James N. Snyder Memorial Award
James N. Snyder was a Physicist and programmer for the ILLIAC I. He helped establish the Institute for the Certificate of Computer Professionals (ICCP) and served on its board of directors. Professor Snyder was Head of the Department from 1970-1985, which were rapid-growth years. This award was established by friends and colleagues upon his death in 1985. The James N. Snyder Award for Scholastic Achivement is awarded to sophomores based on academic merit, while the ICCP James N. Snyder Memorial Award recognizes sophomores or juniors with an interest in software development.
Recipients
| 2023 | Shreya Vinjamuri Zora Zhang |
| 2022 | Hao Qi Patrick Yu |
| 2021 | Peiyi Chen Shresta Bangaru Nishant Balepur |
| 2020 | Ethan Lord Yingan Wang |
| 2019 | Annie Qiu Arnav Sankaran Brandon Willis |
| 2018 | Jordi Paris Ferre Aidan San Harshay Shah |
| 2017 | Harshit Agarwal Laurel Chamberlin Ada Rosa |
| 2016 | Brian Griffin Paige Kordas Hyunbin Park (ICCP) |
| 2015 | Benjamin Delaporte (ICCP) Emily Chao Nicholas Kortendick |
| 2014 | William Hennessy (ICCP) Luvsandondov Lkhamsuren Rishabh Marya |
| 2013 | Vijay Bhattiprolu Robert Pieta Suharsh Sivakumar (ICCP) |
| 2012 | Nathan Hiber (ICCP) Adam Miller |
| 2011 | Matthew Wala Grace Chow |
| 2010 | Justin Kopinsky Yongseok Rho John Toole |
| 2009 | Hyun Duk (Jason) Cho Cyrus Rashtchian Jonah Rosenberg |