Winners of the 2006 Dr. James R. Chen Award for outstanding Master's final projects were announced during the School of Information commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 13, 2006. During their final semester, all Master's students in the School of Information are required to do a final project that represents the culmination of their two years in the program.

On Thursday, May 11 the school hosted a Final Project Showcase. During the showcase, all groups gave a 5 minute overview of their project. The following day, each group gave a full-length presentation in one of three tracks: Social Mobility: Organizing Collaboration, Searching and Viewing Content, and The Social Life of Information. For a complete list of this this year's projects, see Master's Final Projects: 2006.

Recipients of the 2006 Dr. James R. Chen Award

Track 1 — Social Mobility: Organizing Collaboration
Project: iBuyRight Team members: Shufei Lei, Helen Kim, Lilia Manguy, Kelly Bryant Advisor: Marti Hearst
Track 2 — Searching and Viewing Content
Project: Mycroft Team members: Judd Antin, Andrea Nelson, Benjamin Hill Advisor: Coye Cheshire
Track 3 — The Social Life of Information
Project: Social Uses of Communications Backchannels Team members: Jennifer King, Matthew Rothenberg Advisor: Coye Cheshire

Honorable Mention