Press Releases

Leaders recognized by their peers at 2018 Council of the Great City Schools Chief Financial Officer Conference November 15, 2018– The 2018 Arthur Hanby Chief Procurement Officer Memorial Scholarship has been awarded to Gary Appenfelder, Director of Purchasing at Metro Nashville Public Schools, TN, and Tim Schmandt, Director of Procurement...

Jennifer Adling and Danny Kim bring educational procurement expertise to Cooperative November 13, 2018 –E&I Cooperative Services (E&I) has appointed two new members to its Board of Directors: Jennifer Adling and Danny Kim. These appointments each bring two decades of experience in educational procurement and finance, and will provide strategic...

November 5, 2018 – E&I Cooperative Services (E&I) announced the winners of its second annual Cloud Leadership Awards during a ceremony at the EDUCAUSE Annual Conference in Denver, Colorado. The awards recognize the achievements of higher education institutions that have made innovative use of cloud technology across several categories, including...

October 1, 2018 — E&I Cooperative Services (E&I) — the largest and most experienced member-owned, non-profit purchasing cooperative serving the needs of education in the United States — has selected D2L’s Brightspace as its new learning management system (LMS) following a highly competitive solicitation process that involved the industry’s top...

August 28, 2018 -E&I Cooperative Services (E&I) is now accepting nominations for the second annual Cloud Leadership Awards. Sponsored this year by D2L, DLT, Juniper Networks, and Canon, the Awards recognize higher education institutions that are leading innovation using cloud applications, benefiting students, teachers, administrators, and staff. “Technology is a...

April 19, 2018– E&I Cooperative Services (E&I) has named Carol Barnhill, CPM, CPPO, APO as this year’s winner of the prestigious David H. Lord Cooperative Purchasing Award. The award was presented by former E&I President David Lord at the E&I Stockholders’ Meeting held during the National Association of Educational Purchasing...

April 17, 2018 – E&I Cooperative Services (E&I) returned nearly $17 million to members in the form of rebates and incentives in 2017. Membership reached an all-time high of 4,500 while member satisfaction continued to flourish, according to a report disclosed at the Cooperative’s annual Stockholders’ Meeting held during the...

April 16, 2018 -E&I Cooperative Services (E&I) announced five newly appointed members to the Board of Directors during the Cooperative’s Stockholders Meeting held during the National Association of Educational Procurement (NAEP) 97th Annual Meeting on April 9, 2018. The election results come alongside the news that the Board of Directors...

April 11, 2018 – E&I Cooperative Services (E&I) presented their annual Business Partner Awards during the National Association of Educational Procurement (NAEP) Annual Meeting held in Orlando, Florida on April 10th, 2018. These awards, now in their tenth consecutive year, are presented annually to business partners who demonstrate extraordinary dedication...