This
fall
brought
a
double
shot
of
recognition
for
the
woman
at
the
helm
of
Baldwin
Wallace
University's
Computer
Science
and
Engineering
Department.
Dr.
Jodi
Tims,
professor
and
chair
of
the
CS-E
department,
was
among
the
honorees
recognized
by
The
Greater
Cleveland
Partnership
at
the
First
Annual
Innovation
and
Leadership
in
Technology
Awards
(ILTA).
The
ILTAs
"recognize
individuals
who
have
been
pioneers
in
the
technology
ecosystem
in
Northeast
Ohio."
Tims
received
the
Next
Generation
Award
-
Women
in
Tech,
"presented
to
a
business
leader
who
is
nurturing
and
supporting
the
next
generation
of
tech
with
a
focus
on
women
and
minorities."
Among
an
elite
few
The
ILTA
award
was
followed
by
Tims'
inclusion
on
the
Crain's
Cleveland
Business
list
of
"Notable
Women
in
Tech."
The
business
weekly
magazine
noted
Tims'
leadership
at
BW
and
on
the
international
tech
stage.
"Jodi
Tims
is
among
an
elite
few
when
it
comes
to
female
representation
among
technology
academic
department
chair
positions.
Her
leadership
stretches
far
beyond
the
Berea
higher
education
institution's
campus
as
chair
of
the
international
ACM
Council
on
Women
in
Computing
(ACM-W)."
Valerie
Barr,
past
ACM-W
chair,
noted
in
Tims'
nomination
for
the
recognition,
"This
is
volunteer
work
on
which
Jodi
spends
many
hours
outside
of
her
'day
job,'
bringing
to
it
deep
commitment
to
increasing
the
number
of
women
in
computing
and
improving
the
overall
climate
in
tech."
Leading
change
At
BW,
Tims
led
the
2012
development
of
BW's
software
engineering
major
and
is
currently
supporting
the
design
of
new
interdisciplinary
programs
in
informatics,
business
information
systems
and
risk
management.
At
the
start
of
the
semester,
Tims
was
featured
on
WKYC-TV's
"Girls
in
STEM"
initiative.
