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Honors & Awards

Honors

To receive Honors in Cognitive Science, graduating students must have a major GPA of 3.5 or higher. Graduating students will receive a major GPA calculation worksheet from the department in their last semester. The worksheet must be completed and submitted to the department’s Director of Undergraduate Studies in a timely manner for review and approval. Only courses directly applied to a student’s cognitive science major, including math and foreign language courses, are included in the major GPA calculation. If the major GPA requirement is met, departmental honors will appear in the student’s transcript and will be indicated in that year’s Commencement program.

Questions may be directed to Dr. Margaret Renwick, Director of Undergraduate Studies or the Academic Program Coordinator. 

Glushko Outstanding Undergraduate Cognitive Scientist Prize

Each year, faculty members nominate a graduating cognitive science major with the strongest combination of:

  • academic excellence
  • sustained and outstanding involvement in research (typically involving two or more semesters devoted to a single project)
  • significant contribution to the undergraduate environment of the JHU Cognitive Science Department (e.g., service to Omega Psi), including contributing to diversity and inclusiveness of the program in any respect
  • involvement in increasing awareness of cognitive science at JHU and beyond

The award, established in 2022, includes a monetary prize. The student is also acknowledged in the Commencement program.

The prize is named after Robert J. Glushko, an information management scientist, entrepreneur, consultant, author, educator, and pioneer in the commercialization of XML. Dr. Glushko is an Adjunct Professor in the Cognitive Science program at the University of California, Berkeley. Before joining the faculty at Berkeley in 2002, Dr. Glushko spent 25 years in research and industry, and now balances his appointment with Berkeley with his role as an advisor and angel investor in 3 early-stage startup companies. Previously, this was known as the Excellence in Cognitive Science Award.

Glushko Prize Recipients

YearAwardeesTalk
2025Kwan SrijomkwanWhat do we learn when we learn handwriting?
2024Woo Jin ChoiQuestions Under (natural) Discussion – JHED required
2023Zihan WangCharacterizing Complex Spatial Skills: Block Building in Children as An Exemplar Domain – JHED required
2022Carol Lu and Shreya Wadhwa