Inquiries: Jim Silvestri EdTech: Focus on Higher Education 847-968-0734 jimsil@cdw.com Janice Hazen O'Keeffe & Company 770-938-4753 jhazen@okco.com EdTech: Focus on Higher Education Announces Final Winners of its IT Leadership Awards Purdue University, Babson College and Dyersburg State Community College Win Pedagogy and IT Practice Award VERNON HILLS, Ill. - July 25, 2006 - EdTech: Focus on Higher Education today announced the final three winners of its first-annual IT Leadership Awards, which recognize the innovative use of technology on higher education campuses. Purdue University, Babson College and Dyersburg State Community College will each receive a $2,000 technology shopping spree at CDWG.com. In addition, EdTech will feature the winners in the August-September issue, published and distributed this week. The Pedagogy and IT Practice award sought entries describing how higher education institutions are leveraging technology to improve instruction and student service. A panel of judges from Duke University selected one winner among contenders in each of three categories: private institutions, public institutions and community colleges. Purdue University won the Pedagogy and IT Practice award in the public institution category with an entry submitted on behalf of John Campbell, associate vice president for the Department of IT Teaching and Learning Technologies. Purdue's entry described his Software Remote team's successful implementation of a solution that integrates Microsoft Terminal Services with a Citrix Presentation Server to grant 60,000 users - including students, faculty and administrators - with anytime, anywhere access to more than 30 educational applications. This program has allowed Purdue faculty members to reexamine their teaching approaches to increase the use of software, which in turn enhances the students' classroom experience by increasing their exposure to "real world" software tools. Babson College won the Pedagogy and IT Practice award in the private institution category with an entry submitted by Stephen Laster, director for the college's Curriculum Innovation and Technology Group. Laster's entry outlined an initiative to make technology-based distance learning for its MBA Fast Track program students more interactive by integrating Blackboard, Elluminate and Adobe Breeze. The program provides faculty with a forum to draw out ideas, punctuate key points and facilitate high-quality case discussions typically only found in the traditional classroom environment in online classes. Dyersburg State Community College won the Pedagogy and IT Practice award in the community college category with an entry submitted by Bob Phillips, dean of the college's Business and Technology department. The judges selected Phillips' entry as a winner because it outlined an innovative program in which the college developed a Web-based solution that automated examinations and credit processing for high school students seeking college credit or advanced placement. The credit articulation Web site allows students to access online tests, take practice exams and measure their skill levels, while educators can compare statewide competencies and identify opportunities to enhance student learning. The program has since been implemented at all 12 community colleges in the state of Tennessee. Read the winning entries by visiting this link: http://www.edtechmag.com. "Institutions of higher education are not recognized enough for the quality of IT programs that they regularly - and successfully - implement," said Lee Copeland, editor in chief, EdTech: Focus on Higher Education. "Purdue University, Babson College and Dyersburg State Community College have each crafted educational programs that leverage technological innovation to enhance the learning experience. We hope other institutions and organizations will learn from these best practices." EdTech: Focus on Higher Education is a magazine published by CDW Government, Inc. (CDW-G), a wholly owned subsidiary of CDW Corporation [NASDAQ: CDWC] and leading source of Information Technology (IT) solutions to governments and educators. The publication serves the higher education community by providing campus IT decision makers with content on technology solutions, implementation strategies, return on investment metrics, and analysis of IT expenditures and projects. To read the latest issue and to subscribe to the magazine, please visit http://www.edtechmag.com. About EdTech: Focus on Higher Education Launched in November 2005, EdTech: Focus on Higher Education's mission is to help college and university IT administrators, managers and practitioners utilize technology, strategies and solutions to better serve their institute of higher education. The publication reaches 50,000 IT managers, directors, practitioners, COOs, and other key institution stakeholders. EdTech: Focus on Higher Education's editorial content serves the higher education market by providing technology stakeholders insight, solutions, strategies, and most importantly, return on investment metrics and analysis of IT expenditures and projects. About CDW-G CDW Government, Inc. (CDW-G), a wholly owned subsidiary of CDW Corporation (NASDAQ: CDWC), a FORTUNE 500 company, is a trusted technology advisor and solutions provider to federal, state and local government agencies, as well as to educational institutions at all levels. CDW-G responds with a sense of urgency to customer technology needs, delivering best-in-class solutions from top-name brands such as Adobe, Apple, Cisco, HP, IBM, Lenovo, Microsoft, Sony, Symantec and Toshiba. CDW-G focuses on building strong customer relationships with its knowledgeable account managers and technical specialists who provide extensive pre- and post-sales support. For more information about CDW-G product offerings, procurement options, services and solutions, call 1.800.863.4239, or visit the CDW-G Web site at CDWG.com.