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2021 Alfredo G. de los Santos Jr. Distinguished Leadership Award Recipient
Ann Quiroz Gates, PhD Ann Quiroz Gates, PhD is the vice provost of Faculty Affairs at the University of Texas at El Paso. She joined the UTEP faculty as an assistant professor of computer science in 1994 and was promoted to professor and chair of the Department of Computer Science in 2005. She served as associate vice president for research and sponsored projects from 2008 to 2012, then returned to her position as department chair until 2019. 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. Gates has directed the NSF CREST–funded CyberShARE Center of Excellence (2007 -2020). The Center’s mission is to advance collaborative and interdisciplinary education and research through cyber–enhanced technologies that support the acquisition, exchange, analysis, and integration of data, information, and knowledge. Gates was a founding member of the NSF Advisory Committee for Cyberinfrastructure; served on the Board of Governors of IEEE–Computer Society 2004–2009; 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. With extensive experience in higher education leadership, Gates is a champion for diversity, equity, and inclusion. During her tenure as Computer Science chair, Gates accepted the University Award from the Center for Minorities and People with Disabilities in Information Technology (2019), a national award for universities that have retained students from underrepresented groups in computer science programs. Gates 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. Because of its evidence–based practices, CAHSI has been nationally recognized by the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanics as a “Bright Spot in Hispanic Education” in 2015 and has been added to the “What Works” database by Excelencia in Education. 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. Gates 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. January 2021 |
