SAS Global Forum Swirls

Awards

SAS Global Forum Swirls

SAS Global Forum can be a career-defining event for many. That’s why we want to provide opportunities for additional growth and recognition – for students and educators alike. We offer a multitude of awards and a student competition to do just that. 

Get details on our award programs:

Distinguished SAS® Educator Award
The Distinguished SAS Educator Award recognizes an educator who has made significant contributions to advancing analytics education and preparing students for careers in analytics and data science. This prestigious award is given to an educator whose efforts and impact in the field and engagement with SAS have spanned more than five years.

See our award winners

Americas

  • Winner: Chong Ho (Alex) Yu, PhD, Professor, Azusa Pacific University
  • Finalist: Manjeet Rege, PhD, Professor, University of St. Thomas
     

Europe, Middle East, Africa

  • Winner: Anca Ioana Andreescu, PhD, Professor, Bucharest University of Economic Studies
  • Finalist: Sébastien Ringuedé, PhD, Associate Professor, University of Orléans


Asia Pacific

  • Winner: Angela Lee, PhD, Associate Professor, Sunway University
  • Finalist: Kok-Leong Ong, PhD, Associate Professor, La Trobe University

Emerging SAS® Educator Award
The Emerging SAS Educator Award recognizes an educator who has shown exemplary progress in advancing analytics education and preparing students for careers in analytics and data science. This prestigious award is given to an educator whose efforts and impact in the field and engagement with SAS have spanned five or fewer years.

See our award winners

Americas

  • Winner: Na Sui, PhD, Professor, Humber College
  • Finalist: Aselia Urmanbetova, PhD, Associate Academic Professional, Georgia Institute of Technology

Europe, Middle East, Africa

  • Winner: Humphrey Brydon, PhD, Senior Lecturer, University of the Western Cape
  • Finalist: Carel van der Merwe, PhD, Senior Lecturer, Stellenbosch University


Asia Pacific

  • Winner: Sitalakshmi (Sita) Venkatraman, PhD, Senior Lecturer, Melbourne Polytechnic
  • Finalist: Mahesh Mali, PhD, Assistant Professor, NMIMS University

Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Educator Award
The HBCU Educator Award recognizes an educator interested in expanding the integration of analytical tools into programs or utilizing them for research. Current utilization of SAS in the classroom is not required to submit an application.

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  • Winner: Ephrem Eyob, PhD, Professor, Virginia State University
  • Finalist: Benjamin Ngwudike, PhD, Professor, Jackson State University

Student Symposium Competition
The Student Symposium is an excellent opportunity for postsecondary students and faculty advisers to showcase data science skills in a friendly competition with other school teams.

Be sure to see the final teams on our SAS YouTube channel starting May 20.

See our award winners

FIRST PLACE

  • Team SASquatch, Pandemic Pandemonium
       o     Hannah Perz, Maryam Taherirani, Sean Everett and Trinh Phan


SECOND PLACE

  • Team Data Garage, Do Americans Trust Scientific Experts?
       o     Jaswinder Singh, Kalyan Kumar Alisetty, Taylor Rebollar and Vinil Rayala


THIRD PLACE

  • Team Path Finders, Investing in Education Intelligently
       o     Sam Edison, Akhil Emani, Nithisha Katta and Rushya Puttam