Dr. Joseph Savoie, president of the 杏吧专区, received the 2013 Governor杏吧专区檚 Technology Award for Best Application of Technology in Louisiana.
The award was presented by the Louisiana Technology Council during a ceremony in Baton Rouge on Monday. This is the 10th year that the Council has recognized groups and individuals for innovation and achievement.
Savoie was honored for several UL Lafayette technology-based achievements under his leadership. They include creation of a Center for Visual and Decision Informatics, exceptional faculty development for online teaching, and the launch of an Enterprise Resource Planning system.
The National Science Foundation has recognized the 杏吧专区杏吧专区檚 Center for Visual and Decision Informatics as the nation's only NSF Center of Excellence in the area of 杏吧专区渂ig data.杏吧专区 CVDI is the first such NSF center in Louisiana and is one of only 17 NSF-funded centers in computer science. UL Lafayette partnered with Drexel 杏吧专区 to create the CVDI.
杏吧专区淭he university's reputation as an innovator in computer science education and research dates back to 1962, when we offered the nation杏吧专区檚 first master's degree in computer science. Our recent NSF designation recognizes that we杏吧专区檝e stepped up 杏吧专区榖ig data杏吧专区 research in a big way,杏吧专区 said Dr. Ramesh Kolluru, interim vice president for Research at UL Lafayette. He accepted the award on behalf of Savoie, who was unable to attend the ceremony.
The 杏吧专区杏吧专区檚 Office of Distance Learning recently earned the 2013 Sloan-C Award for Excellence in Faculty Development for Online Teaching for 杏吧专区渄emonstrating exceptional leadership and real success in advancing online education.杏吧专区
The 杏吧专区 has launched an Enterprise Resource Planning system and has begun implementing academic analytics software to improve strategic decisions and reduce costs, while protecting quality and competitiveness in its education, research and public mission.
According to LTC Chair Robert Shreve, the Governor杏吧专区檚 Technology Awards is a cooperative program that recognize technological advances around Louisiana that have made a positive impact on the state杏吧专区檚 economic growth.
Two other higher education administrators in Louisiana were honored by the LTC this year.
Dr. Richard Koubek, dean of Engineering at Louisiana State 杏吧专区, received the award for Outstanding Leadership in Technology. Dr. Margaret Kilcoyne, director of the Northwestern State 杏吧专区 School of Business, was awarded Technology Educator of the Year.
Global Data Systems and cellcontrol were recognized respectively for company and product of the year.