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15th Feb 2007 - First Professional Diploma Conferrings at the Innovation Value Institute, NUI, Maynooth

Over 20 senior IT executives were this week conferred with Professional Diplomas at a graduation ceremony held at the Innovation Value Institute in NUI Maynooth, Ireland on the 15th of February.

The Professional Diploma in Managing IT for Business Value was the first such course to be given by the Institute, which was launched in October of last year by Ireland's Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Micheál Martin and Intel's CTO Justin Rattner.

The Professional Diploma was attended by Chief Information Officers and senior IT Managers from a broad range of multinational companies. Through lectures, case studies, and sharing of practical strategies, the course provided formal training in how to establish, quantify and manage IT business value in their own organisations.

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Pictured are (l-r); Front Row: Edwina Fitzmaurice (Ernst and Young), Stephen Brown (NUI, Maynooth), Martin Curley (Intel), Prof. John Hughes (President, NUI, Maynooth), Dr David Redmond (Registrar, NUI, Maynooth), Tom Geraghty (ESB), Dinesh Kumar (Microsoft).

Middle Row: Dervilla McKeith (NUI, Maynooth), Stephen Dawson (SAP), Colin Rogan (Airtricity), Peter Duffy (Sumerian), Brian McGeough (Intel), Michael Fox (ESB), Richard Morneau (Chevron), Hasan Sait Olmez (Sabanci University), Matthew Stack (Boston Consulting Group), Martin Wickham (BT), Paul Heynen (NUI, Maynooth), Carol Travers (NUI, Maynooth).

Back Row: Sergio Cascante Aguilar (Intel), Eberhard Albrecht (NUI, Maynooth), Jim Kenneally (Intel), Tatjana Samsonowa (SAP), Dermot Honan (Intel), Luis Gimenez (Intel), Craig Haydamack (Intel), David Sward (Intel), Jack Anderson (Intel), Burak Aydin (Intel).

Professor John Hughes, President of NUI Maynooth, who conducted the formal presentations, said: “This is an important milestone in the development of the Innovation Value Institute at NUI Maynooth. Professional education is a major part of the Institute’s mission and today’s graduates will have the opportunity to further their studies in a flexible manner to Masters and PhD level. I congratulate them on their success.”