2015 HEUG Hall of Fame
Marquette University must be one of the luckiest HEUG institutional members of all time.
Combined, Debbie Littlefield and Tara O’Neil have nearly 20 years of service to the HEUG. What is impressive are their similarities in terms of the way they serve their constituents. Their commitment goes beyond the many thousands of forum posts helping others, but also to their follow up with HEUG members, engaging them to be sure their needs have been met.
Tara’s combined technical and functional expertise has allowed her to be a unique resource for the Financial Aid community.
With over 30 years of higher education experience Debbie is an industry wide resource within the Admissions world.
Not only do these two Golden Eagles have the ability to focus on complex items such as implementing AAWS Online Application or teaching other schools the details of SULA regulations, they also engage HEUG members creatively through the Admissions and Campus Community Jeopardy game or by posting ‘how to’ cookbooks for members online.
Since 2006, Oracle’s Jeff Robbins has been the primary Tools and Technology resource for the HEUG.
Jeff’s commitment to the HEUG has been demonstrated through the countless numbers of presentations he has made at Alliance Conferences, at regional events and globally in Africa, Australia, Asia and EMEA. He is a strong resource to the Technical Advisory Group, the Reporting and BI PAG, and engages regularly with the HEUG Board of Directors. Most importantly, he encourages the HEUG and the TAG in particular to think about best practices for successfully managing a complex technical environment.
Nearly 19 years ago Bob Blackburn, then from the University of Waterloo raised his hand and offered to volunteer to serve on the first organizing committee of the Higher Education SIG, known of course now as the HEUG.
Bob served through 2007, as a member of the Board of Directors, the Alliance Conference Program Chair, Vendor chair, as well as the chair of the Alliance Conference in Nashville in 2006. Shortly thereafter Bob left the University of Waterloo, to commit his services full time as the HEUG event planner through 2010.
For the past 5 years Bob’s focus has moved to working with HEUG sponsors and vendors around the world. The HEUG’s many vendors have grown to respect Bob, knowing he does all he can to make their support of the HEUG valuable to each company.