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Washington,
D.C. April 30, 2003 The United States
Distance Learning Association (USDLA)
today presented it 2003 Distance Learning Awards
at a ceremony held in conjunction with the Learning
and Training Week Conference and Expo in Washington,
D.C., the premier conference and exposition
for the distance learning industry. The USDLA
Awards were presented to distance learning professionals,
organizations, companies and institutions for
Excellence in Distance Learning Teaching, Excellence
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Programming and
Outstanding Individual Achievements. The annual
Awards Program was created to acknowledge
major accomplishments in distance learning
and to highlight those instructors, programs,
and distance learning professionals who have
achieved excellence in the field. Categories
include Higher Education, Government, Pre
K-12 Education, Corporate / Business and Telehealth.
This year's winners cover a broad spectrum
of educational expertise from new approaches
to collaborative learning.
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James
Theroux, Ph.D.
UMassOnline
for
Excellence in Distance Teaching
Higher Education
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William
L. Atkinson, MD, MPH
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
for
Excellence in Distance Teaching
Government
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Mary
Mitchell
Florida Virtual School
for
Excellence in Distance Teaching
Pre-K-12 Education
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Denise
B. Freeman, D.P.M., M.S.E.
Des Moines University
College of Podiatric Medicine
for
Excellence in Distance Teaching
Healthcare and Telemedicine
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Master
of Engineering in Professional Practice
University of Wisconsin-Madison
for
Excellence in Distance Learning Programming
Higher Education
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Public
Health Training Network
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
for
Excellence in Distance Learning Programming
Government
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Florida
Virtual School
Orlando, Florida
for
Excellence in Distance Learning Programming
Pre-K-12 Education
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The Dietetic
Internship Program
The University of Delaware
for
Excellence in Distance Learning Programming
Healthcare and Telemedicine
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IPIMS.com
International Petroleum Industry Multimedia Systems
International Human Resources Development Corporation
for
Excellence in Distance Learning Programming
Corporate / Business
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Curtis
J. Bonk, Ph.D.
Indiana University
for
Most Outstanding Achievement by an Individual
Higher Education
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Dennis
L. McDowell
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
for
Most Outstanding Achievement by an Individual
Government
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Bruce
Friend
Florida Virtual School
for
Most Outstanding Achievement by an Individual
Pre-K-12 Education
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Lisa
Neal, Ph.D.
eLearn Magazine
for
Most Outstanding Achievement by an Individual
Corporate / Business
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USDLA ANNUAL EAGLE AWARD
Presented to
The Honorable Theodore
F. Stevens
United States Senate (R-Alaska)
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USDLA ANNUAL
2003 HALL OF FAME AWARDS
Presented to:
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Dr. Alan
Chute
Unisys Corporation
Vice President Strategic Marketing
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- Dr. Darcy W. Hardy accepting for
Dr. Chere Campbell Gibson -
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Dr. Chere
Campbell Gibson
University of Madison-Wisconsin
School of Human Ecology, Professor
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Ms. Julie
Young
Florida Virtual School
Executive Director
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The 2003 Distance
Learning Awards were presented by the USDLA Awards
Committee members, Dr. Deborah Harrison, TANDBERG,
Mr. Donald S. Lake, Los Angeles County Office
of Education and Dr. Ray Steele, Ball State University.
Recognized leaders
in the field of distance learning judged the nominations
submitted to USDLA and worked in teams of three
to review and evaluate submissions in each of
distance learning categories. The Judges for the
2003 Awards included:
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Ms. Jennifer
Rees, The University of Texas System, UT TeleCampus |
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Dr. Allan W.
Gray, Purdue University |
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Mr. William
A. Eastham, Jr., CQA, Windwalker Corporation |
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Ms. Mary Kay
Stewart, StarNet, Region 20 Education Service
Center |
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Mr. William
A. Eastham, Jr., CQA, Vice President, Windwalker
Corporation |
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Mr. Louis Stricoff,
MediaMedia |
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Mr. John H.
Southworth, Pan-Pacific Distance Learning
Association |
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Dr. Janet McMahill,
Drake University School of Education |
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Ms.
Arlene Krebs, Cal State University, Monterey
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Mr. John Tierney,
DMR Central Office, Strategic Leadership Center |
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Dr. Jolly Holden,
USDLA Chairman Emeritus |
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Dr. Philip
J.-L. Westfall, Air Force Institute for Advanced
Distributed Learning/DB |
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Mr. Chris Robbins,
Arkansas School for Mathematics and Sciences
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Ms. Toni
Pickle, Pioneer Telephone Cooperative, Inc.
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The Call for Nominations for the 2005 USDLA Distance
Learning Awards will be posted to this website
soon. We welcome your participation in next years
awards.
For additional information, please call the national
office of USDLA at 800.275.5162.
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