1EdTech Individual Leadership Awards
At the Learning Impact conference, 1EdTech members who have gone above and beyond displaying leadership are honored. These individuals and organizations work hard to promote our work, contribute significantly to developing 1EdTech standards, and provide benefits for members and supporters to enable the future of education by collaborating on major initiatives to improve digital teaching and learning. It is with sincere gratitude that we thank these individuals and organizations for their extraordinary efforts.
1EdTech Power Learner Potential Awards
In 2023, 1EdTech introduced the annual Power Learner Potential Awards. These awards are not just a recognition of the efforts of our Contributing Member organizations, but a testament to their role in advancing an open, innovative, and trusted edtech ecosystem that benefits everyone. We invite you to learn more about these awards and see the recipients who have made a significant impact in the field of education technology.
William H. (Bill) Graves Leadership Award |
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The William H. (Bill) Graves Leadership Award is granted to individuals who have made an extraordinary difference in realizing the mission of the 1EdTech. The award is named after one of the founders and eventual Board chair, Dr. William H. (Bill) Graves. Bill Graves and his work had a profound impact, not just on our community but also on many successful organizations that he founded and touched. The Bill Graves Leadership Award is recognition for going well above and beyond—and it is not necessarily an endpoint in terms of contributions to the mission. 2020 — Gary Driscoll, Senior Strategic Advisor, ETS 2019 — Bruce Maas, Emeritus CIO and Vice Provost for Information Technology, and Honorary Fellow School of Information, University of Wisconsin-Madison 2018 — Beatriz Arnillas, Senior Educational Advisor, itslearning (formerly the director of education technology at Houston Independent School District) and Lenny Schad, Chief Technology Information Officer, Houston Independent School District 2017 — Dr. Charles Severance, University of Michigan School of Information 2016 — Tim Beekman, SAFARI Montage |
Lifetime Achievement Awards |
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Rob Abel, 1EdTech |
Technical Excellence Awards |
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The 1EdTech Technical Excellence award, established in 2019, is given to an individual who has significantly and sustained participation in our technical work to create and publish a 1EdTech standard. Contributions include authoring and reviewing the specifications, developing reference implementations, and providing a cross-specification perspective. 2024 — Yong-Sang Cho, 1EdTech Korea and Data Driven 2023 — Barry Brahier, Infinite Campus 2022 — Claude Vervoort, Cengage 2021 — Linda Feng, Unicon 2020 — Padraig O’hiceadha, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2019 — Viktor Haag, D2L |
Staff 10 Years Service Award |
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Sandra DeCastro |
Leadership Award Recipients
2024 - 2023 - 2022 - 2020 - 2019 - 2018 - 2017 - 2016 - 2015 - 2014 - 2013 - 2012 - 2011 - 2010 - 2009 - 2008 - 2007
2024 Leadership Awards
2024 Leadership Awards
1EdTech TrustEd Apps™ Rubrics
Avi Hyman, University of Toronto
Daisy Bennett, Instructure
Dominik Meglio, PowerSchool
Donna Murray at the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction
Eric Galis, Cengage
Frankey Goss, Accelerate Learning
Jon Werth, Minnesota State University
Kelly Hermann, University of Phoenix
Nathan Miller, Georgia Department of Education
Ryan Lufkin, Instructure
Shivani Stumpf, PowerSchool
1EdTech Data Privacy and Security Agreement
Ash Aouate, Fresno Unified School District
Cliff Thelin, Utah State Board of Education
Misty Smith, Newton County School
Nic Carroll, Columbia County School District
1EdTech TrustEd Apps Program and the TrustEd Apps Management Suite (TAMS)
Andrew Zuckerman, Prince George's County Public Schools
Jessica Preisig, Pickens County Schools
Kevin Rogers, Indiana University
Krissy Mollo, Volusia County Schools
Tim Wease, North Carolina Department of Public Instruction
1EdTech Standards Development
Ben Hellar, Penn State University
Claude Vervoort, Cengage
Elise Hawthorne, Amplify
Jill Tuttle, Fayette County Public Schools - KY
Mark Hakkinen, ETS
Martin Lenord, Turnitin
Mike Johnston, D2L
Paul Grundnitski, Amp-up.io
Scott Hill, ETS
Steven Williams, UCLA
1EdTech Standards for Curriculum Innovation
Bill Bass, Parkway Schools
Dan Raylea, South Carolina Department of Education
Lorne Rodriguez, Chicago Public Schools
Kara Thornstenson, Chicago Public Schools
Pepper Williams, Common Good Learning Tools
1EdTech Standards for Digital Credentials
Bhavesh Bambhrolia, Temple University
Brent Capriotti, Western Governors University
Burt Lo, Stanislaus County Office of Education
Gregg Eilers, Stanislaus County Office of Education
Heather Carle, Territorium
2023 Leadership Awards
2023 Leadership Awards
TrustEd Apps
Eddie Nemec, Gainesville City Schools
Todd VanZandt, University of California Davis
Curriculum Innovation and Teaching Strategies
Andy Kuritzky, Edmentum
Hanna Teal, Darlington County School District
Edward Lowe, Amplify
William Baker, Savvas Learning
Rob Stratton, SAFARI Montage
Debra McSwain, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pepper Williams, Common Good Learning Tools
Brittany Ware, Henry County Schools
Learning Data and Analytics
Gauthier Philippart, Actionaly
Mauritz Danielsson, Ladok
Shane Nackerud, University of Minnesota
Kirsten Clark, University of Minnesota
Learning Platforms Apps, and Tools
Mary Gwozdz, Unicon
Carrie Vail, PowerSchool
Jeff Rubenstein, Google Classroom
Jim Williamson, UCLA
Maggie Ricci, Indiana University
Lorne Rodriguez, Chicago Public Schools
Digital Credentials
Collin Sullivan, University of Maryland Baltimore County
Luke Dowden, Alamo Colleges District
Integrated Assessment
Greg Vafis, Educational Testing Service
Miranda McLaren, Gwinnett County Public Schools
2022 Leadership Awards
2022 Leadership Awards
Competencies and Academic Standards Exchange (CASE)
Ed Jung, LearningMate
Comprehensive Learner Record (CLR)
Tom Green, Salesforce
Mark McConahay, AACRAO
Marty Reed, RANDA Solutions
Brent Capriotti, Western Governors University
LTI and LTI Advantage
Maggie Sazio, D2L
Peter Franza, 42 Lines
Open Badges
Justin Pitcher, Anthology
Higher Education Leadership
Avi Hyman, University of Toronto
Vince Kellen, UC San Diego
Andy Fisher, Penn State
Sherri Braxton, Bowdoin College
Kim Moore, Wichita State University
K-12 and State Leadership
Eva MjØvik, UDIR
Sindre Gusfre Berge, UDIR
Jeff McCoy, Greenville County Schools
Ken Dirkin, Michigan Virtual
Tracy Korsmo, North Dakota Information Technology Department
Brianna Creed, Maryland State Department of Education
Emily Bell, Fulton County Schools
Angela Ingram, Georgia Department of Education
Jill Hobson, Gainesville City Schools
2020 Leadership Award Recipients
2020 Leadership Award Recipients
Caliper Analytics
Viktor Haag, D2L
Comprehensive Learner Record
Ozgur Yogurtcu, AEFIS
LTI and LTI Advantage
Wade Weichel, Blackboard
OneRoster and Assessment Results Profile
Matthew Richards, Infinite Campus
QTI 3.0
Paul Grudnitski, Pearson
Thomas Hoffmann, OAT
Justin Marks, NWEA
Mark Molenaar, OAT
Padraig O'hiceadha, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Ecosystem Support
Mustafa Sualp, AEFIS
Higher Education Leadership
Kelly Hermann, University of Phoenix
Kelvin Thompson, University of Central Florida
Francisca Yonekura, University of Central Florida
K-12 and State Leadership
Colet Bartow, Montana Office of Public Instruction
Brian Blanton, Henry County Schools
Steve Buettner, Edina Public Schools
Dan Gohl, Broward County Public Schools
Jeanne Imbriale, Baltimore County Public Schools
Lily McDonagh, Chicago Public Schools
2019 Leadership Award Recipients
2019 Leadership Award Recipients
Competencies and Academic Standards Exchange (CASE)
Brandon Dorman - ACT
Jared Booth - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Digital Credentials
Justin Pitcher - Campus Labs
Edu-API Task Force
Linda Feng - Unicon
OneRoster and Results Management Leadership
Barry Brahier - Infinite Campus
LTI Advantage Contributors (Suppliers)
Viktor Haag - D2L
Martin Lenord - TurnItIn
Karl Lloyd - Instructure
Nathan Mills - Instructure
Marc Philips - Instructure
Eric Preston - Blackboard
Claude Vervoort - Cengage
Wade Weichel - Blackboard
Higher Education Leadership
Michael Berman - California State University, Office of the Chancellor
Andrew Gardener - University of British Columbia
Matthew Hailstone - Brigham Young University
Jared Kosanovic - University of Wisconsin—Madison
Jack Suess - University of Maryland, Baltimore County
K-12 and State Leadership
Kyle Berger - Grapevine-Colleyville ISD
Rich Copeland - Georgia Virtual School (GaDOE)
Ryan Gravette - Idaho Digital Learning
Dan Ralyea - South Carolina Department of Education
Darlene Rankin - Katy ISD
LTI Advantage Contributors (Institutions)
Tony Anderson - Penn State University
David Goodrum - Oregon State University
Kristen Lytle - Penn State University
Terry O'Heron - Penn State University
Renee Pfeifer-Luckett - University of Wisconsin System Administration
Marianne Schroeder - University of British Columbia
2018 Leadership Award Recipients
2018 Leadership Award Recipients
Open Badges
Nate Otto - Concentric Sky
Alex Hripak - Credly
Justin Pitcher - Chalk & Wire
Comprehensive Learner Record
Bryan Smith - Learning Objects
Learning Tools Interoperability
Claude Vervoort - Cengage Learning
Karl Lloyd - Instructure
Nathan Mills - Instructure
Eric Preston - Blackboard
Viktor Haag - D2L
Caliper Analytics
Anthony Whyte - University of Michigan
State Assessment
Dale Cornelius
Executive Board on Assessment
Gui Tejeda - New York Department of Education
OneRoster
Oxana Jurosevic - Instructure
Competencies and Academic Standards Exchange
Joshua Marks - Public Consulting Group
Greg Nadeau - Public Consulting Group
David Ward - Public Consulting Group
Ray Baranowski - SAFARI Montage
Jeff Grann - Capella University
Brandon Dorman - ACT
Other Contributions
Adam Blum - ACT
Keith Osburn - Georgia Department of Education
K-12
Leo Brehm - Central Massachusetts Collaborative
Raymond Lee - Fulton County Public Schools
Anne Boothe - Houston Independent School District
Tricia Kennedy - Gwinnett County Public Schools
Barbara Nesbitt - Pickens County Public Schools
Higher Education
Sean DeMonner - University of Michigan
Dale Johnson - Arizona State University
Tom Cavanagh - University of Central Florida
Virginia Lacefield - University of Kentucky
2017 Leadership Award Recipients
2017 Leadership Award Recipients
Accessibility
Angela Cluer – Formerly with Nelson Education
Christian Vinten-Johanson, Penn State University
Badge Extensions for Education
MJ Bishop, University System of Maryland/UMUC
Caliper Analytics
Viktor Haag, D2L
Lance Sloan, University of Michigan
Sophiann Hayet, eXplorance
Paul Kerschen, UC Berkeley
Mike Aumock, Origami
Anthony Whyte, University of Michigan
Competency Based Education
Jeff Grann, Capella University
Davant Stewart, Houston ISD
Jamey Hynds, Katy ISD
Digital Credentials/Extended Transcripts
Chris Tatem, UMUC
Christopher Houston, Capella University
Bryan Smith, Learning Objects
Deb Everhart, Learning Objects
e-Assessment
Mark Molenaar, Open Assessment Technologies
K-12 Institutional Leadership
Darlene Rankin, Katy ISD
Tom Ingram, Escambia County Schools
HED Institutional Leadership
Oliver Heyer, UC Berkeley
Shea Silverman, University of Central Florida
OneRoster
Vijay Dhanaraj, Classlink
Marc Sheftel, Pearson
Padraig O’hiceadha, HMH
Learning Tools Interoperability
Nathan Mills, Instructure
Jim Walkoski, D2L
Claude Vervoort, Cengage
Quarterly Meeting Hosts
Michael Cruz, UMUC – February 2016
Thor Anderson, Utah Valley University – August 2016
Lou Pugliese, Arizona State University – November 2016
Privacy
Linda Feng, Unicon
Melissa Loble, Instructure
John Whitmer, Blackboard
Association Collaboration
LeiLani Cauthen, The Learning Counsel
Kathleen Ives, Online Learning Consortium
Retiring Board Member
Bruce Maas, University of Wisconsin–Madison
2016 Leadership Award Recipients
2016 Leadership Award Recipients
Caliper Analytics
Anthony Whyte – University of Michigan
Caliper Analytics – HED Analytics Group (RAM)
Vince Kellen – University of Kentucky
Phillip Long – University of Texas-Austin
Jenn Stringer – University of California - Berkeley
PARCC Profile
Chloe Torres - PARCC
Jeffrey Cuff - PARCC
Michelle Richard – Pearson
LTI Simple Search
David Gappa – Safari Montage
1EdTech Europe
Nykne de Boer- College voors Toetsen Examens
Executive Board on Assessment
Marc Oswald –Open-Assessment Technologies
OneRoster / LIS
Stanley Watts - Classlink
Phil Nicholls - Oracle
CBE / Digital Credentials
Jeff Grann- Capella University
Joellen Shendy – University of Maryland, University College
Joel Hernandez - eLumen
Jon Mott – Learning Objects
K-12 Leadership
Tricia Kennedy -Gwinnett County Public Schools
Tom Ingram -Escambia County School District
Beatriz Arnillas, Houston Independent School District
Barbara Nesbitt - School District of Pickens County
Meeting Hosting
University of Phoenix – Peter Soderquist
University of Wisconsin – Bruce Maas
University of Texas – Phillip Long
University of Texas - Ken Tothero
Tsuneo Yamada – Open University of Japan
Yong-Sang Cho - KERIS
Association Collaboration
Mindy Frisbee - ISTE
Malcolm Brown - EDUCAUSE
2015 Leadership Award Recipients
2015 Leadership Award Recipients
Effective K-12, HED or Government Leadership and Outreach
Karen Vignare, UMUC
George Perreault, Orange County
Tim Beekman, SAFARI Montage
Andy Kuritzky, HMH
Beatriz Arnillas, Houston ISD
LTI Adoption
Jessica Wells, TurnitIn
Open Video
Justin Beck, Kaltura
Accessible Portable Item Protocol Profile Work:
Brandt Redd, Smarter Balanced
QTI/Test Instance:
Nynke De Boer, College voors Toetsen Examens
Mark Molenaar, CITO
Justin Marks, NWEA
OneRoster:
Stanley Watts, Classlink
Caliper Analytics:
Chris Vento, Intellify Learning
Prashant Nayak, Intellify Learning
Mary Millar, Elsevier
Anthony Whyte, University of Michigan
Beth Kirschner, University of Michigan
Zhen Qian, University of Michigan
Lance Sloan, University of Michigan
Andy Fisher, Penn State
Vineet Sinha, McGraw-Hill Education
Viktor Haag, D2L
Khaled Hammouda, D2L
Paul Gray, Learning Objects
Privacy Work:
Sean Yo, D2L
Meeting Hosting:
University of Michigan
Florida Virtual School
Instructure
2014 Leadership Award Recipients
2014 Leadership Award Recipients
Effective K-12, HED or Government Leadership and Outreach
Malcolm Brown, EDUCAUSE
Jack Suess, UMBC
George Perrault, Orange County Schools
Tim Beekman, SAFARI Montage
Bailey Mitchell, itslearning
Mark Walls, Gwinnett County Schools
Tricia Kennedy, Gwinnett County Schools
Toni Cleveland, HERDI
Mark Armstrong, Oracle
Jill Hobson, Forsyth County Schools
Rick Johnson, Vital Source
LTI v2.0 Work:
Lance Neumann, Blackboard
Greg McFall, Pearson
Charles Severance, University of Michigan
John Tibbetts, Vitalsource
CASA Work:
Rose Rocchio, UCLA
Eric Bollens, UCLA
Liz Pisney,Follett
Course Planning and Scheduling:
Geoffrey Forster, Scientia
CC/LTI Taskforce:
Claude Vervoort, Cengage Learning
Bracken Mosbacker, Instructure
Learning Tools Interoperability Work:
Lance Neumann, Blackboard
Greg McFall, Pearson
Accessible Portable Item Protocol Work:
Thomas Hoffmann, Measured Progress
Gary Driscoll, ETS
Wayne Ostler, Pearson
Learning Analytics Work:
Chris Vento, Intellify Learning
Chris Millet, Penn State
Meeting Hosting:
University of Michigan
Oracle
2013 Leadership Award Recipients
2013 Leadership Award Recipients
Learning Information Services Work:
Patrick Laughran, Framingham University
THESIS Awareness:
Mark Armstrong, Oracle
Cole Clark, Oracle
Digital Revolution EDUCAUSE Promotion:
Rick Tomlinson, Jenzabar
Sean Devine, CourseSmart
Jeremy Auger, Desire2Learn
Derek Hamner, LearningObjects
Hal Herzog, Learning Objects
Fastest turnaround on a Member App:
Bob DeWitt, Antioch University
Learning Tools Interoperability Work:
John Tibbetts, VitalSource
Accessible Portable Item Protocol Work:
Mike Aumock, Pacific Metrics
Zack Pierce, Measured Progress
TAB Executive Committee Members:
Gary Driscoll, ETS
Linda Feng, Oracle
David Gappa, SAFARI Montage
Tom Hoffman, MeasuredProgress
Rick Johnson, Vitalsource
Brian Knotts, Ellucian
Wilbert Kraan, JISC
Tim Tomlinson, Blackboard
David Lapides, SMART Technologies
Jennifer Whiting, Florida Virtual School
Meeting Hosting:
Lone Star College: Michael Matthews & Shah Ardalan
University of Michigan: Chuck Severance
JISC: Paul Hollins
Tennessee Board of Regents: Robbie Melton
2012 Leadership Award Recipients
2012 Leadership Award Recipients
Learning Information Services Work:
Linda Feng, Oracle
Bill Lee, Desire2Learn
Angus Chan, Desire2Learn
Kirke Bunte, Ellucian
Jon Fontaine, Blackboard
Michael Feldstein, Cengage Learning
Cary Brown, Oracle
Interactive Whiteboard/ Common File Format Work:
Dinesh Advani - TeamBoard
Jordan Meyerowitz - SMART Technologies
Common Cartridge Work:
Claude Vervoort, Blackboard
David Gappa, Safari Montage
Chris Chung, HMH
Jennifer Whiting, FLVS
Joseph Chapmann, Jes & Co
Learning Tools Interoperability Work:
Lance Neumann, Blackboard
Greg McFall, Pearson
Board of Directors Distinguished Service Award:
Jim Behnke
Accessible Portable Item Protocol Work:
Thomas Hoffmann, Measured Progress
Gary Driscoll, ETS
Wayne Ostler, Pearson
Question and Test Interoperability Work:
Jens Schwendel, BPS
Wilbert Kraan, JISC/CETIS
Young Jin Kweon, KERIS
Learning Impact Award Evaluators:
Stavros P. Xanthopoylos, Norwegian Centre for ICT in Education
Tsuneo Yamada, Open University Japan
Llorenç Valverde Garcia, Open University Catalonia
Gary Driscoll, ETS
Dr. Dae-Joon Hwang, KERIS
Annette Grande,Norwegian Centre for ICT in Education
Jeff Swain, Penn State University
Meeting Hosting:
Texas A&M University - Commerce
SURF
Microsoft
2011 Leadership Award Recipients
2011 Leadership Award Recipients
Technical Board Co-Chairs:
Jennifer Whiting, Florida Virtual School
Linda Feng, Oracle
Common Cartridge Work:
Claude Vervoort, Cengage Learning
Digital Learning Connection Work:
Robbie Melton, Tennessee Board of Regents
Bob Johnson, LCTCS
Meeting Hosting:
Lone Star College
SURF
University of Koblenz-Landau
2010 Leadership Award Recipients
2010 Leadership Award Recipients
Former Technical Board Co-Chairs:
Mark Crase, California State University
Linda Feng, Oracle
Access For All Work:
Rich Schwerdtfeger, IBM
Madeleine Rothberg, WGBH
Learning Tools Interoperability Work:
Lance Neumann, Blackboard
Greg McFall, Pearson Education
For Going Above and Beyond Advancing the Work of IMS:
Diny Golder, JES & Co
Andy Ross, Florida Virtual School
Enterprise Learning Systems and Applications Procurement (ELSAP) Work:
Tina Piper, FLVS
Holly Henry Cooper, APUS
Charlene Douglas, Desire2Learn
Student Induction to E-Learning Work:
Gloria Pickar, Compass Knowledge
Ross MacKenzie, Open University
Stephen Marshall,Victoria University of Wellington
Digital Learning Connection Work:
Raylean Henry, Regents Online Campus Collaborative
Robbie Melton, Tennessee Board of Regents
Debra Volzer, Pearson Education
Meeting Hosting:
California State University
Oracle
TÉLUQ - L'université à distance de l'UQÀM
Florida Virtual School
2009 Leadership Award Recipients
2009 Leadership Award Recipients
Service Oriented Architecture Work:
Austin Laird, Oracle
Viswanath Srikanth, IBM
LearnSat Work:
Rob Sapp, UMUC
Special IMS Recognition
Fabrizio Cardinali
Art Lendo
Enterprise Learning Systems and Applications Procurement (ELSAP) Work:
Tina Piper, FLVS
Holly Henry Cooper, APUS
Ruth Ann Balla, Miami-Dade
Targeted Retention Systems Work:
Neil Allison, Blackboard
Eric Bassett, Sungard Higher Education
Common Cartridge Work:
Ingo Dahn, University of Koblenz-Landau
Meeting Hosting:
University of Catalonia
Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations -
Australia
Penn State University
JISC
University of Michigan
2008 Leadership Award Recipients
2008 Leadership Award Recipients
Learning Tools Interoperability Work:
Wimba
Common Cartridge Work:
Nilesh Shinde, LearningMate
Kellan Wampler, ANGEL Learning
Ingo Dahn, University of Koblenz-Landau
Common Cartridge Alliance Work
Ross Mackenzie, The Open University
Brent Bailey, Elsevier
Lou Mersereau, Pearson Education
Ed Mansouri, Ucompass.com
AccessForAll Work:
Liddy Nevile, DEST
Andy Heath, JISC
Madeleine Rothberg, WGBH
Jutta Treviranus, University of Toronto
Technology Enabled Flexible Learning Work:
Gloria Pickar, Compass Knowledge
Ross Mackenzie, the Open University
Ken Udas, Penn State
Common Cartridge K12 Work:
Jennifer Whiting, Florida Virtual Schools
Andrew Clute, McGraw-Hill
Christopher Chung, Harcourt Houghton Mifflian
Tom Tedesco, Pearson Education
Formation of IMS Korea:
KERIS
University Campus Event:
University of Catalonia
Hosting Regional Learning Impact Awards:
DEST - Australia
Ministry of Education - New Zealand
Meeting Hosting:
UMUC
Oracle
Microsoft
2007 Leadership Award Recipients
2007 Leadership Award Recipients
Enterprise Services Work:
Linda Feng, Oracle
Bill Lee, Desire2 Learn
Common Cartridge Work:
David Mills, Angel Learning
Bob Alcorn, Blackboard
Lou Mersereau, Pearson Education
Wilbert Kraan, JISC-CETIS
Jan Poston Day, Blackboard
Nigel Ward, DEST
Question and Test Interoperability Work:
Pierre Gorissen, SURF
Steve Lay, CARET, University of Cambridge
Accessibility Work:
Madeleine Rothberg, NCAM- WGBH
Learning Tools Interoperability Work:
Bruno Van Haetsdaele, Wimba
Chris Moffatt, Microsoft
Schema Prof Work:
Ingo Dahn, University of Koblenz
Mr. Alt-i-lab 2006:
Joel Greenberg, Open University
For their continued support of IMS:
Edward Mansouri, UCompass.com
David Smetters, Respondus
Charles Severance, University of Michigan