Stephanie Haas Retires

Stephanie Haas, PhD, began teaching at SILS in the Fall of 1989. After 33 years at SILS and providing mentorship to countless students, Haas retired after the Spring 2022 semester. Prior to her retirement, she served as the Spring 2022 SILS Commencement Ceremony Speaker, offering wisdome to our new graduates.

As an award-winning teacher, she tought courses in Applications of Natural Language Processing, Systems Analysis, Database Design (including an online version), and other course topics.

Her research interests focused on the representation of information, and how representations enhance or impede work processes. More specifically, she is interested in natural language processing: what computers do with the language people use. Her research projects studied these issues in collaboration with researchers from UNC’s Schools of Medicine, Nursing, and Public Health, examining information representation in patient records, and its use for improving patient care.

In 2012, she was recognized for her outstanding service to SILS with the Edward G. Holley for the Good of the Order Award. Additionally, she received the Deborah barreau Award for Teaching Excellence from SILS in 1997, 2006, 2012, and 2017. From 2005 to 2007, she held the title of Francis Carroll McColl Term Professor. In 1996, she was named Outstanding Information Science Teacher of the Year from the American Society for Information Science.

“Stephanie’s leadership and passion for teaching excellence will be greatly missed at SILS,” Gary Marchionini, SILS Dean and Cary C. Boshamer Distinguished Professor, said. “She was an exemplary mentor to her colleagues and students through her years here.”

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