Starr Roxanne Hiltz

Starr Roxanne Hiltz
Nationality	American
Fields	Information Systems, Sociology
Institutions	New Jersey Institute of Technology, Rutgers–Newark
Alma mater	Columbia University, Vassar College
Known for	Computer-mediated communication, E-learning
Notable awards	EFF Pioneer Award

Starr Roxanne Hiltz is a retired Distinguished Professor of Information Science/Information Systems at New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT). She, along with Murray Turoff (her husband), are the authors of The Network Nation, a book that is described as "the seminal book that helped define the electronic frontier".^[1]

Noteworthy accomplishments and awards

• Electronic Frontier Foundation Pioneer Award (1994)
• Sloan-C Award for "Most Outstanding Achievement in Online Teaching and Learning by an Individual” (2004)^[2]
• Named as Fulbright-University of Salzburg Distinguished Chair in Communications and Media (2008)^[3]

References

1. EFF Pioneer Awards
2. http://www.njit.edu/news/2006/2006-350.php NJIT : NJIT Awards Starr Roxanne Hiltz Master Teacher Award
3. Home > News Distinguished Professor Emerita Named Fulbright-University of Salzburg Distinguished Chair NJIT : Home > News Distinguished Professor Emerita Named Fulbright-University of Salzburg Distinguished Chair

Further reading

• Subramanian, R. (2013). "Starr Roxanne Hiltz: Pioneer Digital Sociologist". IEEE Annals of the History of Computing 35: 78–43. doi:10.1109/MAHC.2013.11.

External links

• "NJIT Experts Guide"
• "Home-Page of Dr. Starr Roxanne Hiltz"