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UW Board of Regents Salute Famous Footwear/UW Learning Innovations for Beacon Award
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MADISON - The University
of Wisconsin Board of Regents today recognized UW Learning Innovations (LI) and
Famous Footwear, Inc. of Madison for being named recipients of the Lotus/IBM
Beacon Award for "Excellence in Education and Training." UW System President
Katharine Lyall made the announcement during the Regents' meeting in Madison.
She was joined by Dr. Mike Offerman, executive director of UW Learning
Innovations, and Susan Miller, Director of Training and Development for Famous
Footwear.
"This year, Lotus and IBM received more than 500 nominations
from over 40 countries for the Beacon Award," observed Lyall. "Only one nominee
was recognized for 'Excellence in Education and Training,' and it was the UW
Learning Innovations- Famous Footwear collaboration. This speaks volumes about
how LI is using computer technology to transform and raise the learning
environments of Wisconsin-based businesses."
According to Mike Offerman,
LI executive director, LI used Lotus' LearningSpace and Domino in its
collaboration with Famous Footwear to create Steps to Success, an online
training program for launching new sales employees into the culture of the
company and teaching appropriate sales techniques. "Our design team created an
engaging training experience, using video, audio, graphics and text to engage
Famous Footwear employees in a familiar yet interesting way," said
Offerman.
"Through LI's support, we were able to make our vision of
learning a reality in our stores," added Susan Miller, Director of Training and
Development for Famous Footwear, emphasizing that LI delivered a learning
environment that can be accessed by over 8,000 employees, can be updated quickly
and automatically and can be managed at lower costs and with total
consistency.
"UW Learning Innovations is helping the UW to extend its
knowledge and resources in unique ways," concluded President Lyall. "Moreover,
as the Beacon Award demonstrates, LI is doing it better than just about anyone
in the world."
About UW Learning Innovations
Created by the
University of Wisconsin Board of Regents in 1997, UW Learning Innovations is a
full-service, integrated, eLearning consultation and design enterprise that
creates customized virtual training focused on measurable learner outcomes. LI
serves as a utility in support of the 15 UW institutions as they offer full
degree and certificate programs on the worldwide web.
About Famous Footwear, Inc.
Famous Footwear is the largest chain of branded family
shoe stores in the United States, with more than 800 stores in 46 states. A
solid infrastructure of people, systems and distribution capabilities helps
Famous Footwear provide the consumer with a satisfied shopping
experience.
About the Beacon Awards
The Beacon Awards are given
in recognition of Lotus Business Partners who have excelled in leading the Lotus
industry by providing expert and quality products, solutions and services to
customers. The awards for 2000 were given in 11 categories, reflecting the
rapidly evolving portfolio of solutions and services provided by Lotus Business
Partners worldwide, focusing on those services and solutions that are built
around Lotus' key technologies.
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