C. W. Holsapple

CLYDE W. HOLSAPPLE (PhD, Purdue University,1977) is a Fellow of the Decision Sciences Institute, Senior Member of the ACM, Endowed Chair Emeritus, and Professor Emeritus. He held tenured faculty positions at the University of Illinois, Purdue University, and University of Kentucky.

His books include Foundations of Decision Support Systems (foreword by Nobel Laureate Herbert Simon), Decision Support Systems - A Knowledge-based Approach, Business Expert Systems, Handbook on Decision Support Systems, and Handbook on Knowledge Management. For over 20 consecutive years, his publications have been cited at least 500 times annually, exceeding 20,000 citations in the 21st century.

His 2002 journal article on a new approach to Engineering Ontologies received the ESI Top 1% Designation. This award recognizes a research article that received more citations since 2000 than 99% of all articles published in over 400 journals in its field during the period of 2000 to 2005. Essential Science Indicators are tracked by Thomson-Reuters based on its well-known ISI database of research publications.

Professor Holsapple chaired 35 completed doctoral dissertations, most dealing with decisional issues in the disciplines of knowledge management, supply chain management, and information systems. He is recipient of the 1995 Chancellor's Award for Outstanding Teaching at the University of Kentucky and the 1993 Computer Educator of the Year Award from the International Association for Computer Information Systems.