Dr. Briana Wellman Receives Technology Rising Star Award

Dr. Briana Wellman Receives Technology Rising Star Award

Dr. Briana Wellman, Associate Professor, Chair of Department of Computer Science and Information Technology

Dr. Briana Wellman, Associate Professor of Computer Science and Chair of the Department of Computer Science and Information Technology has received the Technology Rising Star Award, from the Career Communications Group during the 2023 Women of Color STEM DTX Conference at Detroit Michigan during October 12-14, 2023. Technology Rising Star (WOC) awards are given to women (with 21 or fewer years in the workforce) who are helping to shape the technology for the future. They are honored at a special recognition event during the Women of Color STEM Awards Conference. As Chair of Computer Science and Information Technology for the last six years, Dr Wellman provided leadership in creating new programs including a PhD in Computer Science and Engineering. Besides her research accomplishments in federal funded grants, Dr Wellman was instrumental in collaborative programs with Amazon Next, Microsoft Corporation, Advanced Technology Center and Lockheed Martin Corp.