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[Michelle Pollak <>]

EDUCAUSE LEADERSHIP AWARD GOES TO KLINGENSTEIN

Washington, D.C. -- August 7, 2003 -- At its annual conference this 
November in Anaheim, California, EDUCAUSE will honor Kenneth J. 
Klingenstein, project director, Internet2 Middleware Initiative, and chief 
technologist at the University of Colorado at Boulder, with one of its 
highest individual awards, the Award for Leadership in Information 
Technologies. This award is part of a program that recognizes prominent 
leaders in the field of higher education information technology management 
for significant achievement and broad influence. The 2003 EDUCAUSE 
Leadership in Information Technologies Award recognizes visionary 
achievements and effectiveness in identifying and advancing technology 
directions for the various needs of higher education.

According to the selection committee headed by H. David Todd, vice provost 
and CIO for the University of San Diego, Dr. Kenneth Klingenstein has been 
especially notable for catalyzing and leading information technology 
architects to a consensus on standards which are becoming the global 
reference model for Internet authentication.

Klingenstein has been involved in computing technology and solving complex 
problems for almost three decades. One of a handful of leaders who has put 
and kept academia at the forefront of Internet development, he is widely 
respected for his breadth and depth of knowledge, his uniquely accurate 
visionary abilities, and skill in identifying and communicating the salient 
problems and issues embedded in complex, often chaotic, advanced network 
environments.

Klingenstein's academic career has taken him from the University of 
California, Santa Barbara, to the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs, 
where he became director of computing services in 1981, and then to the 
University of Colorado, Boulder, as director of information technology 
services in 1985. In 1999, he was named CU Boulder's Chief Technologist and 
loaned out to spearhead the Internet2 Middleware Initiative.

As director of the Middleware Initiative, Klingenstein has drawn together a 
thriving community of international technical talent that has delivered on 
several software development projects, the impact of which could be 
profound. Through his leadership and persistence, many can now envision a 
time when the systems on separate campuses will begin to inter-operate. One 
key to his success is his ability to convince campus CIOs of the validity 
of his vision, and to commit resources that can move the higher education 
community to that common goal.

One of the true Internet pioneers in the higher education IT community, he 
was early involved in NSFnet development, chaired the Federal Networking 
Council Advisory Committee, and has participated in many federal advisory 
groups on network policy and technology. He served on the board of the 
Corporation for Research and Educational Networking (CREN), and was among 
the key initiators of Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) security activities 
at a national level. He has served on governing bodies of CAUSE, the Common 
Solutions Group, and the Coalition for Networked Information, as well as 
regional and national networks. He was one of the first people in the 
country to recognize the importance of community and school networking: he 
received the first NSF grant issued to systematically network a school 
district and create professional development opportunities for teachers, 
and a similar community network grant from the National Telecommunications 
and Information Administration for the Boulder Community Network. His many 
workshops, talks, and publications convey his intelligent perception of a 
complex technology environment with authority, wit, and clarity.

Klingenstein holds a B.A. in mathematics from Brandeis University, and an 
M.A. in mathematics and Ph.D. in applied mathematics from the University of 
California, Berkeley.

Klingenstein will be recognized on Thursday, November 6, at a general 
session of the EDUCAUSE annual conference in Anaheim, which draws more than 
6,000 professionals involved in the management of information resources in 
higher education. During a featured session later that day, he will speak 
on the provocative and typically allusive topic "Noteworthy Failures, 
Ulysses, and the Heart of Rock and Roll."

Klingenstein will receive a commemorative trophy custom-designed by 
Colorado artist John Haertling. As part of the award, EDUCAUSE will make a 
$2,000 contribution in his name to a scholarship supporting Native American 
education.

The EDUCAUSE Leadership in Information Technologies Award is part of a 
program that honors outstanding professionals for their achievements. 
Others recognized this year are: for Excellence in Leadership, Polley Ann 
McClure, vice president for Information Technologies at Cornell University; 
and for Leadership in the Profession, Martin Ringle, chief technology 
officer at Reed College. Winners are chosen by the EDUCAUSE Recognition 
Committee, consisting of higher education technology professionals selected 
for their breadth of experience and understanding in their fields.

With a membership of nearly 1,900 colleges, universities, and education 
organizations and more than 180 corporations, EDUCAUSE is one of the 
preeminent associations addressing the complex issues of incorporating 
information technologies and resources into the higher education mission. 
The association has offices in Washington, D.C., and Boulder, Colorado.

The Leadership in Information Technologies Award is sponsored by SCT, An 
EDUCAUSE Platinum Partner. For more information, see 
<www.educause.edu/awards/>.

The mission of EDUCAUSE is to advance higher education by promoting the 
intelligent use of information technology. Visit <www.educause.edu>.

About Internet2(R)
Led by more than 200 U.S. universities, working with industry and 
government, Internet2 is developing and deploying advanced network 
applications and technologies for research and higher education, 
accelerating the creation of tomorrow's Internet.  Internet2 recreates the 
partnerships among academia, industry and government that helped foster 
today's Internet in its infancy.  For more information, visit: 
www.internet2.edu.

Contact:
Peter DeBlois
Director of Communication Services
EDUCAUSE

303-544-5665

Michelle Pollak
Internet2

202-331-5345

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