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2002 – John Gorgone
Citation
For outstanding contributions to computing education through exceptional
teaching and mentorship and for dedicated leadership and contributions in developing model curricula
and accreditation standards in Information Systems.
Press Release
Full Citation
John Gorgone is recognized as an outstanding teacher, a caring mentor, and a
leader in curriculum
development for programs in Information Systems. As professor and founding
member of the Computer
Information Systems Department at Bentley College, he has developed the program
and seen it grow to one
of the largest and best known in the U.S.
Dr. Gorgone's influence extends far beyond his home department. As an active,
dedicated member of
ACM, he has been instrumental, often the key player, in numerous curriculum
efforts. These include IS 90,
IS 97, IS 2002, and the graduate program recommendation, MSIS 2002. Any review
of these works will
show Dr. Gorgone's commitment to thoroughness and careful development of
recommendations that are
widely adopted and influential in designing and supporting outstanding programs
in Information Systems.
Dr. Gorgone has extended his work in curriculum development to include
development of criteria for
accreditation. Dr. Gorgone participated in the development of the first
criteria for accrediting programs in
information systems, served as an ACM representative to CSAB, and was appointed
to the executive
committee of the Computing Accreditation Commission to represent the interest of
the information systems
community. With reference to the development of the IS criteria, a nominator
said it well: "If it were not
for his dogged persistence over many years, this might not have happened."
Dr. Gorgone has served the ACM on the Education Board, the SIG Board, and as
Education Advisor and
Chair of the Accreditation Committee. He has chairs numerous conferences, has
over 170 publications and
presentations, has extensive experience as a consultant to Fortune 500
companies, state boards of higher
education, and colleges and universities.
As the nomination letter concluded, "Professor Gorgone is truly an outstanding
educator, a teacher-scholar
who has served the interest of students at the local level through his teaching
and curricula development,
and at the national and international level through his efforts and work on
curricula models and
accreditation criteria standards."
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