For release: Feb. 18, 2013
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Relations contact: Jimmy Hart, 615-898-5131 or Jimmy.Hart@mtsu.edu
MURFREESBORO — Bruce Petryshak, MTSU's vice president for
information technology and chief information officer, has been named one of the
top CIO’s in the country, according to ExecRank’s “Top CIO Rankings” for 2012.
According to the
California-based executive ranking service, there are over 38,000 CIOs in the
United States and “only the very best are awarded the distinction” of making
ExecRank’s listings, which can be found at execrank.com.
Petryshak was ranked
No. 83 out of 213 CIOs listed in the category of “Top Private Company CIOs.”
The rankings are the
result of two years of research and feedback from evaluation committees and top
chief information officers that yielded an algorithm for how to rank CIOs based
on their performance in 24 key areas.
Petryshak came to
MTSU in August 2010. Before that, he was chief information officer at Bowling
Green State University in Ohio for nine years. Petryshak also served in the
Information Technology Division at Kent State University where he was executive
director of University Information Systems. He has held positions in all areas
of information technology.
“Mr. Petryshak has a long record of success in leading the Information
Technology Departments at many of the nation’s finest educational
institutions,” said Adam Navrozally, analyst for the rankings division of
ExecRank, “He has had a variety of roles in IT in the past, and his experience
gives him a unique perspective in bringing higher education into the digital
age. He is highly regarded in his industry, and amongst other Chief Information
Officers.”
Petryshak holds a bachelor's degree in Business Administration,
Computer Sciences and a Master of Business Administration from Kent State
University.
ExecRank screened
more than 15,000 private company CIOs in the United States to compile the
ranking.
“The number one
area of focus for CIOs in 2012 has been their success in advising their CEO and
CFO on leveraging technology to drive business performance,” Navrozally said.
“ExecRank weighed heavily the recommendations provided by CEOs of our
finalists.”
MTSU President
Sidney A. McPhee said he was pleased, but not surprised, by the honor for
Petryshak.
“Bruce has
consistently demonstrated innovative thinking and a can-do spirit as our chief
information officer,” McPhee said. “He firmly believes in the power of
information and how its proper application and use can transform organizations.
“But he also never
forgets that everything we do at MTSU begins with a devotion to student success
— and he contributes to that vision and mission through his work.”
About MTSU
Founded in 1911 as
one of three state normal schools for teacher training, MTSU is now the oldest
and largest public university in Middle Tennessee. With an enrollment of more
than 25,000 students, MTSU is the largest undergraduate university in
Tennessee.
MTSU remains
committed to providing individualized service in an exciting and nurturing
atmosphere where student success is the top priority. With a wide variety of
nationally recognized academic degree programs at the baccalaureate, master's
and doctoral levels, MTSU takes pride in educating the best and the brightest
students from Tennessee and around the world.
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