Gries wins Karlstrom award

David Gries has been named the 1995 Karl V. Karlstrom Outstanding Educator by the Association for Computing Machinery.

Gries, the William L. Lewis Professor of Engineering at Cornell University, is being honored in "recognition of his leadership in the training of several generations of computer science students," an ACM press release said.

"Professor Gries has played a central role in national curricula development committees and has been a visible presence within national organizations in the discussion of future directions for computer science education," the press release said. "[He] often serves not just as a mentor for students at Cornell, but as a mentor for his faculty colleagues as well."

The award, sponsored by Prentice-Hall Publishing Co., includes a $5,000 prize.