Blackboard Catalyst Awards

The Blackboard Catalyst Awards recognize outstanding work by Blackboard Clients in various categories. We congratulate our winners and celebrate their achievements every year in our Blackboard Awards Luncheon which takes place at our largest users’ conference, BbWorld.

Blackboard Catalyst Awards 2009 Photo Gallery

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Blackboard Catalyst Awards 2009 Recipients

Category: Exemplary Course Program
2009 Recipients

Name	Institution	Course Name
Joseph Pascarella Nicola Bivens Truc-Nhu Ho Sarah Hoegger Benjaming Noah Myron Orleans Ken Szymkowiak Charles Tiffin	Capella University	Advanced Research in Public Safety Issues, Theories and Concepts
Kelly Cua Christy Sato	Kamehameha Schools	Olelo Hawaii - Ku-u Wahi Noho
Sandra Haynes	Pasadena City College	Art Fundamentals
Nancy Ball Gord McBean Jill Campbell	Red River College	Nursing Health Administration
Marianne McKnight Jeff Hirschi Mark Lye	Salt Lake Community College	American Civilization
Reg Nakoneshny	Saskatoon Catholic Cyber School	Communication Production Technology
Cheryl Murphy Liz Stover	University of Arkansas, Fayetteville	Instuctional Design Theories and Models
Rosemary Dixon Alina Solovyova-Vincent Shannon Brown Nere Amenabar	University of Nevada, Reno	Gender and Society

Category: Community Collaboration
2009 Recipients

Name	Institution	Achievement
Sarah Sherman LondonBUG	The Bloomsbury Learning Environment (BLE)	For Outstanding contribution on Blackboard Connections
Terry Patterson, ARBUG	South Arkansas Community College	For Outstanding contribution on Blackboard Connections
Wonda Yuhasz, SW Vista Users Group	University of Nevada, Las Vegas	For Outstanding contribution on Blackboard Connections
Sam McCool, SW Vista Users Group	Nevada State College	For Outstanding contribution on Blackboard Connections

Category: Innovative Development
2009 Recipients

Name	Institution	Innovation
Jim Pease & Michael Morrison	Syracuse University	Innovative Development: Sakai Learning Environment Coordinator
Peter Boysen & Randal Dalhoff	Iowa State Univeristy	Innovative Development: Moodle Learning Environment Coordinator
Patricia Goldweic & Jonathon Smith	Northwestern University	Innovative Development: Exploration of Google Apps Integration
Stephen Vickers	University of Edinburgh	Most Active Contributor to Edugarage Developer Forums
Wiley Fuller	Griffith University	Most Visited Wiki Tutorial on Edugarage
Mark O'Neil	Dartmouth College	Innovative Development work: Open Source Community Outreach

Category: K-12 Excellence
2009 Recipients

Name	Institution	Reason
John Canuel	Jeffco Public Schools	Excellence in Online Professional Development
Jed Friedrichsen	Blendedschools.net	Excellence in Virtual Learning
Sheryl Abshire, Ph.D.	Calcasieu Parish Public Schools	Excellence in Blended Learning