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West Lafayette, IN-based Purdue University has Appointed Gerry McCartney as Chief Information Officer
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Purdue University is a vast laboratory for discovery. The university is known not only for science, technology, engineering, and math programs, but also for our imagination, ingenuity, and innovation. It`s a place where those who seek an education come to make their ideas real — especially when those transformative discoveries lead to scientific, technological, social, or humanitarian impact. Founded in 1869 in West Lafayette, Indiana, the university proudly serves its state as well as the nation and the world. Academically, Purdue`s role as a major research institution is supported by top-ranking disciplines in pharmacy, business, engineering, and agriculture. More than 39,000 students are enrolled here. All 50 states and 130 countries are represented. Add about 950 student organizations and Big Ten Boilermaker athletics, and you get a college atmosphere that`s without rival.
About the Person
Prior to his interim appointment, Gerry McCartney served two years as assistant dean for technology at Purdue's Krannert School of Management. He also taught in the Krannert School's MBA and executive programs and serves as director of Krannert's SIFT Project. From 1993 until 2004, McCartney served as associate dean and chief information officer at the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School. He was director of the Krannert Computing Center from 1990 to 1993 and was manager of user services at the Purdue Computing Center from 1988 to 1990. He earned his doctorate in sociology and anthropology from Purdue in 1996 after receiving diplomas in advanced programming and systems analysis from Trinity College in Dublin, Ireland, in 1982 and 1984, respectively. He received his bachelor's and master's degrees in 1981 and 1982 from NUI Maynooth in Ireland.
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