Catalyst Awards
Honoring Innovation and Excellence in Our Global Client Community
The Catalyst Awards program honors innovation and excellence in our global community of practice, where millions of educators and learners work every day to redefine what is possible when leveraging technology.
Each year, we celebrate the accomplishments of our clients, who are committed to providing exceptional experiences for learners across the globe and collaborating on best practices.
Award Categories
Client achievements are recognized in nine categories. Winners are selected by a cross-functional team of Anthology judges.
Assessment &
Institutional Effectiveness
This award recognizes institutions that have successfully grown in their assessment practices and influenced positive behavioral changes using Anthology solutions.
Community
Engagement
This award recognizes institutions using Anthology solutions to foster a connection between school districts, institutions, educators, students, and families, that has improved student achievement and created a supportive learning environment.
Diversity, Equity,
Inclusion, and Belonging
This award honors those institutions leveraging technology to foster diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging practices.
Institutional
Advancement
This award recognizes institutions that have made significant changes to enhance the alumni and donor experience using Anthology solutions.
Leading
Change
This award recognizes institutions at the forefront of educational innovation that have used Anthology solutions to implement transformational initiatives that generate change on campus and in their academic ecosystems, with measurable results.
Student
Experience
This award recognizes institutions leveraging technology to develop educational and administrative innovations that positively influence the total learner experience – outside and inside the classroom – and/or improve operational efficiency.
Student
Success
This award recognizes institutions innovatively using Anthology solutions to increase retention, completion, and/or improve student outcomes through the implementation of new academic resources, data analytics solutions, scalable advising and intervention, and student support programs.
Teaching &
Learning
This award recognizes institutions that have used Anthology solutions in innovative ways to advance learning.
2023 Catalyst Awards Nominees
| Institution/Organization | Country | Nominee |
| Assessment & Institutional Effectiveness | ||
| Hamad Bin Khalifa University | Qatar | The Provost Office: Dr. Ala Al-Fuqaha and Mohja Jerbi |
| Heritage University | United States | SaraBecca Martin, Director of Accreditation and Quality Improvement |
| Howard College | United States | Bryan Stokes, Chief Institutional Effectiveness Officer |
| Keiser University | United States | Neha Prakash, Daniel DiStasio, Marcel Laronde, Sherry Olsen, and the Online General Education Team |
| Najran University | Saudi Arabia | Dhafer Bahrar, Blackboard Trainer |
| New England College | United States | New England College Group: ACBSP Team, General Education Committee, Peer Report Feedback Team, Professional Educator Preparation Program Team, Institutional Research, Instructional Technology, Office of the Registrar, Online Education & Learning Science, Deans of all Academic Divisions, Institutional Assessment Committee, and Peer Report Feedback Team. |
| Saudi Electronic University | Saudi Arabia | Vice Presidency of Academic Affairs |
| Universidad Católica Santa Teresa de Jesús de Ávila | Spain | Vicente Enciso de Yzaguirre, Virginia Bragado López, Noelia Muñoz del Nogal, and Noelia Gutiérrez Martín |
| Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas | Peru | Assessment UPC Team: Milagros Morgan Rozas, Maria Cifuentes Ramseyer, Jorge Bossio Montes de Oca, Alice Rodrigues Hoyer, Norma Silvana Balarezo Perea, Ana L. Fernandez Castillo, Franco M. Granda Alviar, Cesar A. Caraza Cardenas, Daniel I. Gonzales Camacho, Rebeca L. Flores Atunga, Karinna De Lourdes D. Carpio Retamozo, Karina P. Castillo La Rosa, Juan F. Nazario Vargas, Jorge D. Ramirez Aguilar, Manuel A. Bazalar Quiroz, Michael Zhou Wu, Sergio I. Soto Rodriguez, Gabriela E. Alvarez Cisneros, Valeria S. Parraga Chavez, and Piero Uceda Calisaya |
| Community Engagement | ||
| Eastern Kentucky University | United States | EKU Online BSW Social Work Practicum: Pam Black, Caroline Reid, Mary Henson, EKU Social Work Department, and EKU Online |
| Najran University | Saudi Arabia | E-Learning Deanship: Dr. Khaled Alamer, Dr. Adel Alsuliman, Ali Almasabi, Dr. Islam Mohsin, Dhafer Bahrar, Nadirah Almudawis, and Thikra Alharthi |
| Nebraska Alumni Association | United States | Nebraska Alumni Association Digital Communications: Hilary Butler, Heather Rempe, and Bailee Gunnerson |
| Saudi Electronic University | Saudi Arabia | College of Computing and Informatics |
| Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging | ||
| Cesar Vallejo University | Peru | Innovative Team: Heraclio Campana Añasco, Lily Doris Salazar Chavez, Rosario del Carmen Arellanos Tafur, Teresita Alina Arroyo Casas, Dany Jose Montoya Negrillo, Oscar Williams Enrique Camac, and Adilio Ordoñez Perez |
| Continental University | Peru | Miguel Cordova, Director of Digital Technologies for Education |
| Division of Continuing and International Education, University of Miami | United States | The Distance Learning Institute - Ally Rapid Remediation Project Team: April Macadangdang, Alexa Rimart, Ron Rodriguez, Cate Dowman, Nick Armas, Hanna Fife, Brianna Basanta, and Maite Saco |
| Grupo Ser Educacional S/A | Brazil | Equipe Digital do ensino EAD: Janyo Diniz, Joaldo Diniz, Enzo Moreira, Sergio Murilo Jr, Emanuela Rufino, and Luís Sena |
| Lewis University | United States | Spring 2022 Inclusive Teaching Series Group: Samantha Kinser, Lisa Caldwell, Elizabeth Sartell, Lisa Brown, Kristi Kelly, and Anne Rapp |
| NCBI - National Council for the Blind in Ireland | Ireland | NCBI Labs: Kyran O'Mahoney, Denis Nolan, Daniel Dunne, Dereck Carolan, Mary Byrne, Maureen Lanigan, Seamus Brett, Mairead O'Mahony, Peter Claridge Bowler, JP Corcoran, Joe Lonergan, David Redmond, Collyn Kenny, Aine O'Rourke, Nick Harvey, Paul Waite, Sean Doran, and Bart Kupc |
| Saudi Electronic University | Saudi Arabia | Blackboard Unit |
| Universidad Privada del Norte | Peru | Producción y Calidad de Cursos Virtuales |
| University of Illinois Chicago | United States | Learning Technology Solutions: Landen Dixon, Cheryl McKearin, Szymon Machajewski, Christian Storm, Vaibhav Vashisht, and Prashant Gautam |
| University of Phoenix | United States | Accessibility, Equity & Inclusion Department: Kelly Hermann and Robert Becker |
| Institutional Advancement | ||
| American University of Beirut | Lebanon | Office of Advancement: Imad Baalbaki, Lina Jazi, Salma Oueida, Susanne Lane, Justin Tessier, Samar Nassar, Claudia Sarrouh, Suzan Remmo, Rachael Elmy, and Tala Sleiman |
| Colorado School of Mines | United States | Advancement Team: Rachelle Trujillo, Janae Ford, Kellie Spoerl, Tammy Bartolet, and Kathleen Hogan |
| Colorado School of Mines Foundation | United States | Foundation Marketing Communications Team: Rachelle Trujillo, Tammy Bartolet, Lynn Clark, and Anica Wong |
| Miami University | United States | Communications, Marketing, and Technology teams, and University Advancement: Julia Ward, David Hummel, Rick Green, Trisha Oakerson, Cassidy Gebhart, Donna Boen, Jesus Jimenez, and Christy Abney |
| Syracuse University | United States | AEA Web Services |
| Leading Change | ||
| Auditoría Superior del Estado de Coahuila | Mexico | Auditoría Superior del Estado de Coahuila |
| Greenville Technical College | United States | Lee McMinn, LMS Administrator |
| Marshall University | United States | Julia Spears, Jodie Penrod, Diana Adams, Chase Lucas, Eric Himes, Jody Perry, Gary Hall, Ryan Vance, Carl Mummert, April Fugett, and Bob Hall |
| Najran University | Saudi Arabia | E-Learning Deanship: Dr. Khaled Alamer, Dr. Adel Alsuliman, Ali Almasabi, Dr. Islam Mohsin, Dhafer Bahrar, Nadirah Almudawis, and Thikra Alharthi |
| Saudi Electronic University | Saudi Arabia | Vice Presidency of Academic Affairs |
| Savannah College of Art and Design | United States | SCAD Educational Technology: Andrew Fulp, Kristen Wheelock, Shannon Buck, Caleb Hanan, Brianna Howarth, Eric Bryan, Je'Lisa Miller, Anthony Boulier, Sarah Adams, Sarah Walters, Nancy Dai, Echo Qi, and Nick Garrett |
| The University of Texas at San Antonio | United States | RowdyLink Event Centralization Team: Jessica Stafford, Nikki Lee, Andrea Brown, and Yolanda Guitterrez |
| Touro University System | United States | TouroOne Connect Administrative Team: Matthew Connell, Brian Diele, Ada Kurti, Hector Martinez, Kimberly Bryson, Pratik Singh, and Palpasa Maharjan |
| Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas | Peru | Vida Universitaria UPC: Jorge A. Cabrera Berrios, Jorge E. Bossio Montes De Oca, Silvana Balarezo Perea, Jessica Vlásica Malpartida, Gabriela Gonzales Gaspar, Jenny Juscamaita Palacios, Jessica Yamunaque Flores, Melissa A. Vera Guerrero, and Andrea B. Gamarra Romero |
| Universidad Privada del Norte | Peru | Inteligencia Educativa |
| University of Bisha | Saudi Arabia | Deanship of E-learning Team Work: Dr. Mohammed Alshahrani, Eng. Habyan Alsaluli, Eng. Faisal Alghamdi, Dr. Ahmad Eawees, Dr. Modather Alnoor, Dr. Sherif Ahmad, Dr. Hashim Jarar, and Eng. Mahmoud Khedr |
| University of Hail | Saudi Arabia | E-Learning Vice Deanship: Dr. Mohammed Alshammari, Dr. Dhafer Thabet, and Dr. Rabea Ramadan |
| University of Washington | United States | Advancement Division: Michael Visaya, Julie Ngo, Dayna Russell, Lisa Haberle, Sarah Maloy, Gunnar J Berg, and Justin S Williams |
| William Paterson University | United States | Instruction & Research Technology Team: Gamin Bartle, Ph.D., Patrick Ryan, Jae Kim, Ph.D., Housen Maratouk, Ming Jian, Ph.D., and Sena Bulak |
| Student Experience | ||
| Fundación Universitaria Los Libertadores | Colombia | Dr. Williams Steve Hincapié Campos, Development of Mechatronic Systems with Homemade Prototypes |
| Grupo Ser Educacional S/A | Brazil | Equipe Digital do ensino EAD: Janyo Diniz, Adriano Azevedo, Simone Bergamo, and Enzo Moreira |
| King Faisal University | Saudi Arabia | Deanship of E-Learning and Distance Education |
| Mapua Malayan Colleges Mindanao | Philippines | High School Department: Dr. Flora Mae C Yparraguirre, Cesar Glen Josio, and Gerlyn Amores |
| PFH Göttingen | Germany | Team Learning Management Systems: Phil-Marvin Müller, Monika Felder, Tara Assadi, and Elisabeth Sandow |
| The Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS) | South Africa | Digital Learning Solutions Team: Danhesree Moodley and Sikhonzile Zungu |
| Universidad Privada del Norte | Peru | Producción y Calidad de Cursos Virtuales |
| Universidad Privada del Norte | Peru | Inteligencia Educativa Team |
| University of Illinois Chicago | United States | The Engineering Success Program, College of Engineering - Simona Narubin |
| University of South Carolina | United States | Leadership and Service Center: Ambra Hiott and Jamie Ayres, and the Department of Student Life: Megan Colascione |
| VIU - Universidad Internacional de Valencia | Spain | Experience Strategic Development Team: Pere Juanes, Lucas Milián, Alba María Bonafont, Paula Corcuera, Carlos Casas, and Alicia Aparisi |
| Student Success | ||
| Cruzeiro do Sul Educational | Brazil | Cruzeiro do Sul - Innovation Team: Carlos Fernando Araújo Júnior, Marcos Andrei Ota, and Regina Tavares de Menezes dos Santos |
| Fundación Universitaria Los Libertadores | Colombia | Wear Drill Bits: Williams Steve Hincapié Campos, Victor Manuel Carrillo Álvarez, and Jesús Manuel Gutierrez Bernal |
| Galileo Global Education | France | Team Digital Learning - Data Factory Community: Xavier Bry, Gabriel Ducrot, Bruno Karcenty, Antoine Salliot, and Keerthana Kalaiselvam |
| Grupo Ser Educacional S/A | Brazil | Equipe Digital do ensino EAD: Janyo Diniz, Joaldo Diniz, Enzo Moreira, Rita de Cassia, Simone Bergamo, and Davison Arruda |
| Higher Colleges of Technology | United Arab Emirates | Academic Success Program: Paolo Rossetti, Elizabeth Cobacho, Corne Lotter, Gerry, Gibson, Nicholas Bates, Tim Beer, Francisca Roberts, Tsoghik Grigoryan, Leah Lane, Thomas Crompton, Sean Quinn, Lance Chase, Maureen McKeurtan, Fakhera Aldhaheri, Mariam Alsaqaf, Sheikhah Zeyoudi, Aishah Alhefeiti, Halima Binhallabi, Ajith Sumangala, Hassan Basheer, Maha Abbas, Sara Eshraq Alblooshi, Tasneem Jawad, Saeed Mohammed Alshamsi, Suaad Almazrouei, Humaid Alzadjali, Ali Ibrahim Albedwawi, Jassim Alansari, Alunood Abdulla Ahli, Rana Mohammed Aldurra, Yafit Solomon Tasfamarium, Noora Rashed Alsuwaidi, and Eyasi Tesfamichael Araya |
| Jenison Public Schools | United States | Jenison International Academy Team: Rebekah Redmer, Cameron Kuiper, and Krista Osterberg |
| Keiser University | United States | Sherry Olsen, Marcel Laronde, Online Academic Deans, and Faculty |
| Mapua Malayan Colleges Laguna | Philippines | Roel Rodrigo, Ramachandra Torres, and Donn Enrique Moreno |
| University of Florida and University of North Carolina Charlotte | United States | Learning Analytics Team: University of North Carolina Charlotte - Ayesha Sadaf. University of Florida - Larisa Olesova |
| University of Kentucky | United States | Office of Student Organizations and Activities: Courtney McCalla, Brandon Thompson, Liliana Gomez, Libby Langlois, Chris Ciarcia, Rachel Palko, Rachel Eberhart, Nikkey Blackman, Ellyce Loveless, Justice Burda, Isaiah Villarreal, Lauren King, Charles Delp, Kate Latham, Jon Russell, Mary Clark, Lori Verrette, Zach Knight, Stephanie Fisher, Tricia Hensley, Lynn Fresca, Jing Zhang, Ryley Butler Modaff, and Jarrett Zissett |
| Teaching & Learning | ||
| Bangor University North Wales | United Kingdom | Post Registration Team: Gill Roberts and Heather Bloodworth |
| Beacon Red | United Arab Emirates | Beacon Red Knowledge Management: Phil Burgess, Sean McGuiness, and Siobhan Connolly |
| Dar Al-Hekma University | Saudi Arabia | IT Group: Rasha Almalik, Iman Musawa, Samar Afleet, and Renad Alnunu |
| Edge Hill University | United Kingdom | Learning Technology Development, Library, and Learning Services: Stuart Feltham, Leah Wilson, Scott Farrow, Clare Smith, Charlotte Reynolds, Edward Best, Andy Wright, Carol Chatten, Sarah Baker, Holly MacDonald, Peter Beaumont, Adrian Cain, Martin Baxter, and Sonia Edwards |
| George Mason University and University of Florida | United States | "Self and Peer Assessment Team: University of Florida - Larisa Olesova. George Masion University - Justin Ramsdell and David Miller |
| Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University | Saudi Arabia | Dr. Muneerah Almahasheer, Dr. Dabiah Alboaneen, and the Deanship for E-Learning and Distance Learning Team: Eng. Mostafa El-Gharbawy, Lecturer Sarah Al-Arfaj, Lecturer Najla Al Buainainn, Lecturer Bushra Al Harbi, Lecturer Roqaya Alwatban, Ms. Assal Almazrua, Ms. Hana Alamer, Mr. Mohamed Alrashdani, Eng. Raed Abu-Ryash, Lecturer Samah Al-Ahmadi, Ms. Fayzah AlGhamdi, and Ms. Khadija Al Saeed |
| Jefferson State Community College | United States | Shay Culbertson and Valerie McCombs |
| Lebanese American University | Lebanon | LAU Online Programs: Dr. Barbar Akle, Dr. Abdul-Nasser Kassar, Dr. Faisal Abu-Khzam, and Dr. Christian Khalil |
| Mapua Malayan Colleges Laguna | Philippines | Roel Rodrigo, Ramachandra Torres, and Donn Enrique Moreno |
| MCPHS University | United States | School of Professional Studies: Carol Stuckey, John Benker, Amber Palmer, Allison Daniel, Abigail Pomeroy, Jon Page, and Shani Salifu |
| Najran University | Saudi Arabia | E-Learning Deanship: Dr. Khaled Alamer, Adel Alsuliman, Ali Almasabi,Dr Islam Mohsin, Dhafer Bahrar, Abdulhadi Alnuwaiser, Nadirah Almudawis, and Thikra Alharthi |
| Nipissing University | Canada | Teaching Hub: Pat Maher, Sarah Driessens, Heather Carroll, Chris Bird, Rob Boulet, Kyle Charron, Samantha Fraser, Mark Giddens, Ryan Hehn, and Lorrie Tunney Maxwell |
| North East Scotland College | United Kingdom | Scottish Maritime Academy: Chris Bell, Derek Wiseman, Shubham Chowdhury, Graeme Duthie, Michael Dyke, and Marleen Mowatt |
| Sam Houston State University | United States | Dr. Peggy Holzweiss, Associate Professor |
| Saudi Electronic University | Saudi Arabia | Vice Presidency of Academic Affairs |
| Technical and Vocational Training Corporation (TVTC) | Saudi Arabia | E-Learning Center: Technical and Vocational Training Corporation (TVTC) |
| The Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS) | South Africa | GIBS Digital: Katie Kilpatrick, Danhesree Moodley, Asogaran, Estelle Drysdale, Danielle Meyerowitz , Fiona Powell, Neo Selepe, Sikhonzile Zungu, and Rutendo Timbe |
| The University of Texas at El Paso | United States | Abha Singh, Senior Lecturer |
| University of Alabama | United States | University of Alabama Blackboard Team: Amy LeePard, Erin Warner, Chris Snell, Hanna Howell, Juli Cook, Melody Knight, Karen Burns, Kevin Charles, Ivon Foster McGowan, and Zach Potts |
| University of Mississippi | United States | Department of Writing and Rhetoric AI Working Group: Dr. Robert Cummings, Dr. Stephen Monroe, Marc Watkins, Dr. Chad Russell, Guy Krueger, Dr. Angela Green, and Andrew Davis |
| University of Petroleum and Energy Studies (UPES) | India | Team SFL (School For Life): Gaurav Misra, Dr. Atri Nautiyal, Ravindra Singh Rawat, Rekha Verma, Swati Sharma, Monika Jugran, and Debadrita Chakraborty |
| University of Phoenix | United States | Competency-Based Education Program Team: Doris Savron, Justin Hallock, Marc Booker, Mary Elizabeth Smith, Nicky Reynolds, LeAnna Montoya, Dan Barker, and Kari Vorderlandwehr |
| University of Tabuk | Saudi Arabia | Dr. Ali Alshammari, Dean of eLearning and Distance Education |
| Western Kentucky University | United States | Course Development Team: Crystal Bohlander, Alicia Pennington, and Catie Weaver |
| Training & Professional Development | ||
| Catawba College | United States | Catawba College Corriher-Linn-Black Library, Catawba Online, and Catawba IT Department: Amanda Bosch, Rick Browning, Melissa Butler, Beata Eaton, and Mary Beth Messner |
| Cecil College | United States | Dr. Dana Gullo, Associate Dean for Teaching, Learning, and Technology |
| Grand Valley State University | United States | E-Learning Technologies Team: Kimberly Kenward, Glenna Decker, Matthew Roberts, Justin Melick, Vince St. Germain, David Nivala, Stephanie Webber, Barbara Stevens, Kelley Senkowski, Landon Nalepinski, Mai MohmedNour, Noah Campbell, Kyle Macciomei, Colleen Cameron, and Katie Clark |
| Hogeschool PXL | PXL University Of Applied Sciences and Arts | Belgium | PXL Centre for Digital Learning: Wouter Hustinx, Kristiaan Mesens, and Vincent Vanrusselt |
| Honoris United Universities | South Africa | Honoris Strategy and Growth Team: Laura Kakon, Asmaa Fenniri, Benjamin Lisimachio, Ronel Blom, and Nadeem Cassim |
| Izmir University of Economics | Turkey | Dr. Esin Caglayan, Director of Teaching and Learning Center |
| Kentucky Community and Technical College System | United States | KCTCS Online: Dr. Leah Parsons Simpson, Dr. Juli Gatling Book, Kim Calebs, Amy Argo, Lorraine Sturgeon, Erica Weise, and KCTCS Online |
| Lebanese American University | Lebanon | LAU's Faculty Fellows Program: Dr. F. Jordan Srour, Dr. Barbar Akle, Dr. Rula Diab, and Alexan Joulhajian |
| Lewis University | United States | Samantha Kinser Ivetic, Senior Academic Technologist |
| Mapua Malayan Colleges Laguna | Philippines | Roel Rodrigo, Ramachandra Torres, Donn Enrique Moreno, and John Mark Almarez |
| Northumbria University | United Kingdom | TEL Training & Innovation Team and TEL Content Development Team |
| Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University | Saudi Arabia | Deanship of IT and Distance Learning |
| Savannah College of Art and Design | United States | SCAD Educational Technology Department: Andrew Fulp, Kristen Wheelock, Shannon Buck, Caleb Hanan, Eric Bryan, Sarah Adams, Anthony Boulier, Nancy Dai, Nick Garrett, Brianna Howarth, Je'Lisa Miller, Echo Qi, and Sarah Walters |
| Schoolcraft College | United States | Schoolcraft College Center for Academic Innovation, Distance Learning, and Blackboard Support Teams: CAI - Adam Authier. DL - Lori Timmis, Rena Yuzon, Virginia McDonald, Jason Kane, Kaylynn Mortensen, and Bernadette Bacero. Bb Support - John Piotrowski, Alan Parson, and Deb O'Connor |
| Universidad Católica Santa Teresa de Jesús de Ávila | Spain | Universidad Católica Santa Teresa de Jesús de Ávila: Vicente Enciso de Yzaguirre, Virginia Bragado López, Noelia Muñoz del Nogal, and Noelia Gutiérrez Martín |
| Universidad de Sevilla | Spain | Delph-US |
| Universidad Iberoamericana - UNIBE | Dominican Republic | Decanato de Innovación Educativa: Dr. Odile Camilo, Dr. Vhyna Ortega, Grace L. Cochón Jiménez, MBA., Gloria Valdés, Mtr, Dr. Teresa Guzmán, Yamell Montero, M.a., and Benjamín Alcántara, MBA |
| Universidad Privada del Norte | Peru | Virtual Education Team |
| University of Hail | Saudi Arabia | University of Hail E-Learning Vice Deanship: Dr. Mohammed Alshammari, Dr. Dhafer Thabet, and Dr. Rabea Ramadan |
| Washtenaw Community College | United States | Alpha Scholars Faculty Coordinators: Dr. Jessica Hale and Dr. Kevin Lindsey |
| Western Kentucky University | United States | Center for Innovative Teaching & Learning - Instructional Design Team: Hannah Digges Elliott, Stefanie Keown, Juliana Ortolani, Hannah Page, Alicia Pennington, and Catie Weaver |
| Western Kentucky University | United States | WKU Center for Innovative Teaching & Learning Staff: Dr. Marko Dumančić, Dr. Micah Logan, Cierra Waller, Hannah Page, Dr. Hannah Digges-Elliott, and Sara Davis. WKU Community of Practice Fellows for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Teaching: Fabián Álvarez, Dr. Monica Burke, Dr. Nicholas Fortune, Kimberly Green, Michelle Jones, and Dr. Gayle Mallinger |