Docent Co-Founder Dave Mandelkern Named ``Silicon Valley Man of the Year 2001''.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 12, 2001 Docent, Inc. (Nasdaq:DCNT), the premier provider of eLearning software for Global 2000 companies, today announced that Dave Mandelkern, executive vice president, chief technology officer, and co-founder of Docent, has been named "Silicon Valley Man of the Year 2001" by the Northern California Northern California, sometimes referred to as NorCal, is the northern portion of the U.S. state of California. The region contains the San Francisco Bay Area, the state capital, Sacramento; as well as the substantial natural beauty of the redwood forests, the northern chapter of the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. Candidates for the award were nominated based on their demonstrated commitment to community activism and philanthropy. Final selection was based on the candidates' ability to secure donations for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society in a six-week time period from May to June 2001. Mandelkern raised more than $28,000 for the fight against leukemia and other blood-related cancers. Mandelkern has been a long-time participant in the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's "Team in Training" program, which raises money through participation in endurance athletic events such as triathlons, marathons and century bicycle rides. In addition to completing numerous Olympic-distance and half-Ironman triathlons, Mandelkern founded Team Docent, which encourages Docent employees to join Team in Training and fundraise fund·raise or fund-raise also fund raise intr.v. fund·raised, fund·rais·ing, fund·rais·es To engage in fundraising. Verb 1. for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. In the past 12 months Team Docent members have raised approximately $50,000 for the organization by completing over a dozen triathlons, marathons and century bike rides. The "Man of the Year" honor was announced on June 15 at a black-tie dinner gala held at The Westin Hotel in Santa Clara Santa Clara, city, Cuba Santa Clara (sän`tä klä`rä), city (1994 est. pop. 217,000), capital of Villa Clara prov., central Cuba. . "It was a great competition, and our hats are off to Dave for his tremendous victory," said Robin Melton mel·ton n. A heavy woolen cloth used chiefly for making overcoats and hunting jackets. [After Melton Mowbray, an urban district of central England.] , director of the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's South Bay branch. "Over $100,000 was raised at the June 15 event, which will be donated to research, financial support and patient services for blood-related cancers, including leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin's disease Hodgkin's disease, a type of cancer of the lymphatic system. First identified in 1832 in England by Thomas Hodgkin, it is a type of malignant lymphoma. Incidence peaks in young adults and the elderly. and myeloma myeloma /my·elo·ma/ (mi?e-lo´mah) a tumor composed of cells of the type normally found in the bone marrow. giant cell myeloma see under tumor (1). ." "While the title of Silicon Valley Man of the Year is certainly flattering, I am most honored by the fact that so many of my Docent colleagues and partners joined with me to make such a large contribution to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society," said Mandelkern. "Leukemia is the number one disease that kills children, and I hope this will mark another step forward toward finding a cure for these diseases." In addition to his efforts on behalf of the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, Mandelkern is also involved in numerous other community and philanthropic activities, including serving on the boards of the Volunteer Center of San Mateo San Mateo (săn mətā`ō), city (1990 pop. 85,486), San Mateo co., W Calif., on San Francisco Bay; inc. 1894. It is a commercial and retail center with some high-technology manufacturing. San Mateo, Spanish for St. County and the California State Parks This is a list of state parks and reserves in the California state park system. Jump to: External links A : Top - 0–9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
About Docent, Inc. Docent, Inc. (Nasdaq:DCNT) is the premier provider of eLearning software for Global 2000 companies. Docent creates business advantage for organizations by delivering the right knowledge, to the right people, at the right time. Docent Enterprise(TM), which includes the award-winning Docent Learning Management Server(TM), Docent Content Delivery Server(TM), Docent Outliner An outliner is a special text editor that allows text to be structured as an outline. Outliners are typically used for computer programming, collecting or organizing ideas, Getting Things Done, or project management. (TM), and Docent Mobile(TM), provides a complete infrastructure for developing, delivering, managing, and measuring eLearning. Docent's customer list features more than 180 companies, including 11 of the Fortune 50. Among global systems integration firms with which Docent has alliances are Accenture, Deloitte Consulting, Hewlett-Packard, and PricewaterhouseCoopers. Docent is headquartered in Mountain View, California For the census-designated place, see Mountain View, Contra Costa County, California. For other places called "Mountain View", see . Mountain View is a city in Santa Clara County, in the U.S. state of California. The city gets its name from the views of the Santa Cruz Mountains. , with other offices throughout the U.S., Europe, and Asia-Pacific. For more information, visit us at www.docent.com, or call 650/934-9500. Note to Editors: Docent is a trademark and/or registered trademark of Docent, Inc. All other names are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective owners. |
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