May 2006

The Electronic Document Systems Foundation (EDSF) has announced the 2006 Excellence in Education and Educator of the Year award recipients. The 2006 EDSF Excellence in Education Award recipients will be recognized for their dedication to the document management and communications industry at the EDSF Industry Leaders' Luncheon in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, during the AIIM and ON DEMAND Expos on May 16 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center. EDSF will be located in booth 4207, Hall D.

"It is critical that the educators and academic programs are recognized for their excellence and innovation in preparing future professionals," said Mike Jackson, EDSF Vice Chair for Education and Senior Vice President, Weyerhaeuser Company. "Their work not only benefits the overall industry, but it shapes the future of the document management and communications marketplace as well."

Educator of the Year Award
The Educator of the Year Award is presented to an academic professional who is dedicated to the advancement of the industry through education. They have made outstanding contributions to educational efforts in the document management and communications industry. Such individuals demonstrate leadership, motivation and enthusiasm. This year's winners include:

• Educator of the Year - Higher Education
  Sponsored by Canon USA
  Lorraine Donegan, Assistant Professor, Graphic Communication Department, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, California, for her dedication to linking design with technology, providing her students with the technical knowledge of graphic communication, computer software, and digital workflows that are critical to the industry.

• Educator the Year - Middle/Secondary/Post-Secondary Education
  Sponsored by Ricoh Corporation
  John P. Santos, Lead Instructor, Imaging Sciences and Technology Academy, Manual Arts High School, Los Angeles, California. Santos is the co-founder of the "Viva Technology" program, a nationally renowned program to educate and motivate K-12 students to consider careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.

Excellence in Education Awards
The Excellence in Education Awards honor worldwide academic institutions and professional organizations for their educational and innovative efforts relating to the document management and communications industry. Recipients address industry issues, reflect state-of-the art technology, and benefit the industry through their programs. This year's winners include:

• Innovation in Higher Education
  Sponsored by The Xerox Corporation
  Department of Typography and Graphic Communications, University of Reading, in Reading, UK. The program-focused approach combines practice, theory, history, and work experience with the intent to provide students with a strong foundation in design and production methods. The department and successful program has been headed by Dr. Sue Walker, since 1997, and it is the only program of its kind in a British University.

• Innovation in Continuing Education
  Sponsored by IBM Printing Systems
  Graphic Arts Training and Consulting (GATC) Group at Eastern Iowa Community College District in Davenport, Iowa. GATC's programs are sparking a revitalization of graphic arts in companies in the Midwest. GATC provides customized training and technical consulting resources to help organizations in the graphics industry improve their processes, overall quality levels, and profitability.

• Innovation in Middle/Secondary/Post-Secondary Education
  Sponsored by Kodak Versamark
  on behalf of GCG, Eastman Kodak Co.
  The Magazine Project at Albert Leonard Middle School in New Rochelle, New York. The Magazine Project, led by Audrey Hill, is an innovative program that teaches a variety of graphic design, advertising, writing skills, research and technology skills to middle school students.

The AIIM Conference & Expo is the largest enterprise content and document management event showcasing the technologies and solutions that help align content and business processes in order to drive performance. For more than 50 years, it has attracted business professionals and executive management seeking the latest technologies to capture, manage, share, and store documents and digital content to support business processes, comply with governmental regulations, drive down costs, and gain the competitive advantage.

The ON DEMAND Conference & Expo is the world's leading digital printing conference and exposition, which encompasses all the technologies that are used to create, manage, personalize, print, and deliver content. It's more than print on demand technology, management, and strategy; it's insight into the future of the printing industry by experts who have been at the forefront of the printing business for many years.

To register to attend the expos, please call 888-824-3004 or visit the AIIM Expo website (www.aiimexpo.com) or ON DEMAND Expo website (www.ondemandexpo.com).

About EDSF
EDSF is a charitable foundation dedicated to preparing the next generation of professionals for the industry. EDSF supports the industry's future by granting scholarships to students in support of their academic careers, by providing research grants to colleges and universities, by building an awareness about industry careers, and by recognizing innovative educators and educational programs. EDSF serves vendors and users who design and implement document solutions for business applications. For more information about EDSF, call 310-265-5510, write info@edsf.org, or visit the EDSF website at www.edsf.org.

About Questex Media Group, Inc.
AIIM and ON DEMAND are produced by Questex Media Group, Inc. (www.questex.com), a global, diversified business-to-business integrated media provider, headquartered in Newton, Massachusetts. Questex serves multiple industries including technology, beauty, travel, hospitality, leisure, home entertainment, industrial, and specialty services through a range of well-established, market-leading publications, events, interactive media and integrated marketing services. The company's properties include 23 trade publications, 50 websites, 25 conferences and tradeshows. Questex has more than 400 employees in offices throughout North America, South America, Asia, and Europe.