AIB 2009 San Diego Conference Program - Academy of ...

Educator of the Year
Opening Plenary, June 27, 4:30pm-7:00pm, Grande Ballroom C
Susanna C. Easton
International Education Programs Service (IEPS)
Office of Postsecondary Education
U.S. Department of Education
Mrs. Easton serves as senior administrator for two programs in the U.S. Department of Education’s Office
of Postsecondary Education: the Centers for International Business Education (CIBE’s), and the Technology
Innovation for Foreign Information Access (TICFIA) Program.
Mrs. Easton directs and manages 15 million dollars in federal program funds. The CIBE program is designed
to promote education, research, and training that will contribute to the ability of United States business to
prosper in an international economy. The TICFIA program provides funding for institutions of higher education
to access foreign sources of information critical to the U.S. national interests and makes this information
available through web-sites or other technological resources to U.S. scholars.
Mrs. Easton has spent most of her career in the Federal government. Her professional experience has included
oversight responsibility for many of the other Title VI International Education and Higher Education Programs
administered by the U.S. Department of Education.
Mrs. Easton attended Columbia University for her graduate and post-graduate education. She has published
on issues of concern to higher education audiences and on matters concerning international economic
competitiveness for the U.S. business community. Mrs. Easton frequently represents the U.S. Department
of Education at national and international conferences and serves as a guest speaker before college and
university audiences both in the United States and overseas.
22 Is the World Flat or Spiky? Implications for Global Strategies AIB 2009 Annual Conference San Diego, USA June 27–30