This Society for Software Quality grant-in-aid is offered in the memory of P. A. "Dusty" Rhodes who was a founder of the SSQ and a firm believer in quality software education. The award is based on an essay contest which is to foster an awareness of quality software principles.
The 1995 Essay contest winner was Anna C. Ceberio/Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. Here is the winning essay on Software Process Improvement.
The Spring 1996 Essay contest winner was Sunita Menon/University of Houston, Clearlake. Here is the winning essay on Defect Prevention.
The Spring 1999 Essay contest winners are Daniel Brinton/Colorado School of Mines, Belton Flournoy/Marquette University, and Lili Murtha/University of California, Irvine. Here is Daniel Brinton's essay on the Benefits of Software Inspections. Here is Belton Flournoy's essay on the Benefits of Software Inspections. Here is Lili Murtha's essay on the Benefits of Software Inspections.
The Spring 2000 Essay contest winners are Willard Hine/Washington State University, and Brian Lukoff/Cornell University. Here is Willard Hine's essay on Requirements Management: Is It Really Necessary?. Here is Brian Lukoff's essay on Requirements Management: Is It Really Necessary?
The Spring 2001 Essay contest winners are Ilya Abyzov/Dartmouth College, and Aaron Novstrup/University of California, Berkeley. Here is Ilya Abyzov's essay on Functional Specification Evaluation . Here is Aaron Novstrup's essay on Functional Specification Evaluation
Two Grant-in-aid awards payable to the authors of the winning essays.
Grant one: $1000.00 award to the winning essay authored by a high school senior/college freshman.
Grant two: $1000.00 award to the ainning essay authored by a college sophomore or junior.
The winning essays are also published on our website.
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