WebAssign Wins 2013 NCTA 21 Best Workplace Culture Award

RALEIGH, N.C., Nov. 12, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- WebAssign, the leading provider of powerful online instructional tools for faculty and students, today announced it received the 2013 NCTA 21 Award for Best Workplace Culture. A review committee comprised of non-profit, media, education, and technology leaders representing various regions of North Carolina selected this year's finalists. Winners were announced and recognized at the annual awards gala on Thursday, November 7, 2013, where 800-plus leaders gathered to honor finalists in each category.

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"Each year, the NCTA 21 Awards brings the community together to celebrate technology excellence," said Brooks Raiford, president and CEO, NCTA. "WebAssign has a deep commitment to North Carolina and to fostering its national reputation for a strong, high-quality university and college system. We are pleased to award WebAssign this year's Best Workplace Culture Award." 

Headquartered in Raleigh, NC, WebAssign has hired 60 employees in the past 12 months, and established an employee stock ownership plan, enabling all employees to benefit from the company's growth. Restructured as a Benefit Corporation dedicated to enhancing education, the company encourages employees to participate in charitable giving and service by matching donations and providing paid community service leave, which was cited as a main factor in choosing WebAssign as the award recipient.

"We are proud to be selected for Best Workplace Culture by NCTA," said Alex Bloom, president of WebAssign. "Winning this award is especially meaningful as providing a quality workplace was very important to our founder, Dr. John Risley, and we are committed to honoring that tradition."

The NCTA 21 Awards is North Carolina's most prestigious and longest running statewide technology awards program. The annual showcase honors companies and individuals in 21 categories who represent the best and brightest in technology and business.

About NCTA

The North Carolina Technology Association (NCTA) is a not-for-profit, membership-driven trade association and the primary voice of the technology industry in North Carolina. NCTA is the intersection of leadership and technology, fueling the growth of North Carolina through Executive Engagement, Public Affairs, and a Knowledge Workforce. For more information, visit our website at www.nctechnology.org.

About WebAssign

WebAssign is a flexible and fully customizable online instructional system that puts powerful tools in the hands of teachers, enabling them to deploy assignments, instantly assess individual student performance, and realize their teaching goals. More than eight million students have used WebAssign to submit over one billion answers to homework assignments, tests, and assessments.

Headquartered in Raleigh, NC, WebAssign is an independent, employee-owned benefit company dedicated to education technology. For more information, visit www.webassign.net. 

WebAssign Media Contact:
Annie McQuaid
[email protected]
919-829-8181, ext 124

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