The Lucy Societal Impact Awards (“The Lucies”) recognize individuals or teams whose work exemplifies the vision to inspire collaborative, equitable, and impactful data innovations as a global force for good. The Awards were announced at the 2023 Lucy Annual Celebration which was held on September 14th, 2023.
Six cash awards of $1,000 and a team grand prize award of $51,000 were selected.
Individual & Team Awards
Lucy Breakthrough Awards:
Awarded to individuals who are newcomers to our community and/or have a new collaborative project aimed at addressing a wicked problem that changes the current landscape of data and society.
Global Breakthrough Award:
The Legacy Project of the Comisión de la Verdad
Josefina Echavarría Álvarez, Omar Al Jamal, Maria Prada Ramirez, Matthew Sisk
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Regional Breakthrough Awards:
Policing and the Origins of Institutional Trust in South Bend, Indiana
Jacob Turner, Maggie Shum, Michael Coppedge
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Student Experiential Learning with 1st Source Bank: Integrating Applied Machine Learning with Sensitive Data
On behalf of 1st Source Bank: Jeff Williams, Kevin Murphy, Rima Ismael
Jay Brockman, Matthew Hauenstein, Margaret Nichols, Ramandeep Makhija
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Lucy Collaboration Awards:
Awarded to individuals or teams who have made a significant impact on a project that required data-driven innovations to address a societal wicked problem
Global Collaboration:
Addressing Healthcare Disparities with Hospital Infantil de México Federico Gómez
Angélica García Martínez, Jennifer Schnur, Patrick Soga, Michael Kennel
On behalf of Hospital Infantil de México Federico Gómez: Horacio Marquez-Gonzalez
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Regional Collaboration:
LeadRx: Closing the Loop on Child Lead Poisoning
Heidi Beidinger, Jay Brockman, Dr. Mark Fox, Kimberly Green Reeves, Matthew Sisk, Cassy White
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School Vitality in the Archdiocese of Chicago
Tom Mustillo, Claire Hackl, Alexandra Szukala, Ryan Wachter, Alyssa Wilgebusch
On behalf of the Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago: Sean Murdock, Emily Yeager, Betsy Bohlen, Deacon Gerry Keenan
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Team Grand Prize
Lucy Next Change maker Award:
Awarded to a collaborative team (led by a Notre Dame faculty) whose proposed work aligns with the mission of the Lucy Family Institute and has the potential to realize previously unimaginable impact through their research, leadership, or other efforts while utilizing impactful data innovations as a global force for good.
From Data to Action: Reducing Mortality from Illicit Drugs in South Bend, Indiana
Marya Lieberman
On behalf of Naxos Neighbors: Joanne Kelley Cogdell and Adam Scholz
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