The Internet2 NET+ Program selected Jack Suess (BS ‘81, MS ‘92), UMBC’s vice president of information technology and chief information officer, to receive its 2025 Cloud Superhero Award. The award recognizes community members who possess cloud superpowers and share them with the research and education community.

Jack was honored at the Higher Education Cloud Forum in New York on Tuesday, May 20. University of Virginia’s Deputy CIO Damian Doyle (BS ’99, MS ’16), who worked with Jack at UMBC for more than two decades, presented him with the award. Jack joined UMBC as a student in 1976 and majored in Mathematics, following its computing track. After graduating in 1981, he was hired by UMBC and worked as its VP for Information Technology. He added the role of UMBC's Chief Information Officer in 2005. To learn more about Jack’s accomplishments and contributions, read the full 2025 Cloud Superhero Award announcement on the Internet2 website.