Biz 417 honors Evangel IT Department as finalist for two Excellence in Technology Awards
Biz 417 honors Evangel IT Department as finalist for two Excellence in Technology Awards
Published on Jan 5, 2018 by Paul K. Logsdon
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The Information Technology Department at Evangel University has been recognized once again for its role-model status in academic computing. Also being honored is the department’s leader, Gary Blackard, vice president of for strategy and innovation.
Southwest Missouri’s Biz 417 magazine announced the finalists on Jan. 4, 2018, for the second annual Excellence in Technology Awards. There will be six awards, with three in corporate categories and three in individual categories.
Evangel’s IT Department is a Corporate Award finalist in the “Enterprise Technology” category.
Gary Blackard is an Individual Award finalist in the “IT Executive of the Year” category.
Gary Blackard, engaged in a classroom discussion. // (CLICK TO ENLARGE)
Biz 417 said, “This year, we received more than 70 nominations for the six awards, which highlight 417-land’s tech standouts and innovators.”
Blackard came to Evangel in 2014 as chief information officer, and he currently holds the title of vice president for strategy and innovation. Prior to joining Evangel, he had extensive global operational experience as a vice president for the Xerox Corporation.
Click the award hot link above for more information on the Biz 417 Excellence in Technology Awards, and to order tickets. // (CLICK ARTWORK TO ENLARGE)
DETAILS FROM BIZ 417
Corporate Awards Finalists:
Community Impact: The eFactory, Hack4GoodSGF, Mid-America Technology Alliance
Most Innovative Startup: Apt Crowd, The Daily Scholar, HCOMM Solutions
Enterprise Technology: Eagle Speak, Evangel University, Show Me Systems LLC
Individual Awards Finalists:
IT Executive of the Year: Gary Blackard, Jarad Johnson, Stephanie O’Connor
Developer of the Year:Myke Bates, Maranda Provance, Dan Seawel
Rising Star:Evan Allen, Aimee Hendrycks, Brenden Reeves, Charlie Rosenbury
Meet the Judges:
Greg Burris, Springfield city manager
Kim Collison Farr, director of Mercy Innovation’s Product Development & Informatics Division
Shannon McMurtrey, assistant professor of Management Information Systems at Drury University
Jeff Morrissey, Missouri State University’s chief information officer
Heath Rust, network security engineering manager for Gladiator Technology
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