DATE: March 28, 2008

CONTACT: Jim Bottum, (864) 656-8135
jb@clemson.edu

WRITER: Tim Bowen, (864) 656-2800
tbowen@clemson.edu

Clemson’s Jim Bottum elected to national Internet2 board

CLEMSON – Jim Bottum, vice provost and chief information officer (CIO) at Clemson University, has been elected to the board of trustees for Internet2 (I2), the nation’s leader in the deployment and use of Internet technologies for the research and education community.

Internet2 brings U.S. researchers and the academic community together with technology leaders from industry and government around the world for collaboration on work that can have a fundamental impact on the Internet and how it enables both research and education.

“We are extremely gratified to have Jim representing Clemson and the state in such a visible and impactful position,” said Clemson President James F. Barker. “The work that Clemson is doing in cyberinfrastructure not only positions us as a national player; it is garnering international recognition that Clemson is an innovative leader in the areas of IT-enabled research and education.”  

Bottum is the only generally elected CIO representative on the board, which includes university presidents from top-tier schools like California Institute of Technology, Princeton and Carnegie Mellon. Internet2 members represent a wide range of research and academic disciplines from more than 300 member institutions, including leading U.S. universities, corporations, government research agencies and not-for-profit networking organizations.

Full details on the I2 elections and a complete listing of the I2 board members are at http://www.internet2.edu/elections/.

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