Mission
The NorthWest Academic Computing Consortium comprises colleges, universities, and other non-profit organizations in the Pacific Northwest and nearby areas. Founded in 1987, NWACC's mission is to foster communication and collaboration among its member institutions on the development and use of advanced technology for instruction, research, and administrative operations.
Member Institutions and Representatives
Central Washington University – Andreas Bohman (2014)
Clark College - Chato Hazelbaker (2014)
Eastern Washington University - No current representative
The Evergreen State College - Tony Alfonso (2014)
George Fox University – Tim Goodfellow (2013)
Gonzaga University - Borre Ulrichsen (2016)
Lewis & Clark College - Adam Buchwald (2012)
Linfield College - Virginia Tomlinson (2014)
Montana State University-Bozeman - Jerry Sheehan (2014)
North Dakota University System - Lisa Feldner (2015)
Oregon Health & Science University - Bridget Barnes (2007)
Oregon State University - Lois Brooks (2010)
Pacific Lutheran University - David Allen (2017)
Pacific University - Jim Fleming (2011)
Portland Community College - Michael Northover (2016)
Portland State University - Kirk Kelly (2013)
Reed College - Marianne
Colgrove (2002)
Seattle Pacific University - David
W. Tindall (2001)
Seattle University - Chris Van Liew (2016)
Southern Oregon University - Brad Christ (2011)
University of Alaska System - Karl Kowalski (2011)
University of Hawaii - Garret Yoshimi (2015)
University of Idaho - Daniel Ewart (2012)
University of Montana - Matt Riley (2013)
University of Oregon – Jessie Minton (2017)
University of Portland – Ann Harris (2016)
University of Puget Sound - Jeremy Cucco (2016)
University of Washington - Aaron Powell (2016)
Washington State University - Sasi K. Pillay (2016)
Western Washington University - Chuck Lanham (2017)
Whitman College - Dan Terrio (2001)
WICHE - Michael Abbiatti (2015)
Willamette University - Jackie Barretta (2016)
Initial year of Council service indicated in parentheses.
History
The NorthWest Academic Computing Consortium was founded in 1987 by ten institutions: the Universities of Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington; Oregon State and Washington State; the North Dakota University System, the Oregon Graduate Institute, the Boeing Corporation, and the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE). Its mission was to promote education, research, and economic development in the Pacific Northwest. It began by creating a high-speed network to link the Northwest to the rapidly emerging national Internet.
NWACC operations were initially housed at the Boeing Company and later moved to the University of Washington. NWACC's network clientele quickly grew to more than 170 colleges, universities, libraries, hospitals, museums, professional associations, and corporations such as Microsoft, Nike, and Intel. In 1995, the network services component of NWACC, NorthWestNet, was spun off as a for-profit subsidiary and in 1997 it was sold to Verio, Inc.
The membership of NWACC currently includes colleges and universities, statewide university systems, and related higher education organizations. Chartered as a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit corporation, in 2001 NWACC was designated a "supporting organization" to provide grants to its member institutions in furtherance of the Consortium's mission and goals. Admittance of new members is by Board invitation.
Officers
Officers of the Corporation
Martin Ringle, President
(971) 266-0130
ringle@nwacc.org
Molly Thurston Parker, Secretary-Treasurer
(503) 498-8935
molly@nwacc.org
Board of Directors
Kirk Kelly, Interim Chair (2017-2018); Chair-Elect (2018-2019)
Portland State University
kkelly@pdx.edu
Brad Christ (2016-2017)
Southern Oregon University
christb@sou.edu
Jim Fleming (2017-2018)
Pacific University
jfleming@pacificu.edu
Matt Riley (2017)
University of Montana
matt.riley@mso.umt.edu
Viriginia Tomlinson (2017-2018)
Linfield College
vtomlins@linfield.edu
Garret Yoshimi, Interim Vice-Chair (2017-2018)
University of Hawaii
gyoshimi@hawaii.edu