[DC LoCo] Kevin thinks his 15 minutes of ... fame is a mite strong.

[Majibur Rahman]

This calls for a celebration! We will have complementary food and drinks at
TOI tomorrow afternoon at 2:00 pm please come and join us.


On Fri, Apr 5, 2013 at 7:40 AM, Dan Chen <seven.steps at gmail.com> wrote:

> Pretty awesome. Congrats!
> On Apr 5, 2013 7:24 AM, "flint" <flint at mail.flint.com> wrote:
>
>>
>> Dear Kevin,
>>
>> It really does my heart good to see good things happen to good folk.  I am
>> both proud and jealous.  Needless to say this is what should be the result
>> of a career founded on truth, excellence and open source.  I relay this,
>> despite your soon to arrive protestation, because the entire open source
>> community is happy when one of its leaders is recognized.  If, as an
>> associate of this community you receive this note, please relay this good
>> news...
>>
>> Hopefully talk to you Monday.
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Paul
>>
>> On Thu, 4 Apr 2013 21:34:27 -0400, Kevin Cole <dc.loco at gmail.com> wrote:
>> > The guy on the right is Gallaudet President T. Alan
>> > Hurwitz<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T._Alan_Hurwitz>
>> >  (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T._Alan_Hurwitz). Unbeknownst to me,
>> there
>> > was only one award of any kind slated to be given today.  (I had
>> expected
>> > that there would be several, as it was an event to celebrate both grant
>> > winners, and to encourage grant applicants who had tried and were either
>> > waiting to hear back or had failed to win the award -- a bit of a pep
>> rally
>> > for the later. But nay.)
>> >
>> >
>>
>> http://research.gallaudet.edu/~kjcole/grants-special-recognition-2013-04-04.jpg
>> >
>> > At the Board of Advisors meeting among the topics addressed was the
>> > board's recommendation that Gallaudet researchers use and produce open
>> > source.  Leading the charge was former Gallaudet Board of Trustees
>> > member, and newest inductee into the Board of Advisors / Associates,
>>
>> > Chief Evangelist for Google, one Vinton Cerf...
>> >
>> > Fortunately, my boss, while editing the president's speech for the
>> > above photo, happened to mention open source:
>> >
>> > Thursday, April 4, 2013, 430 pm
>> >
>> >
>> >> Today I am pleased to recognize Kevin Cole, research applications
>> >> programmer with the Gallaudet Research Institute, with an award for his
>> >> three decades of creative and pioneering effort in designing software
>> >> solutions for campus researchers that have benefited our University
>> >> tremendously..
>> >
>> >
>> >> Kevin, one shining example of these efforts is your creation of a
>> >> database
>> >> of all research and scholarly achievement at Gallaudet. Your work
>> >> enhanced
>> >> our Annual Report of Achievements and put Gallaudet's accomplishments
>> on
>> >> the worldwide web, gaining significant exposure to Gallaudet and the
>> >> innovative research and programs we are involved in. [
>> >> http://research.gallaudet.edu/ara/, the Django app. -- KJC]
>> >
>> >
>> >> Over the past 35 years, you have played an integral role as a valued
>> >> member of numerous research teams. Gallaudet researchers have relied on
>> >> you
>> >> for your dedication and commitment to developing new and improved
>> methods
>> >> for collecting, storing, and analyzing data. You have a long history of
>> >> locating innovative software and demonstrating to people how it can
>> >> improve
>> >> their productivity and the quality of their work. Notably, you are
>> known
>> >> for favoring "open source software," which enables more customization
>> in
>> >> research problem-solving while saving a lot of money over proprietary
>> >> software.
>> >
>> >
>> >> Just as important, I believe that you are valued because you truly
>> listen
>> >> to people when they describe what they need and devote your skills to
>> >> developing custom solutions to problems.
>> >
>> >
>> >> Last but far from the least, you have a reputation for giving back to
>> the
>> >> community. You often volunteer for worthwhile programs in Washington,
>> >> such
>> >> as the "One Laptop Per Child" initiative. The giving spirit you display
>> >> in
>> >> your work and your civic endeavors reflect well on our university, and
>> >> I--and many, many others--appreciate it. Kevin, I am pleased to give
>> you
>> >> this award, and I ask the people here to join me in a round of
>> applause.
>> >
>> >
>> > I think more than anything, the endorsement of open source, while not
>> > exactly for the primary "right" reason, was the most valuable bit.
>>
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