Dean Richardson is Finalist for 'Women Who Mean Business' Award
By Anna Lynn Spitzer
10.07.04 - Debra Richardson, dean of the Donald Bren School of Information and Computer Sciences at UC Irvine, is a finalist in the 11th annual San Diego Business Journal "Women Who Mean Business" award competition.
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Albert Yee, Calit² Irvine division director, nominated Richardson, who serves on Calit²'s governing board and executive committee, for the award. A leader in her field and a pioneer in specification-based testing, Richardson researches the development of formal methods that guide software testing. Her work also addresses enabling specification-based testing technology through the software life cycle, from requirements and architecture analysis through operation and evolution. She has developed leading-edge tools and has worked with several companies in adopting technology to improve the quality of critical software systems.
Richardson is on the board of directors for Girls, Inc., a non-profit organization that supports and empowers young women by helping them develop the values and skills they need to become confident, productive adults. She is also on the executive advisory board of the Southern California chapter of the Association for Women in Technology, a local non-profit organization that works to advance girls and women in all technology fields. In addition, she helped form Women in Computer Science, a non-profit organization established to help women pursue college degrees and successful careers in computer science. At UCI, she was responsible for the creation of the Ada Byron Research Center, which studies and promotes diverse access to and participation in computer science, engineering, digital media and related fields. Richardson was featured by Orange County Metro magazine in 2000 as one of "10 Women Making a Difference."
Twenty-five "Women Who Mean Business" winners will be announced Oct. 13 at a banquet in San Diego.