Carleton University Recognized for Campus Card Leadership

For Immediate Release

Ithaca, New York—The CBORD Group, Inc., the leading provider of campus card and integrated security solutions to colleges and universities, is pleased to announce that its customer, Carleton University (Ottawa, ON), was honored with two prestigious awards at the National Association of Campus Card Users (NACCU) conference last month—one awarded to the university as a whole, and one to its Campus Card Manager, Kathleen Kelly.

Kathleen Kelly, Manager of the Campus Card Office at Carleton University, received the Professional Development Award, which is given each year to an individual who has contributed to the campus card industry not only through work on his or her own campus, but through service to the industry as a whole. Kelly is an active member of NACCU, having served on the association's Board of Directors and held positions including Conference Chair, Corporate Relations Committee Chair, Chair of the Board, and President until her term ended in 2009.

Kelly has been a valued member of the Carleton team since 1993, leading the strategic planning and management of campus card operations, Information Carleton, and the Centre for English Language Assessment and Support within University Services. Under her direction, Carleton's card program has been the recipient of several Carleton Finance and Administration Customer Service Awards. Carleton University also received the Excellence in Interactive Marketing award at the NACCU conference. The university was recognized for its innovative use of new media to educate its campus community on campus card services, promotions, and policies. After conducting in-depth surveys and focus groups, Carleton revamped its marketing efforts by incorporating media such as Facebook, Twitter, and digital signage; featured contests and promotions to drive activity; and updated its website to be more appealing and interactive with today's students.

“I am extremely proud and pleased with the awards received by Carleton University at the NACCU conference last month,” says Kathleen Kelly. “Much of the work involved in developing the material that led to the Interactive Electronic Marketing Award can be attributed to the talent and creativity of our Marketing Coordinator, David Townsend. We are very lucky to have such a hardworking and enthusiastic employee on our team. This award will reside in his office. I was very honoured to learn that I was selected for the Professional Development Award. To be selected for such a prestigious award in our industry and to join the distinctive ranks of the fine past recipients is truly overwhelming. The accomplishments that this award celebrates could not have been possible without the support of my staff, my boss, my family, and my colleagues and friends of NACCU.”

“Kathleen certainly exemplifies the very best this award represents,” says Lowell Adkins, Executive Director, NACCU. “She has made important contributions to her institution, to NACCU, and to the campus card industry in general and has unselfishly helped many colleagues along the way,”

“Kathleen and the rest of the Carleton team have done an exemplary job of proving the value of a campus card program to a university,” says Cindy McCall, Vice President, Marketing, The CBORD Group, Inc. “Kathleen's involvement in NACCU and the CBORD user group has been invaluable in furthering the cause of campus card users, and her team's innovative marketing campaign has truly driven the point home at Carleton. Our hearty congratulations go out to Kathleen and her staff on these well-deserved awards.”

About The CBORD Group, Inc.

The CBORD Group serves colleges and universities, corporations, healthcare facilities, chain restaurants, supermarkets, and a host of other market segments. CBORD's products are used in campus ID card privilege control, access control, integrated security, housing services, food service, catering, nutrition services, online ordering, and other institution-wide activities. Founded in 1975, The CBORD Group serves more than 6,000 clients in the U.S., Canada, Europe, South Africa, the Middle East, New Zealand, and Australia. To learn more about CBORD, visit us at www.cbord.com.

The CBORD Group, Inc., operates as a unit of Roper Industries, Inc. (NYSE: ROP). Roper Industries is a market-driven, diversified growth company and is a constituent of the Fortune 1000, the Russell 1000, and the S&P 500 indices. Roper provides engineered products and solutions for global niche markets, including water, energy, radio frequency, and research/medical applications.

About NACCU

The National Association of Campus Card Users (NACCU) is a nonprofit educational association that works to provide learning and networking opportunities for campus ID card and card industry professionals. NACCU membership is open to all colleges, universities, secondary institutions, and companies that are involved with the campus card market. The association offers a monthly newsletter (CardTalk), listserv, website, an annual conference, and regional workshops on topics related to campus cards. Visit www.naccu.org to learn more.

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