cse.tamu.edu/news/items?id=2694.
September 2011
Septembwer 13-14, 2011
2011 Fall IAP Meeting
October 2011
14 Friday 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. American Pavilion of Veterans Park in College Station, Texas
CSE Current and Former Student Fall Picnic
Food, fun, and plenty of opportunities to visit with faculty, current students, former students, staff and their families.
CALENDAR YEAR 2009
February 2009
26 Thursday, 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. Inn at the Ballpark,
1520 Texas Avenue, Houston, TX 77002
Microsoft Networking Event
Microsoft employees talked shop and traded stories with former students. Complimentary refreshments and hors d'oeuvres were served.
Prizes included an Xbox 360
April 2009
22 Wednesday 6:00 p.m. Pebble Creek Country Club, College Station, Texas
Eleventh Annual Computer Science and Engineering Awards Banquet
The awards banquet was organized by AWICS, TACS, UPE, TAGD, CSGSA, and the faculty and staff of the Department of Computer Science and Engineering and sponsored by members of the department's Industrial Affiliates Program. Awards were presented for excellence in leadership, teaching, research, service and in honor of the Distinguished Former Students.
Recipients of the Department of Computer Science and Engineering Distinguished Former Student Award for 2009 were Colonel Curtis A. Carver, PhD '01, Vice Dean United States Military Academy and Mr. Thomas E. Reddin, MS '65, Director, Systems Integration Division, Systems and Applied Sciences Sector of the Federal Data Corporation, (ret). Dr. Lt. Col. Carver and Mr. Reddin were presented with commemorative plaques, and $1000 scholarships were awarded in their honor.
PREVIOUS EVENTS
CALENDAR YEAR 2008
April 2008
9 Wednesday 6:00 p.m. Pebble Creek Country Club, College Station, Texas
Tenth Annual Computer Science Awards Banquet
The awards banquet is organized by AWICS, TACS,
UPE, TAGD, CSGSA, and the faculty and staff of the Department of Computer Science. This event is funded by the Computer Science Industrial Affiliates Program. Computer Scientists Mr. Robert E. Jordan, BS '85, Ms. LaTasha Gary, BS '85, and Dr. James H. Cross II, PhD '86, received the Department of Computer Science Distinguished Former Student Award. Student and faculty awards were presented for excellence in leadership, teaching, research and service.
October 2008
10 Friday 12:00 noon (HRBB)
CS Former Student Picnic
Texas A&M Engineering's Department of Computer Science held its sixth annual CS Former Student Picnic and Lab Tours on Friday, October 10, 2008. Former students and current faculty and staff were treated to Buppy's award-winning Texas Barbeque served from noon to 1:00 p.m. on the lawn next to the Civil Engineering Building — across Ross Street from the H.R. Bright Building on the Texas A&M University, College Station campus. Tours of department labs were held from 1:00 p.m. till 3:30 p.m. If you couldn't attend this year's picnic, we hope to see you at the next one..
CALENDAR YEAR 2007
April 2007
19 Thursday 6:00 p.m. Pebble Creek Country Club, College Station, Texas
Ninth Annual Computer Science Awards Banquet
The awards banquet is organized by AWICS,
CSGSA, TACS,
UPE, and the faculty and staff of the Department
of Computer Science. Computer Scientists Dr. Joseph Monroe, PhD '72, Mr. Curtis A. Hite, MS '94, and Colonel Daniel J. Ragsdale, PhD '01, received the Department of Computer Science Distinguished Former Student Award. Student and faculty awards were presented for excellence in leadership, teaching, research and service.
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October 2007
5 Friday 12:00 noon (HRBB)
CS Former Student Picnic
Texas A&M Engineering's Department of Computer Science held its fifth annual CS Former Student Picnic and Lab Tours on Friday, October 5, 2007. The picnic had a fiesta theme with fajitas, rice and beans served from noon to 1:30 p.m. on the lawn next to the Civil Engineering Building — across Ross Street from the H.R. Bright Building on the Texas A&M University, College Station campus. Tours of department labs were held until 4:00 p.m. If you didn't have an opportunity to attend this year, mark your calendars for the next one!
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CALENDAR YEAR 2006
April 2006
20 Thursday 6:00 p.m. Briarcrest Country Club, Bryan, Texas
Eighth Annual Computer Science Awards Banquet
The awards banquet is organized by AWICS,
CSGSA, TACS,
UPE, and the faculty and staff of the Department
of Computer Science. Computer Scientists Dr. Jeff W. Rickel, BS '85 , (1963-2003) and Dr. Guylaine M. Pollock, PhD '85, received the Department of Computer Science Distinguished Former Student Award. Student and faculty awards were presented for excellence in leadership, teaching, research, and service.
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October 2006
13 Friday 12:00 noon (HRBB)
CS Former Student Picnic
Texas A&M Engineering's Department of Computer Science held its fourth annual CS Former Student Picnic on Friday, October 13, 2006. C&J's Barbeque was on hand for the picnic part and tours of the department were given in the afternoon. Hope to see you at the next one!
CALENDAR YEAR 2005
April 2005
29 Friday 6:00 p.m. Hilton Hotel and Conference Center in College Station, Texas
Seventh Annual Computer Science Awards Banquet
The awards banquet is organized by AWICS,
CSGSA, TACS,
UPE, and the faculty and staff of the Department
of Computer Science. Computer Scientists Dr. Gerald Pitts '71 and Dr. Ronnie Ward '73, received the Department of Computer Science Distinguished Former Student Award. Student and faculty awards were presented for excellence in leadership, teaching, research, and service.
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October 2005
28 Friday 11:30 a.m. (HRBB)
CS Former Student Picnic
The third CS Former Student Picnic group enjoyed barbecue and fixin's from C&J, tours through the computer science research labs, and the company of recent and not so recent CS graduates. We had a great time and look forward to doing it again in October 2006! If you were not here this year, please plan on attending the next one!!
more picnic images...
CALENDAR YEAR 2004
April 2004
30 Friday 6:00 p.m. Hilton, College Station
Sixth Annual Computer Science Awards Banquet
The awards banquet is organized by
AWICS,
CSGSA,
TACS,
UPE, and the faculty and staff of the Department
of Computer Science. Awards are presented for excellence in leadership, teaching,
research, and service.
Event awards and photos are available at
http://www.cs.tamu.edu/banquet.
October 2004
22 Friday 11:30 a.m. (HRBB)
CS Former Student Picnic
The storm clouds of October 22 stayed away, and we had a partly sunny afternoon to celebrate our second CS Former Student Picnic. We ate barbecue and fixin's from C&J, toured computer science research labs, and enjoyed the company of recent and not so recent CS graduates. We had a great time and look forward to doing it again in October 2005! If you were not here this year, please plan on attending the next one!!
more picnic images...
CALENDAR YEAR 2003
April 2003
17 Thursday 6:30 p.m.
(Presidential Conference Center)
Fifth Annual Computer Science Awards Banquet
The awards banquet is organized
by AWICS,
CSGSA, TACS,
UPE, and the faculty and staff of the Department
of Computer Science. Awards will be presented for excellence in leadership, teaching,
research, and service. Dr. Glen Williams is the keynote speaker.
October 2003
24 Friday 11:00 a.m. (HRBB)
CS Former Student Picnic
The Department of Computer Science in the Dwight Look College of Engineering at Texas
A&M University held its first CS Former Student Picnic.
A picnic lunch was served from 11:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on the lawn next to the Civil
Engineering Building--across Ross Street from the H.R. Bright Building. Tours of the
computer science department were available from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The department
invited all its former students to come by and enjoy a memorable day on campus.
