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Awards

Desire2Learn users exemplifying leadership, innovation and collaboration to be recognized at FUSION 2011: ELEVATE, Denver, Colorado

Kitchener-Waterloo and Baltimore, MD - Desire2Learn Incorporated a leading provider of enterprise teaching and learning platforms, announced this year's Desire2EXCEL award nominees.

The Desire2EXCEL Awards Program recognizes the multitude of Desire2Learn product users and the leading edge contributions they make toward their respective organizations and the learning community at large.

This year's nominees are:

Suzette Burckhard

South Dakota State University

South Dakota, U.S.A.
Lee Christopher and Raj Sen
Arapahoe Community College

Colorado, U.S.A.
Lee Christopher and the Team of Data Analysts, Faculty, Students, Student
Services and Instructional Designers

CCCOnline

Colorado, U.S.A.

Ginger Dewey and Lori Ochsner

York Technical College

South Carolina, U.S.A.
Jennifer Douglass

Westside High School, Bibb County Public Schools

Georgia, U.S.A.

Karen Kaemmerling and Mary Cash

CCCOnline

Colorado, U.S.A.

Karen Kaemmerling and Sean Renner

CCCOnline

Colorado, U.S.A.

Wendy Lampner, Karen Wenz and Lorna Wong

The University of Akron, Minnesota State Colleges and Universities (MnSCU)
and University of Wisconsin System

Ohio, Minnesota and Wisconsin, U.S.A.

Kyle Mackie

University of Guelph

Ontario, Canada

Kyle Mackie, Richard Gorrie, Jason Thompson and Janet Wolstenholme

University of Guelph

Ontario, Canada

George Meghabghab

Roane State Community College

Tennessee, U.S.A.

Tim Moore

Elgin Community College

Illinois, U.S.A.

Polly Nash, Kim Tarver, Cindy Hutman and Mi Hu

Elgin Community College

Illinois, U.S.A.

Tammy Ray, Mi Hu and Timothy Kaar

Elgin Community College

Illinois, U.S.A.

Tammy Ray, Christian Zehelein, Mary Perkins and Amybeth Maurer

Elgin Community College

Illinois, U.S.A.

Elizabeth Reyes, Kelly Cunningham, Mi Hu and Carlen Vire-Smith

Elgin Community College

Illinois, U.S.A.

Erin Riggin

Wilfrid Laurier University

Ontario, Canada

Stacey Shah

Elgin Community College

Illinois, U.S.A.

Laura Sturgis

York Technical College

South Carolina, U.S.A.

Tom Tu

University of Wisconsin Superior

Wisconsin, U.S.A.

Krista Walford, Nancy Baldree, Joanne Languay and Janet Bennett

Elementary Teachers Federation of Ontario

Ontario, Canada

Diane Yeoman, Rene Schmauder, Jonathan Sorrenti and Ralph Mayer

Midlands Technical College

South Carolina, U.S.A.

The nominees compete in one of three categories:

Desire2EXCEL Innovation Award A nomination to this category breaks with conventional processes to address needs and go beyond marginal improvements. The innovation can be present within a course, program-wide or community-wide.

Desire2EXCEL Collaboration Award A nomination to this category could include collaboration between and among learners, instructors, administrators, internal and external experts/mentors, researchers, and/or community members within the course, department, or institution. Collaboration could also be with external agencies, corporations, K-12 schools or school districts, colleges and universities, and/or consortiums.

Desire2EXCEL Impact Award Nominations to this category have a wide influence and scope, and can be replicated by others either internally to the institution or externally by others. Additionally, metrics and measurement evidence proves worthiness of being a best practice with broad implementation. Entries for all three categories are reviewed and judged by the Awards Committee, comprising a cross-section of Desire2Learn clients from K-12, higher education, government, and corporations. Finalists will be showcased in Poster Presentations during the Eighth Annual Desire2Learn Users' Conference, July 10 - 15 in Denver, Colorado.

Winners will be honored during special award ceremonies during the conference. Each winner will receive their choice of an Honorarium or other notable awards. "Every year, we are thrilled with the range of diverse submissions for the Desire2EXCEL Awards," said John McLeod, Desire2Learn Sr. Director of Marketing. "Honoring the spirit, drive and determination that our users bring to the lives of students is an inspiring part of the FUSION conference. The innovative ways our clients use our products and services continues to serve as a testament to both the versatility of the platform and the dedication that the nominees bring to their organization and to education in general. Congratulations to all the nominees."