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Industry Roundup - A Collection of the Latest AEP Member News
Releases
Vin Riera Named PLATO Learning Sr. Vice President of K-12
Sales - 4/16
PLATO Learning, Inc. has announced the appointment
of Vin Riera as its senior vice president of K-12 sales. Mr. Riera
comes to PLATO Learning with an extensive background in the high-tech
and education technology industries and a track record of successfully
leading large-scale sales organizations with high sales productivity
impact. He will be responsible for leading PLATO Learning's
entire K-12 sales organization.
Pokemon Learning League Named a Finalist for Distinguished
Achievement Award - 4/16
Pokemon Learning League, the new online educational suite of animated,
interactive lessons in core curriculum for grades 3-6, has been
selected as a finalist for a Distinguished Achievement Award from
the Association of Educational Publishers (AEP). Developed by Pokemon
USA, Inc., Pokemon Learning League has signed up more than 18,000
registered users since it was launched in October 2006.
New District Manager for MDR Sales - 4/12
MDR President Fady Khairallah announced today the appointment
of Elizabeth Vollmer Stack to the role of District Manager for
the Shelton Sales Team. Stack, a leading MDR sales representative
from 1982-1996, brings to the team over 16 years of expertise in
education and the direct marketing industry, teaching experience
and, most recently, sales leadership at MKTG.
Discovery Education Introduces New Senior Management Team
- 4/10
Bill Goodwyn, President of Domestic Distribution
and Enterprises for Discovery Communications, Inc., today announced
the members of the new senior management team for Discovery Education:
Johnjoe Farragher, Senior Vice President, Strategy and Business
Development; Andrew Schaefer, Vice President, Sales and Distribution;
Kelli Campbell, Vice President, Product & Content Development;
Devin Cheema, Vice President, Special Markets and Operations;
Coni Rechner, Vice President, Marketing, and Steve Sidel, President,
Discovery Education.
Capstone Press and Linworth Publishing Partner to Improve
Student Achievement - 4/10
Capstone Press, publisher of accessible PreK-9 nonfiction curriculum
books, and Linworth Publishing, publisher of professional development
resources for K-12 educators, are excited to announce a new partnership
which will leverage each of the companies expertise to improve
student achievement. The award-winning publishers will collaborate
on a number of projects to bring research-based strategies to librarians
and teachers.
Pearson Educational Measurement Awarded American Diploma
Project Assessment Contract - 4/10
Pearson Educational Measurement today announced it has been awarded
a contract by Ohio on behalf of nine American Diploma Project (ADP)
Network states to deliver a new Algebra II exam. The project marks
the largest effort ever undertaken by a group of states to develop
a common assessment based on common standards.
WriteToLearn Named Finalist in Association of Educational
Publishers 2007 Distinguished Achievement Awards - 4/10
Pearson Knowledge Technologies today announced that WriteToLearn(tm),
a Web-based learning tool that helps students develop writing and
reading comprehension skills, is a finalist in the Association
of Educational Publishers (AEP) 2007 Distinguished Achievement
Awards Program.
Linworth Publishing and ALISE Youth Services Special Interest
Group Announce the 2008 Youth Services Paper Award - 4/9
Linworth
Publishing, Inc., is pleased to announce the 2008 Youth Services
Paper Award, and invite the submission of papers related to youth
services in libraries. An award of $1000 may be made to recognize
the outstanding paper reporting innovative research in youth services.
Michael Sweeney Promoted to Director of National Accounts
for MKTG Education Marketing Division - 4/5
MKTG Services is pleased to announce the promotion of Michael
Sweeney to Director of National Accounts for the Education Marketing
Division. Mr. Sweeney has over 19 years experience in the direct
marketing industry. He joined MKTG in 2000 with a focus on education
lists and marketing solutions.
ABC-CLIO and EBSCO Publishing Announce New Distribution
Partnership - 4/4
ABC-CLIO is pleased to announce a new distribution partnership to
make award-winning ABC-CLIO databases available through EBSCO Publishing.
With this new partnership, schools, public libraries, colleges, and
university libraries will be able to enjoy the convenience of working
with their EBSCO representative to consolidate orders for ABC-CLIO
databases with their orders for EBSCOhost databases.
Questions, ideas, or
in need of more information? Please contact Stacey
Pusey at 302-295-8349.
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