Recipients

(l-r) Mike Preson, FedEx Office, presents Dr. Howard Nelson, Arizona State University, with the Excellence in Education Award for Higher Education. Sandra Zoratti and Carrie Murphy, InfoPrint Solutions Company, present Jonathan Gibson, Xavier University, with the Innovation in Higher Education Award.

Educator of the Year - Higher Education

• 2011: Howard Nelson

  Professor
  Graphic Information Technology
  Arizona State University

• 2010: Brian Lawler

  Assistant Professor
  Graphic Communication
  California Polytechnic State University

• 2009: Dr. Penny Bennett

  Associate Professor
  Graphic Communication
  California Polytechnic State University

• 2008: Dr. La Verne Abe Harris

  Associate Professor
  Computer Graphics Technology
  Purdue University

• 2007: Robert Chung

  Gravure Research Professor
  RIT School of Print Media

• 2006: Lorraine Donegan

  Assistant Professor
  Graphic Communication Department
  California Polytechnic State University

• 2005: Dr. Thomas Schildgen

  Professor & Department Chair
  Information & Management Technology
  Arizona State University (ASU)

• 2004: John Leininger, Ph. D.

  Professor
  Department of Graphic Communications
  Clemson University

• 2003: Frank Romano

  Roger K. Fawcett Distinguished Professor
  College of Imaging Arts and Sciences
  Rochester Institute of Technology

• 2002: Dr. Benjamin Lee

  Professor and Coordinator
  California State University, Los Angeles

Innovation in Higher Education

• 2011: Xavier University

  Jonathan Gibson
  Assistant Professor
  Graphic Design

• 2010: Millersville University

  Mark Snyder, Faculty
  Graphic Communication

• 2009: Pittsburg State University

  Graphics and Imaging Technology

• 2008: New York University's School of Continuing and Professional Studies

  M.A. in Graphic Communications Management and Technology

• 2007: Digital Print Education Center

  SENAI Theobaldo De Nigris-Graphic Arts School

• 2006: The University of Reading

  Typography & Graphic Communications

• 2005: Ball State University

  Drawn to Reading Program

• 2004: California Polytechnic State University

  Electronic Publishing and Imaging Concentration
  Graphic Communication Department

• 2003: Ryerson Polytechnic University

  School of Graphic Communications Management

• 2002: California Polytechnic State University

  Graphic Communication Program

• 2001: University of Bremen

  Digital Media

• 2000: University of Denver

  Digital Media Studies Program

• 1999: Vanderbilt University

  Project 2000
  Owen Graduate School of Management

• 1998: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

  School of Humanities and Social Science Department of Science and Technology Study

• 1997: Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology

  Graduate Diploma in Document Management

Educator of the Year - Secondary/Post-Secondary Education

• 2010: David Faux

  Instructor
  Graphic Design
  Career and Technical Center
  Hamilton High School

• 2009: Shirley Byrd

  Instructor
  Printing Technology
  William D. Ford Career-Technical Center

• 2008: John Augustine

  Instructor
  Graphic Communications & Printing Technology
  Frederick County Career & Technology Center

• 2007: Michael Stinnett

  Instructor
  Graphic Communications & Visual Imaging Technology
  Royal Oak High School

• 2006: John Santos

  Lead Instructor
  Graphic Arts/Imaging Sciences and Technology Academy
  Manual Arts High School, Los Angeles

• 2005: William J. Delgado

  Instructor, Digital Printing Technology Program
  Cuyahoga Valley Career Center

• 2004: Thomas Epperson

  Instructor
  Mattoon Community High School

Innovation in Secondary/Post-Secondary Education

• 2009: National Technical institute for the Deaf

  Rochester Institute of Technology

• 2008: University City High School

  Visual Arts and Technology Academy

• 2007: PrintIT!
  

• 2006: Graphic Arts Training and Consulting (GATC) Group

  Eastern Iowa Community College District

• 2005: Austin Community College

  Visual Communication Program

• 2004: Dunwoody College of Technology

  Graphics and Printing Technologies Program

• 2003: Waukesha County Technical College

  Harry V. Quadracci Printing & Publishing Graphic Arts Program

• 2002: Orleans/Niagara BOCES

  Digital Design Media

Innovation in Continuing Education

• 2009: Training Package Pathways

  RMIT University

• 2008: VDP Hands-on Training Consortium

  Clemson University

• 2007: Occupational Skills Training Center

  Cooperative venture among the Maryland State Department of Education, the Department of Corrections and employers in the Baltimore region

• 2006: Albert Leonard Middle School

  The Magazine Project

• 2005: Abram Friedman Occupational Center (AFOC)

  Graphic Arts/Desktop Publishing Program
  Division of Adult and Career Education
  Los Angeles Unified School District

• 2004: International Prepress Association (IPA)

  IPA Webinar Program

• 2003: National Council for Skills Standards in Graphic Communications & Staffing Tools, Inc.

  DICE (Digital Imaging Certification Examination)

• 2002: Copenhagen Business School

  and University of Southern Denmark
  Master of Language Administration (MLA) Programme

• 2001: Carnegie Mellon University

  Institute of E-Commerce

• 2000: Pasadena City College

  Printing Technology Program

• 1999: National Association for Printing Leadership
  

• 1998: Rochester Institute of Technology

  Technical and Education Center of the Graphics Arts and Imagining

• 1997: Xerox Digital Publishing Education Initiative

Innovation in Distance Education and Training

• 2003: Document Management Industries Association (DMIA)

  DMIA Print University

• 2002: Georgia Southern University

  Southeastern Comprehensive Opportunities in Printing Education (SCOPE)

• 2001: New York University

  School of Continuing and Professional Studies
  Information Technology Institute

• 2000: Espoo-Vantaa Institute of Technology (EVITech)
  

• 1999: GRAPHIC COMM CENTRAL (GCC)

  Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Innovation in Professional Growth and Development

• 2003: Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT)
  

• 2002: London College of Printing

  Postgraduate Programme in Digital Colour Imaging

• 2001: Document Computing Institute
  

• 2000: Heidelberg Print Media Academy
  

• 1999: Graphic Arts Technical Foundation (GATF)