Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing

Who is Grace Hopper you might ask?

• 1969 – She won the first “man of the year” award from the Data Processing Management Association.
• 1971 – The annual “Grace Murray Hopper Award for Outstanding Young Computer Professionals” was established in 1971 by the Association for Computing Machinery.
• 1973 – She became the first person from the United States and the first woman of any nationality to be made a Distinguished Fellow of the British Computer Society.
• 1987 – She became a Computer History Museum Fellow Award Recipient.
• 1991 – She received the National Medal of Technology.
• 1996 – USS Hopper (DDG-70) was launched. Nicknamed Amazing Grace, it is on a very short list of U.S. military vessels named after women.

Grace was a true pioneer for women in technology, and to honor all of the geeky women in the computing industry there is a conference held each year called the “Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing.” You can read more about Grace and get conference details at gracehopper.org.