Return-Path: Sender: To: CNI-ANNOUNCE@cni.org Date: Tue, 11 Jul 2006 11:45:22 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from [72.66.94.253] (HELO [192.168.2.101]) by cni.org (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.0.8) with ESMTPS id 14230244 for CNI-ANNOUNCE@cni.org; Tue, 11 Jul 2006 11:33:02 -0400 Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v624) Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Original-Message-Id: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=WINDOWS-1252; format=flowed X-Original-To: CNI-ANNOUNCE -- News from the Coalition From: Diane Goldenberg-Hart Subject: Bryce Benton Winner of Paul Evan Peters Fellowship X-Original-Date: Tue, 11 Jul 2006 11:32:54 -0400 X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.624) The Coalition for Networked Information (CNI) is pleased to announce=20 the selection of Bryce Benton as the 2006 recipient of the Paul Evan=20 Peters Fellowship for graduate study in the information sciences or=20 librarianship. Mr. Benton is currently in the masters program at the=20 University of North Texas School of Library and Information Sciences.=20 The fellowship, which was established to honor the memory of CNI=20 founding Executive Director, Paul Evan Peters, recognizes outstanding=20 scholarship and intellectual rigor, and also civic responsibility,=20 democratic values, and imagination. Mr. Benton has demonstrated his talents through participation in=20 various challenging projects for which he has won accolades from=20 faculty and colleagues. Most recently, as the technical lead for an=20 institutional repository pilot project involving the DSpace open source=20= system at the University of North Texas, Benton played a key role in=20 the system installation, and he was also the developer behind the=20 user-friendly interface for accessing the repository. Open source systems are of particular interest to Benton: he is a=20 collaborator on a project involving learning objects, as well as=20 participating in the development of a framework for community=20 collaboration among metadata professionals using the open source=20 content management system Drupal. He has also been working on a pilot=20= implementation of the Sakai online learning management system at the=20 University of North Texas. Described by his professors as personable, enthusiastic and as someone=20= who possesses a =93volunteering spirit,=94 Benton has demonstrated = himself=20 to be committed to a greater good; he regularly offers his time and=20 expertise to projects that might benefit from his experience. William=20= Moen, Associate Professor in the School of Library and Information=20 Sciences at the University of North Texas, comments, "As a research=20 assistant and student, Bryce exhibits qualities of innovative thinking,=20= collaborative engagement, eagerness to share his knowledge, and a=20 talent for learning and adapting solutions to interesting projects. I=20 think these are qualities Paul valued, and I think he would be pleased=20= by the selection of Bryce as the recipient of this award offered in his=20= name." A five-member committee selected Mr. Benton for the award. The=20 committee included James Mullins, Dean of Libraries at Purdue=20 University, Althea Jenkins, recently retired Director of Libraries at=20 Florida State University, Leslie Hitch, Director of Academic Technology=20= Services at Northwestern University, and Joan Lippincott of the=20 Coalition for Networked Information. =93Through involvement with = various=20 projects including a metadata repository, Bryce Benton demonstrated his=20= commitment to advancing access to information through creative and=20 innovative applications of technology, that will ultimately enhance=20 scholarship, intellectual productivity, and public life,=94 stated=20 committee member James Mullins. About the Fellowship The Paul Evan Peters Fellowship was established to honor and perpetuate=20= the memory of the founding executive director of the Coalition for=20 Networked Information. Funded by donations from Peters' colleagues,=20 friends, and family, the fellowship provides a two-year award of $2,500=20= per year to a student who demonstrates intellectual and personal=20 qualities consistent with those of Peters, including: =97 A commitment to the use of networked information and advanced=20= technology to enhance scholarship, intellectual productivity and public=20= life; =97 An interest in the civic responsibilities of networked=20 information professionals, and a commitment to democratic values and=20 government accountability; =97 A positive and creative approach to overcoming personal,=20 technological, and bureaucratic challenges; and =97 Humor, vision, humanity, and imagination. The fellowship will be awarded next in 2008; applications will be=20 available on the web site of the Coalition for Networked Information. CNI is a coalition of some 200 institutions dedicated to supporting the=20= transformative promise of networked information technology for the=20 advancement of scholarly communication and the enrichment of=20 intellectual productivity. The Coalition, which is sponsored by the=20 Association of Research Libraries (ARL) and EDUCAUSE, is headquartered=20= in Washington, DC. More information about the fellowship is available online at=20 http://www.cni.org/pepfellowship/. For further information, contact: Diane Goldenberg-Hart Communications Coordinator Coalition for Networked Information 21 Dupont Circle Washington, DC 20036 diane@cni.org 202-296-5098