I have been fortunate in being recognized over time for the innovation and hard work of the teams I lead almost 50 times during the last 40 years. It has resulted in:
- 23 academic awards
- 18 corporate awards
- 4 community awards
- 27 military awards
The distribution of awards over time looks like the following bar chart. This chart could be interpreted as follows:
- Temporal: hmm, military awards followed by a mix of military and academic awards followed by a mix of corporate and academic awards followed by just corporate awards likely to be followed by no awards when he retires.
- Spousal: …and yet he has no clue when the trash is picked up.
- Managerial: After careful consideration, every year should match or surpass 2008 in award productivity. In recognition of your success during 2008, we are giving you a 10% bonus for that year. For every year you did not receive a global or national award, we want your salary back.
2022
National CIO of the Year, Public Sector
inspireCIO
“Established in 1998, the inspireCIO of the Year® Awards is the premier technology executive recognition program in the state. This annual event honors chief information officers who have demonstrated excellence in technology leadership. CIOs and those in equivalent positions are recognized in five categories … and evaluated on innovation, leadership, business value creation, and community involvement.” I am fortunate to be only the 2nd CIO in the nation to win three Orbies and only one in higher education.
2021
Alabama CIO Leadership Award
Alabama CIO Leadership Association
“The Alabama CIO Leadership Award is the top technology leadership award in the state. It is an “independent peer-reviewed process led by previous award winners and based upon leadership and management effectiveness, business value created by technology innovation, and engagement in industry and community endeavors.” I am fortunate to be the 2nd CIO in the nation to win an Orbie in two different states as well as the 2nd higher education CIO to win the Leadership Award in the 22-year history of the awards program.”
CIO100
IDG Group
“The CIO 100 Awards celebrates 100 organizations and the teams within them that are using IT in innovative ways to deliver business value, whether by creating competitive advantage, optimizing business processes, enabling growth or improving relationships with customers.” UAB was one of only two universities recognized in the CIO100.
Leadership Award (nominated)
EDUCAUSE
Dell nominated for the EDUCAUSE Leadership Award. While I did not win (the amazing Michele Norin did), it was humbling that Dell held me and my team in such high esteem.
2016
Top Professor, Master of Information Systems Core Program
Georgia State University
Top Professor, Master of Information Technology Program
Georgia State University
Birmingham 205 Most Influential Executives
Metro Birmingham Business
2015
Top Professor, Master of Information Technology Program
Georgia State University
2014
Georgia CIO of the Year
Georgia CIO Leadership Association
“Established in 1998, the Georgia CIO of the Year® Awards is the premier technology executive recognition program in the state. This annual event honors chief information officers who have demonstrated excellence in technology leadership. CIOs and those in equivalent positions are recognized in five categories … and evaluated on innovation, leadership, business value creation, and community involvement.”
Enterprise IT Management Award
National State CIO Association
“…celebrating 26 years of honoring outstanding information technology achievements in the public sector through its Recognition Awards for outstanding achievement in the field of information technology.” USG won for our software as a service learning management system. It is the first time any Georgia state agency has won an NASCIO award in any category in 26 years.
Technology Innovation Award
Georgia Technology Authority
“Recognizes outstanding efforts at the state and local levels in the innovative use of technology.” This award recognized USG’s software as a service learning management system and is the third innovation award from GTA in the last three years.
Elite 100
Information Week
“One of the industry’s most prestigious awards, the InformationWeek Elite 100 corporate rankings spotlights the most innovative users of information technology across the nation.” We were the only educational institution recognized in the nation.
Premiere 100 Leaders
Computer World
“A once in a lifetime award that honors individuals who have had a positive impact on their organization through technology.”
Leading Educator
D2L Brightspace
One of five global though leaders recognized. “These educators are thought leaders and we are pleased that we will be able to expand their exposure for sharing knowledge and expertise on a broader level. Giving a voice to innovative thinkers will support positive learning experiences for everyone.”
2013
Chiefs of the Year
Information Week
“…Recognizing the critical need for IT leaders to anticipate and respond to these changes, Information Week chose five leading higher education CIOs as its 2013 Chiefs of the Year.”
Leadership Impact Award
Atlanta Telecommunications Professionals
“The Leadership Impact award is given to an executive from the overall group of Nominee Finalists. This award recognizes an individual’s accomplishment and impact to the Georgia community at large. The award is characterized by leveraging communications technologies to drive a paradigm shift. This award is presented to one individual that is passionate about positively changing the lives of the residents in the state of Georgia.”
Champion of Innovation Award
N2N Services Inc.
20 Great Ideas to Steal (ranked 2nd)
Information Week
“IT innovators turn great ideas into action. Use these winning Information Week 500 projects to spark your creativity and advance your plans.” USG’s Intra-Georgia Registration Sharing System was recognized.
Top 500 (ranked 9th)
Information Week
Annual Information Week 500 ranking of the most innovative users of technology. The Board of Regents was ranked 9th on the list and is the highest ranked organization of higher education and highest ranked organization of any category in Georgia.
Technology Innovation Award
Georgia Technology Authority
“Recognizes outstanding efforts at the state and local levels in the innovative use of technology.” This award recognized the Point- USG’s social collaboration site for contract and vendor management. The project was a finalist for the 2013 National State CIO Association Innovation Award.
2012
Top 10 Break Away Leaders Award
Evanta Global CIO Executive Summit
“Across the global enterprise CIO community the Top 10 Breakaway Leaders Award has become one of the most significant awards programs. This prestigious program celebrates world-class IT leaders and their organizations and honors CIOs whose leadership elevates their people, partners and business.”
Technology Innovation Award
Georgia Technology Authority
“Recognizes outstanding efforts at the state and local levels in the innovative use of technology.” This award recognized INGRESS- USG’s unique state registration system that leverages the intellectual capital of faculty to enhance student success.
Top 12 Posts of 2012
Evanta CIO Leadership Network
2010
Legion of Merit
United States Army
Army Commendation Medal
United States Army
2009
Distinguished Former Student Award
Texas A&M University, Computer Science and Engineering Department
“COL Carver is recognized for his significant and substantial contributions as a military leader and academic scholar.”
Fellow
American Council of Education
“The premier and oldest leadership development program serving all institutional categories and function areas within higher education, designed, through a highly competitive nomination and application process and a year-long educational experience, to identify and prepare rising administrators to advance to senior leadership positions, including the presidency, in higher education institutions.”
2008
National Achievement in Leadership Award
Evanta Corporation“A US citizen within our community that has had the greatest combined impact on our country, our community, and his organization.”
Iraq Campaign Medal
United States Army
Afghanistan Campaign Medal
United States Army
NATO Medal
NATO
Outstanding Military Volunteer Medal
United States Army
Senior Member
Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
NCAA Soccer Ring
West Point
Black and Gold Volunteer Award
West Point, NY
2007
Educator of the Year
Federal Information Systems and Security Educator’s Association
“Each year FISSEA recognizes an individual who has made significant contributions in education and training programs for information systems security.”
Top Ten Presentations
CIO Leadership Network
2005
Senior Member
IEEE
2004
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
United States Army
Most Influential Presentation
Curtis A. Carver Jr. “USMA at West Point – Wireless Implementation” NetworkGOV Conference. Homestead, VI.
2003
Best Session Paper
Doug Wolfe and Curtis Arthur Carver Jr. “Teaching a Second Core Course in Information Technology: A West Point Experience” International Conference on Education and Information Systems: Technologies and Applications, Orlando, FL.
National Defense Service Medal
United States Army
2002
Army Commendation Medal
United States Army
Army Achievement Medal
United States Army
2001
Best Paper
2nd Place: Joseph H. Schafer, Daniel J. Ragsdale, John R. Surdu, and Curtis Arthur Carver Jr. “The IWAR Range: A Laboratory for Undergraduate Information Assurance Education” Consortium for Computing in Small Colleges Sixth Annual Northeastern Conference, Middlebury, VT.
Induction into Pinnacle, Leadership Honor Society
1998
Meritorious Service Medal
United States Army
Korean Service Medal
United States Army
Signal Corps Bronze Order of Mercury
United States Signal Corps Association
1997
Excellence in JC4I Writing Award
Curtis A. Carver Jr. “Information Warfare: Task Force XXI or Task Force Smith?” Command and General Staff College.
Outstanding Paper Award
Joseph Adams and Curtis A. Carver Jr. “The Effects of Structure on Hypertext Design” AACE ED-MEDIA World Conference on Educational Multimedia and Hypermedia. Calgary, CA.
1996
Meritorious Service Medal
United States Army
Outstanding Paper Award
Curtis A. Carver Jr., Richard A. Howard and Edward Lavelle. “Enhancing Student Learning by Incorporating Learning Styles into Adaptive Hypermedia” AACE ED-MEDIA World Conference on Educational Multimedia and Hypermedia. Boston, MA.
Academic Achievement Award for Excellence in Teaching and Research
Phi Kappa Phi
Course of the Future
Hypermedia CS383 selected as “The Course of the Future” and invited for display at the Ars Electronica Center, Linz, Austria.
1995
Ben Dasher Best Paper Award
Curtis A. Carver Jr. and Richard A. Howard. “An Assessment of Networked Hypermedia” IEEE/ASEE Frontiers in Education Conference. Atlanta, GA.
Best Overall Paper Award
Curtis A. Carver Jr., Eugene Ressler, and Mark A. Biehler. “Low Cost, Deliverable Student Response Systems” The Journal of Information Systems Education Vol 7(2).
1994
Honorable Mention, Ben Dasher Best Paper
Curtis A. Carver Jr. and Mark A. Biehler. “Incorporating Multimedia and Hypertext Documents into an Undergraduate Computer Science Curriculum” IEEE/ASEE Frontiers in Education Conference. San Jose CA.
1993
Induction into Phi Kappa Phi, Interdisciplinary Honor Society
Induction into Upsilon Pi Epsilon, Computer Science Honor Society
1992
National Defense Service Medal
United States Army
1990
Meritorious Service Medal
United States Army
Army Commendation Medal
United States Army
Army Achievement Medal
United States Army
Distinguished Honor Graduate, Signal Officer Advanced Course
United States Army
Kelborne Leadership Award
United States Army
1988
Assistant Scoutmaster of the Year
Mediterranean District, Italy
1987
Army Commendation Medal
United States Army
Senior Parachutist Badge
United States Army
German Parachutist Badge
Republic of Germany
1986
Army Commendation Medal
United States Army
1985
Army Achievement Medal
United States Army
Jungle Expert Badge
United States Army
1984
Army Achievement Medal
United States Army