From: "Diane Goldenberg-Hart" Sender: To: CNI-ANNOUNCE Date: Mon, 13 Aug 2012 10:25:51 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from [96.241.216.75] (HELO new-host-3.home) by cni.org (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.3.13) with ESMTPS id 18774394 for CNI-ANNOUNCE@cni.org; Mon, 13 Aug 2012 09:16:01 -0400 Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v1084) Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=Apple-Mail-5--663142168 Subject: Courtney Loder Named 2012 Winner of Paul Evan Peters Fellowship X-Original-Date: Mon, 13 Aug 2012 09:16:01 -0400 In-Reply-To: X-Original-To: CNI-ANNOUNCE -- News from the Coalition References: <84626800-4E12-47C8-B6CD-1203B134A672@cni.org> X-Original-Message-Id: <69B1BC7D-985A-462C-A004-0459F9B9AD63@cni.org> X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1084) --Apple-Mail-5--663142168 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 Washington DC=97The Coalition for Networked Information (CNI) is pleased = to announce the selection of Courtney Loder, a PhD student in the = Department of Informatics at the University of California at Irvine = (UCI), as the 2012 recipient of the Paul Evan Peters Fellowship for = graduate study in the information sciences or librarianship. The = fellowship was established to honor the memory of CNI founding Executive = Director Paul Evan Peters; it recognizes outstanding scholarship and = intellectual rigor, a commitment to civic responsibility and democratic = values, and imagination. Loder, who has a BA in history from Humboldt State University and a = Master of Library and Information Science from the University of = Pittsburgh, was selected for the Peters Fellowship, in part, due to her = work using social theory to investigate the relationship between = technology and social activity. Of her pursuits, Loder writes, =93the = ultimate goal of my research is to bring computing and the social = together to provide a better understanding of how each can support the = other, and to use this understanding in exploring new ways to facilitate = connection between people, institutions, and space.=94 Loder=92s = extraordinary academic performance, creative investigative approaches, = and her =93quick wit=94 (like that of the award=92s namesake), were all = factors that contributed to her selection. Recognized for her skill and commitment, Loder was selected as assistant = director of the University of Pittsburgh=92s iSchool Inclusion Institute = (i3), funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation; the organization=92s = purpose is to recruit and develop students from populations = underrepresented in the information professions and to help them prepare = for graduate study. Respected by her peers, she has also served as chair = of the University of Pittsburgh=92s American Society for Information = Science & Technology (ASIS&T) student chapter. "I have been most = impressed both by her scholarship and her humanity,=94 wrote UCI = Professor Geoffrey Bowker, who recommended Loder for the award. =93She = meshes perfectly the skills of a programmer and the ethos of a = librarian.=94 Virginia Steel, University Librarian at the University of California, = Santa Cruz, and a member of the selection committee, noted that Loder = =93shows exceptional promise of significant contributions in the future = as she pursues her career interests. Her doctoral research will include = the creation of tools to facilitate and enhance effective social = interaction across space and time. Ms. Loder=92s dual interests in = technology and the people who use it are an excellent match with Paul = Evan Peters=92s deep commitment to using technology to improve society.=94= =20 Other selection committee members included: Pamela McQuesten, Vice = President and CIO at Southwestern University; James L. Mullins, Dean of = Libraries and Esther Ellis Norton Professor at Purdue University; and = Joan Lippincott, Associate Executive Director of the Coalition for = Networked Information. =93Courtney is a great choice from an outstanding = pool of candidates,=94 commented CNI Executive Director Clifford Lynch, = =93and I think that her work and her aspirations honor so much of Paul = Peters's core beliefs about technology and its promise for social good.=94= =20 About the Fellowship The Paul Evan Peters Fellowship was established to honor and perpetuate = the memory of the founding Executive Director of the Coalition for = Networked Information. Funded by donations from colleagues, friends, = and family, the fellowship provides a two-year award of $5,000 per year = to a student who demonstrates intellectual and personal qualities = consistent with those of Peters, including: =97 a commitment to the use of networked information and advanced = technology to enhance scholarship, intellectual productivity, and public = life; =97 an interest in the civic responsibilities of networked = information professionals, and a commitment to democratic values and = government accountability; =97 a positive and creative approach to overcoming personal, = technological, and bureaucratic challenges; and =97 humor, vision, humanity, and imagination. The fellowship will be awarded next in 2014; applications will be = available on CNI's website, http://www.cni.org. More information about the fellowship is available at = http://www.cni.org/about-cni/awards/pep-fellowship/. CNI is a coalition of some 200 institutions dedicated to supporting the = transformative promise of digital information technology for the = advancement of scholarly communication and the enrichment of = intellectual productivity. The Coalition, which is sponsored by the = Association of Research Libraries (ARL) and EDUCAUSE, is headquartered = in Washington DC. More information about CNI is at http://www.cni.org/. The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) is a nonprofit organization = of 126 research libraries in the US and Canada. Its mission is to = influence the changing environment of scholarly communication and the = public policies that affect research libraries and the diverse = communities they serve. ARL pursues this mission by advancing the goals = of its member research libraries, providing leadership in public and = information policy to the scholarly and higher education communities, = fostering the exchange of ideas and expertise, facilitating the = emergence of new roles for research libraries, and shaping a future = environment that leverages its interests with those of allied = organizations. ARL is on the web at http://www.arl.org/. A nonprofit association with more than 2,200 members, EDUCAUSE actively = engages with colleges, universities, corporations, foundations, = government, and other nonprofit organizations to further the mission of = higher education through the use of information technology. For more = information, visit http://educause.edu. *********************************************** Diane Goldenberg-Hart Communications Coordinator Coalition for Networked Information 21 Dupont Circle, Suite 800 Washington, DC 20036 202-296-5098 202-872-0884 (Fax) diane@cni.org www.cni.org For the latest news & information: CNI-ANNOUNCE: cni-announce-subscribe@cni.org CNI News: http://www.cni.org/news/ Follow CNI: @cni_org= --Apple-Mail-5--663142168 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=windows-1252

Virginia Steel, University = Librarian at the University of California, Santa Cruz, and a member of = the selection committee, noted that Loder =93shows exceptional promise = of significant contributions in the future as she pursues her career = interests. Her doctoral research will include the creation of tools to = facilitate and enhance effective social interaction across space and = time. Ms. Loder=92s dual interests in technology and the people who use = it are an excellent match with Paul Evan Peters=92s deep commitment to = using technology to improve society.=94 =  

Other selection committee members = included:  Pamela McQuesten, Vice President and CIO at Southwestern = University; James L. Mullins, Dean of Libraries and Esther Ellis Norton = Professor at Purdue University; and Joan Lippincott, Associate Executive = Director of the Coalition for Networked Information. =93Courtney is a = great choice from an outstanding pool of candidates,=94 commented CNI = Executive Director Clifford Lynch, =93and I think that her work and her = aspirations honor so much of Paul Peters's core beliefs about technology = and its promise for social = good.=94
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CNI = is a coalition of some 200 institutions dedicated to supporting the = transformative promise of digital information technology for the = advancement of scholarly communication and the enrichment of = intellectual productivity. The Coalition, which is sponsored by the = Association of Research Libraries (ARL) and EDUCAUSE, is headquartered = in Washington DC. More information about CNI is at  http://www.cni.org/.

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The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) is a = nonprofit organization of 126 research libraries in the US and Canada. = Its mission is to influence the changing environment of scholarly = communication and the public policies that affect research libraries and = the diverse communities they serve. ARL pursues this mission by = advancing the goals of its member research libraries, providing = leadership in public and information policy to the scholarly and higher = education communities, fostering the exchange of ideas and expertise, = facilitating the emergence of new roles for research libraries, and = shaping a future environment that leverages its interests with those of = allied organizations. ARL is on the web at http://www.arl.org/.

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A nonprofit association with more than 2,200 members, EDUCAUSE = actively engages with colleges, universities, corporations, foundations, = government, and other nonprofit organizations to further the mission of = higher education through the use of information technology. For more = information, visit http://educause.edu.


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