About Award
At our annual conference, EDSIG recognizes an educator for outstanding effort improving the quality of our graduates through distinguished teaching, research and service. Nominations may be sent to the Vice President of EDSIG.
Mary Granger
Dr. Mary Granger is Professor Emeritus of Information Systems at George Washington University. She was director of the undergraduate MIS and the graduate Masters of Science in Information Systems Technology. Her research focuses on IS curriculum and pedagogy, usability of technology and innovation using technology. She co-chaired, multiple times, the education track at AMCIS and the ICIS education track and is currently an associate editor for CAIS education department. She was also AIS Vice-President for Education and served on the AIS board. She received the AIS Outstanding Contribution to IS Education award in 2013. She taught internationally: Warsaw School of Economics (Fulbright scholar), Poland: Corvinus University, Budapest, Hungary, Tammasat University, Bangkok, Thailand and Dongbei University of Finance and Economics, Dalian, China. As a Fulbright specialist, Mary worked with the Institute of Finance and Economics, Ulaanbaatar to establish the first undergraduate program in Information Systems in Mongolia. She is an ABET program evaluator, and is currently a commissioner for ABET. Retirement? Plays tennis, travels and volunteers at the Library of Congress and her local library, and the Capital Hill Village.