VMASC RESEARCHERS RECIPIENTS OF GOVERNOR'S TECHNOLOGY AWARDS

Researchers from Old Dominion's Virginia Modeling, Analysis and Simulation Center (VMASC) received recognition for their IT work in the public sector at the annual Governor's Technology Awards program.

As part of the Commonwealth of Virginia Innovative Technology Symposium (COVITS) Sept. 7 in Richmond, awards were presented to winners in 10 categories based on the decisions by a panel of government information technology experts.

The annual competition, now in its 16th year, received a record number of entries for consideration from local, state and federal government entities. Lt. Gov. Bill Bolling presented awards to the following ODU researchers: VMASC executive director John Sokowlowski; VMASC research associate professor Catherine Banks; and Andreas Tolk, professor of engineering management and systems engineering, who is an affiliated faculty member with VMASC.

Tolk partnered with NASA to create a modeling and simulation high school curriculum book, receiving a special recognition award from COVITS.

Sokolowski and Banks received a COVITS award in the Cross Boundary Collaboration on Modeling and Simulation Initiatives category for their creation of a Patient Blood Management training simulation, in conjunction with Englewood Hospital and Medical Center in New Jersey.

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