Michael Chapple Receives Presidential Award

6/4/2008:

Seven University employees have been honored as the first winners of two new awards to honor individual staff excellence. The award recipients were announced Monday, May 20, 2008 at the annual Service recognition and Presidential Awards Dinner. Recipient of a Presidential Achievement Award is Michael Chapple, security professional with the Office of Information Technology and doctoral candidate in the Computer Science & Engineering Department.

Chapple, a 1997 graduate, has been instrumental in maintaining the safety and integrity of the University's business information. He is responsible for updating security standards in all areas where the University accepts credit cards. He also has created and managed the University's long-term information security advancement program. In all cases, his nominators stated, he has shown a gift for engaging the cooperation of a cross-section of University professionals. Chapple also teaches an undergraduate course incorporating Catholic social teaching in a discussion of information security ethics. Lending his technology committee for the new St. Pius X School and has helped local law enforcement representatives submit a grant for a program to identify online predators.