We are proud to announce that Eric Ludy has been awarded the DoIT Gritty Award for his exceptional work in managing the complex Federal Student Aid system changes to UMBC's Peoplesoft Campus Solutions system over the past year.

The Peoplesoft Campus Solutions system experiences a routine 3-4 upgrades per year, with simultaneous upgrades of the underlying Peopletools system and upgrades for the Highpoint user interfaces. In addition to this work, there were numerous unexpected code releases from the federal government to address issues with the overhaul of the Federal Student Aid system this past year.

Eric navigated these obstacles with expertise and professionalism, ensuring that all upgrades were completed seamlessly and on schedule. He was able to coordinate the loading of multiple patches, proof of concepts, and PRPs onto separate databases for testing, before moving them to the production environment, all while still managing the regular upgrade schedule.

The August PUM upgrade, which included moving the Peoplesoft CS system to AWS, added an extra layer of complexity, but Eric handled it with the same efficiency and dedication. 

Through it all, Eric's work remained largely unknown to the broader university community, as he ensured that these critical system upgrades were completed without disruption to students and staff.

Congratulations Eric Ludy for being selected as this month’s DoIT Gritty Award winner!

For his exceptional efforts and commitment to excellence, we are proud to present Eric Ludy with the DoIT Gritty Award. Congratulations, Eric!

The Gritty Award is in recognition of outstanding work within the Division.

Full-time DoIT employees and teams are eligible to be nominated for going above and beyond! Anyone in DoIT can nominate someone for the Gritty by completing this short Gritty Nomination Form. 

Thank you Eric for all of your hard work! 

The DoIT Community & The DoIT Gritty Committee

Erica D’Eramo

Ally Hepp

Carlos McKinney

David Toothe

Dondre Hatef

Kashka Donaldson

Mariann Hawken

Nick Beech

Tony Finneran

Roy Prouty

Debbie Michaels

Ray Soellner