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I am proud to announce the 2012 Catalyst Award Winners. The Blackboard Catalyst Awards honors those who push the boundaries of their educational programs and technology in order to deliver innovative and effective learning experiences.  This year we had 61 submissions for the Catalyst Awards and 151 submissions for the Exemplary Course Award.  This represented over a 50% increase from last year’s submissions. We changed the award structure slightly; there are Platinum and Gold Winners. For the Exemplary Course Award, there were a total of 37 courses rated as exemplary but 6 winners will be awarded the ECP Director’s Choice for Courses with Distinction. We are excited to honor the winners and their achievement at the Catalyst Awards luncheon at BbWorld in July 2012. Please stay tuned as we highlight the individual winners in an upcoming blog series. And the winner are… Exemplary Courses Directors Choice for Exemplary Courses with Distinction blendedschools.net:  Deanna Mayers Central NY Regional Information Center/ OCM BOCES:  Robert Leo Kenai Peninsula College : Susan Mircovich San Jacinto College : Niki Whiteside University of Nevada, Reno:  Elena Pravosudova University of New Mexico :  Dr. Becky Adams, PhD Exemplary Course Winners Athens State University:   Mark Gale and Dr. Wendy Cowan blendedschools.net : Christine Davis Boston University : Dan Hillman Butte College : Dan Barnett California Baptist University : Dr. Torria Bond Capella University :  Brian Worden Capella University : Joe Lane College of DuPage :  Danica Hubbard College of St Scholastica :  Nikki Schutte Colorado State University – Global Campus:   Tess Bader Davenport University: Dr. Julia VanderMolen Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University – Worldwide : Anna Reese Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University: Jan G. Neal Florida International University:   Dr. Nancy Rauseo Florida International University : Melody Whiddon Grand Rapids Community College :  Cheryl Kautz Jacksonville State University:   Glaucio Scremin KCTCS :  Paige Brooks-Jeffiers Lone Star College, Cy-Fair : Chris Duke Marshall University:  Lori Ellison and Paula Kaplan Modesto Junior College :  Michael Smedshammer Northern Virginia Community College :  Maria S. Rynn Regent University School of Undergraduate Studies: Michael Pregitzer Savannah College of Art and Design:   Dominique Mertens-Elliot, Mooho Oh, Scott Dinho, Dean Earlix Sheridan Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning :Vaughan Smith Tulsa Community College :   Jennifer Campbell University of Arkansas at Little Rock:  Nita Copeland University of Miami :  Lyndon Godsall Universidad de Monterrey :  Angélica Quiroga Garza University of Pittsburgh : Rosemarie Lyons Wayne State University :   Geralyn Stephens Mobile Innovation Achievement: Mobile Innovation for Teaching and Learning Platinum Winners: Bond University:   Shelly Kinash Georgia Gwinnet College :  Dr. Mai Yan Tsoi Gold Winner: Framingham State University:  Aline Davis, Robin Robinson, Clair Waterbury, Deb Moschella, Corey Hobbs, Mille Gonzalez Achievement: Mobile Innovation for Campus Services Platinum Winner: Virginia Commonwealth University: Robert Davis Gold Winners: University of Miami: Wendy Chun Shenandoah University: Quaiser Absar Staff Development Achievement: Excellence in Online Professional Development Platinum Winners: University of the District of Columbia : Suzan Harkness Arkansas Children’s Hospital : Angela Green Gold Winners: Idaho Digital Learning Academy :  Jeff Simmons Ozarks Technical Community College : Philip Arnold University of Denver: Kathy Keairns & Bridget Arend Innovative Development Achievement: Outstanding Developer Contributions Platinum Winner: Northwestern University: Patricia Goldweic Gold Winners: University of Arkansas at Little Rock: Kelt Tyler Dockins University of Saskatchewan: Kevin Lowey Community Collaboration Achievement: For Outstanding contributions to the Blackboard Community Platinum Winner: Northern Illinois University: NIU Faculty Development and Instructional Design Center Gold Winners: Calcasieu Parish School District: Kim Le Blanc Athens State University: Steve Clark Communication Strategies Achievement: For Outstanding Communication Methods Platinum Winner: Coppin State University: Dr. Dionne Curbeam Gold Winners: Cuyahoga Community College District: Dr. Christina Royal University of Manchester: Dr. Andrew Whitworth