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Ellucian’s Laura Ipsen Wins Female CEO of the Year in Globee® 10th Annual 2022 CEO World Awards®

September 29, 2022

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Influential EdTech leader recognized for driving transformation of higher education

RESTON, VA — Ellucian, the leading higher education technology solutions provider, today announced that President & CEO Laura Ipsen has won the Female CEO of the Year award in the Cloud Computing, SaaS, or Internet category as a part of the 10th Annual 2022 CEO World Awards®. These prestigious global awards from Globee® celebrate the achievements of leaders, executives, and their management teams behind the year’s most outstanding initiatives and achievements.

“I am honored to be recognized in the 10th Annual CEO World Awards among an impressive group of business leaders from around the globe,” said Laura Ipsen, President & CEO, Ellucian. “Ellucian is 100% focused on higher education – which means our entire organization is fully dedicated to improving the day-to-day experience and driving student success. We are proud to partner with institutions around the world to deliver innovative solutions to today’s most pressing needs and are committed to a better future.”

Laura Ipsen was recognized for her leadership in driving innovation, modernization, and the adoption of Cloud solutions in higher education with a goal of increasing security, stability, and productivity for Ellucian customers. Ellucian has migrated more higher ed institutions to the cloud than any other company. To-date, more than 1,200 Ellucian customers have at least one or more Ellucian application in the cloud, and 600+ institutions have their full Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and Student Information Systems (SIS) in the cloud.

The Annual CEO World Awards is part of the Globee® Awards recognition program. The coveted annual CEO World Awards program encompasses the world’s best in leadership, innovation, organizational performance, new products and services, excellence studies, corporate social responsibility, and milestones from every major industry in the world. Organizations from all over the world are eligible to submit nominations including public and private, for-profit and non-profit, largest to smallest and new start-ups.

See the complete list of 2022 CEO World Awards winners here: https://globeeawards.com/ceo-world-awards/winners/

About the Globee Awards

Globee Awards are conferred in nine programs and competitions: the American Best in Business Awards, Business Excellence Awards, CEO World Awards®, Cyber Security Global Excellence Awards®, Disruptor Company Awards, Golden Bridge Awards®, Information Technology World Awards®, Sales, Marketing, Service, & Operations Excellence Awards, and Women World Awards®. Learn more about the Globee Awards at https://globeeawards.com.

About Ellucian

Ellucian powers innovation for higher education, partnering with more than 2,900 customers across 50 countries, serving 20 million students. Ellucian's AI-powered platform, trained on the richest dataset available in higher education, drives efficiency, personalized experiences, and strengthened engagement for students, faculty and staff. Fueled by decades of experience with a singular focus on the unique needs of learning institutions, the Ellucian platform features best-in-class SaaS capabilities and delivers insights needed now and into the future. These solutions and services span the entire student lifecycle, including data-rich tools for student recruitment, enrollment, and retention to workforce analytics, fundraising, and alumni engagement. Ellucian's innovative solutions, vast ecosystem of partners and user community of more than 45,000 provides best practices leading to greater institutional success and achieving better student outcomes.

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