Vickie Booth Named Executive Director of WebBSIT program Morrow, Ga., Nov. 10, 2004 – The Governing Board of the University System-wide WebBSIT program has named Vickie Booth, formerly Clayton State’s executive director of the Office of Information Technology and Services (OITS), as executive director of the System’s new on-line Information Technology degree. Booth replaces Dr. Cathie Aust, dean of Clayton State’s College of Information and Mathematical Sciences, who had been serving as interim executive director of the WebBSIT since the program, which is headquartered at Clayton State, officially started in August 2004. The University System of Georgia’s first fully on-line undergraduate degree in Information Technology, the WebBSIT, or Bachelor of Science in Information Technology, represents a collaborative effort between five University System institutions: Armstrong Atlantic State University, Clayton State, Georgia Southern University, Macon State College and Southern Polytechnic State University. Not only does the program meet workforce demand in a specific academic discipline, it also represents a strategic response on the part of the University System to meet burgeoning enrollment growth with innovative program-delivery solutions. The WebBSIT degree is designed primarily for Georgians whose lifestyles do not easily permit pursuing coursework in a traditional college campus setting, including working professionals, stay-at-home parents, separating military personnel, and residents who do not live within close proximity of a campus. It also presents a “laddering” opportunity for graduates of the University System’s two-year colleges who wish to earn a baccalaureate without the time and location restrictions of on-campus degree programs. Booth directed Clayton State’s OITS operation from 1997 to 1999 before leaving to work for three years for Maitland, Fl.-based Collegis, Inc., as: manager of Client Services; senior solutions coordinator; and regional manager, Learning Technology Services. She also spent two years as manager of Business Development for Ebuildsolutions, Inc. Most recently, she has been serving as business manager, Higher Education Market Development, for The College Board. Booth holds a B.S. in Business Administration from Averett College (Danville, Va.) and an M.S. in Computer Science from the University of Evansville.