Awards

CAEAP Award for Lifetime Achievement in Enterprise Architecture

The CAEAP Award for Lifetime Achievement in Enterprise Architecture was established in 2009 with the first recipient being John Zachman. This prestigious award honors an individual who has made significant fundamental contributions to the field of Enterprise Architecture, either through theory or practice or a body of work. These contributions, whether they have been in research, leadership, or mentorship, have a lasting impact on the Enterprise Architecture profession and have demonstrated a lifetime commitment to progress in the field.

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2010 | Richard R. Burk

The 2010 CAEAP Lifetime Achievement in Enterprise Architecture is awarded to Richard R. Burk who worked for the government more than 35 years and was the nation’s chief architect who managed the Federal Enterprise Architecture program in the Office of Management and Budget. During his tenure, Burk has urged agencies to stop thinking of enterprise architecture as a technology tool and think of it as a business tool.

Richard “Dick” Burk is a former Federal government executive with substantial experience in the design, development and operation of government-wide IT strategic policy, Enterprise Architecture and information systems. He has extensive experience in Federal policy formulation, program development, agency budget development and operations, Federal procurement procedures, program management and government-wide evaluation. Key knowledge areas are Enterprise Architecture, information technology, housing finance, community development, and program design and management. He has had extensive contact with Congress, Federal and local government agencies, foreign governments and the media, and substantial experience in conference presentations, briefings, webinars and classroom trainings.

Dick Burk was the Chief Architect and Manager of the Federal Enterprise Architecture (FEA) Program within the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). In this role, he led in developing and evolving a government-wide business and technology framework for aligning Federal IT investments to improve government services to Americans.

Prior to OMB, Burk was the Chief Architect for the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) where he was responsible for the development and delivery of HUD’s Enterprise Architecture Practice, Data Management Practice and Strategic Planning Process. Burk’s 30-year career at HUD Headquarters spanned the research, demonstration and management of most Federal activities in the fields of community development and housing rehabilitation.

Burk earned a Masters in Public Administration degree from The Ohio State University, and an undergraduate degree from the University of Dayton. He worked for the City of Columbus Finance Department before coming to HUD in Washington, DC. Prior to graduate school, he served for two years as a Peace Corps Health Volunteer in Uganda, East Africa.

In 2006-2007, Burk served as the President of the Association for Federal Information Management (AFFIRM), a government-industry organization dedicated to improving Federal Government information management through education and internships.

Burk is a member of the International Executive Committee of the Association of Enterprise Architects, and is a lecturer at the Federal Enterprise Architecture Certification Institute.

Burk is President and Chairman of the Board of the Arlington Academy of Hope, a nonprofit providing education, health and economic development opportunities to a rural district in eastern Uganda.

Burk is married, with three sons, and lives in Northern Virginia.

2009 | John A. Zachman

Zachman holds a degree in Chemistry from Northwestern University, and served for a number of years as a line officer in the United States Navy, and is a retired Commander in the U.S. Naval Reserve.

He joined IBM Corporation in 1964. He held various marketing-related positions in Chicago, New York and Los Angeles. He has been involved with Strategic Information Planning methodologies since 1970. Since 1973 he has been responsible for the Business Systems Planning (BSP) program in IBM’s Western Region. Since 1984 he concentrated on Information Systems Architecture. In 1989 at IBM he joined the CASE Support organization of the Application Enabling Marketing Center, where he worked as a consultant in areas of Information Systems Planning and Architecture. He retired at IBM in 1990, having served them for 26 years. Afterwards he co-founded the Zachman Institute for Framework Advancement (ZIFA), and has been Chairman of the Board of Zachman Framework Associates ever since.

He is a Fellow for the College of Business Administration of the University of North Texas. He serves on the Advisory Board for Boston University’s Institute for Leading in a Dynamic Economy (BUILDE), the Advisory Board for the Data Resource Management Program at the University of Washington and the Advisory Board of the Data Administration Management Association International (DAMA-I).

2009 Award Video - CAEAP Award for Lifetime Achievement in Enterprise Architecture

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The Process

Eligibility Criteria

· Nominations may be made on behalf of individuals who are living at the time of the nomination.

· Candidates need not be members of the CAEAP.

· Candidates need not be currently engaged in Enterprise Architecture.

· There are no restrictions with regard to race, gender, nationality, geographic location, or religious or political views.

· Institutions or organizations are not eligible for the Award.

Nomination Process

Nominations may be made by any individual, whether a CAEAP member or nonmember, who is now or has been affiliated with any institution involved in Enterprise Architecture. Candidates may not nominate themselves.

Nominations for next year (the award year) are accepted between June and December of the previous year. Awards are typically presented to the recipient in June of the award year.

Nominations must be submitted electronically to director@CAEAP.org. Paper nominations will not be accepted. The following materials must be submitted:

1 Nomination Letter, which must:

a)   be addressed to the Award Selection Committee; be written in English; and not exceed 1,000 words;
b)   a concise description of the candidate's body of work; and
c)   concise description of how these contributions, whether they have been in research, leadership, or mentorship, have had a lasting impact on the Enterprise Architecture profession and practice which clearly demonstrate a lifetime commitment. Site any publications supporting these contributions within the letter.

2 Candidate's CV. The candidate's curriculum vitae in English, including a complete list of the candidate's publications.

3 Summary Statement. A statement, no more than 50 words, summarizing the candidate's research accomplishments for which he or she is being nominated.

4 Preferred file formats are *.doc. The candidate's CV may be submitted as a .pdf file. Your nomination is not considered fully submitted until you receive a confirmation e-mail from CAEAP; confirmations will be sent within two business days.

5 Nominators are asked to maintain the confidentiality of the nomination process and to refrain from informing the candidate about the nomination.

6 There is no restriction on the number of candidates that may be nominated by any individual scientist. There is no restriction on the number of nominators that may write nomination letters or that may sign a single nomination letter on behalf of a candidate.

Selection

Candidates will be considered by the Award Selection Committee of international enterprise architecture leaders appointed by the President of CAEAP. After careful deliberations by the Committee, its recommendations will be forwarded to the CAEAP Board of Directors for final consideration and decision. Selection of the Award winner will be made on the basis of the candidate's significant, fundamental contributions to the profession and practice of Enterprise Architecture (whether in research, leadership or mentorship); the lasting impact of these contributions on the Enterprise Architecture field; and the demonstration of a lifetime commitment toward progress of Enterprise Architecture.

Partnerships

Center for the Advancement of the Enterprise Architecture Profession

To inquire about support opportunities for this Award, please contact the CAEAP at director@caeap.org.