October 23, 2011
Baltimore, MD - Penn State Harrisburg Professor Emerita of Information Systems Gayle J. Yaverbaum has been named a Fellow of the Computing Sciences Accreditation Board (CSAB).
Yaverbaum was one of two CSAB executive members to be named a Fellow, chosen based on outstanding contributions to the computing profession and education.
For over 25 years at Penn State Harrisburg, Yaverbaum served in various roles, including director of Information Technology academic programs and as a professor of Information Systems. Currently vice president of the CSAB Board of Directors, she has served as chair of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) Computing Accreditation Commission (CAC) and the CAC criteria committee, and has served on the ABET Accreditation Council.
CSAB, Inc., is the lead society within ABET for accreditation of programs in computer science, information systems, software engineering, and information technology, and is a cooperating society for accreditation of computer engineering, biological engineering, and information engineering technology. The society is a federation of the Association for Computing Machinery and the IEEE Computer Society.
Press release courtesy of CSAB, Inc.
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ABET, the recognized accreditor for college and university programs in applied science, computing, engineering, and technology, is a federation of 31 professional and technical societies representing these fields. Among the most respected accreditation organizations in the U.S., ABET has provided leadership and quality assurance in higher education for more than 75 years.
ABET currently accredits over 3,100 programs at more than 600 colleges and universities worldwide. More than 2,000 dedicated volunteers participate annually in ABET activities. ABET also provides leadership internationally through workshops, memoranda of understanding, and mutual recognition agreements, such as the Washington Accord. ABET is recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation.