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Lawson, Eriksen cited for professional achievements
(May 2008) School of Information staff members Judy Lawson and Nathan Eriksen have been recognized for professional achievements.
Lawson, director of admissions and student affairs, received a Staff Recognition Award for Outstanding Leadership in the University's Workplace 2008 program. This is one of the highest awards a staff member can receive from the University. One person is selected each year for demonstrating outstanding leadership, vision, and initiative.
Lawson has worked at the University for almost 20 years, including the past eight at SI in the academic services area, where she oversees programs related to both student recruitment and career services.
Among her responsibilities, Lawson supervises staff involved in SI's recruitment, admissions, student events, financial aid, and academic advising efforts. She also supervises the continuing development of career counseling programs, workshops and seminars, and online resources that assist SI students.
Lawson was selected based on criteria that included the ability to convey and identify visions, goals, options, and strategies; the incorporation of new information and diverse points-of-view in problem-solving; outstanding supervision and collegial skills; participation in University activities or groups; and a willingness to take creative risks and learn from mistakes.
Laurita Thomas, associate vice president and chief human resource officer at the U-M, will present Lawson's award to her and other Workplace 2008 category winners at an invitational luncheon on June 5.
In addition, Eriksen, chief administrative officer at SI who oversees the financial and administrative areas, was a member of a U-M team that received the 2008 Data-into-Action Business Intelligence Award from the U-M Business Intelligence unit.
"Business Intelligence is not just technology. It is a powerful management approach that can deliver knowledge, improve the quality of decisions, and drive a more effective use of resources," said Tim Slottow, executive vice president and chief financial officer. "BI provides the means to work smarter and will ultimately shape the future of this University."
Eriksen was part of a large, multi-unit team that developed M-Reports, a Web-based reporting system that delivers management reports for U-M academic and business units in a customizable, intuitive user interface.
The M-Reports infrastructure not only delivers new content, but it also integrates with existing data sources. M-Reports was one of the first projects on campus to use Microsoft .NET technology and the Microsoft Business Intelligence toolset to create a dimensional model of data.
This technology allows for instant data retrieval -- a vast improvement from the 20 minutes it used to take to run a single report. The tool's drill-to-detail functionality eliminates the need to run subsequent reports in order to examine details for anomalies and outliers, the developers say. The user can get a consolidated view of employee compensation and earnings on a single report.
Criteria for the Data-into-Action Business Intelligence Awards included creativity or innovation, integration of the application across the University, positive business impact, improved customer service, improvements in service quality, and an overall effort that took calculated risks in the project's development.
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