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New
VP for Information Technology Named at The U of M
For
release: June 4, 2003
For press information, contact
Curt Guenther
Dr.
Douglas E. Hurley has been named Vice President for Information
Technology and Chief Information Officer at The University
of Memphis. Announcement of his appointment was made by U
of M President Shirley Raines.
Hurley
will take office July 14; he succeeds Dr. James Penrod, who
stepped down earlier this year to accept a prestigious appointment
as Senior Research Fellow with the EDUCAUSE Center for Applied
Research (ECAR).
The
new vice president comes to the University from Gartner Inc.,
the world's leading technology research and consulting firm,
where he was director of University Relations and a research
analyst in the Higher Education Technology Strategies group.
In that capacity, he worked with institutions around the world
to develop collaborative research initiatives linking Gartner
research analysts and university professors.
Hurley
also has considerable experience working with higher education
leaders and boards as well as IT professional staff and faculty
to help them understand technology trends and directions and
how technology can be used for strategic advantage in higher
education.
Before
joining Gartner, Hurley served as associate vice president
for Information Systems at the University of Kentucky, where
he was responsible for academic and administrative computing
services, and as chief information officer and director of
Information Technology at UK's Chandler Medical Center.
He
also served UK as director and later associate vice president
for University Computing Services.
In
1987 he established and subsequently managed the Supercomputer
Center for the Commonwealth of Kentucky; the Center provided
leading-edge high-performance scientific computing services
to researchers across the state.
Hurley has also served on the faculty at Kansas State University
and the University of Kentucky.
He
holds a doctorate in higher education administration and planning
from Kansas State University, a master's degree from the University
of Vermont (where he was also a teaching fellow), and a bachelor's
degree from Miami University (Ohio). He has also studied at
the Wharton School's Aresty Institute of Executive Education.
He
served as an officer in the U.S. Navy from 1970 to 1977, reaching
the rank of lieutenant commander.
Hurley
has extensive experience in research, consulting, and advising
higher education administrators. He has been heavily involved
in a variety of professional activities and is widely published
in his field.
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