ESM Solutions, a leader in SaaS-based procurement solutions for education institutions, is proud to announce that it has received the Innovation Excellence Award at Ellucian Live 2025 – delivering seamless, transformational procurement solutions for Higher Education.
“ESM is delighted to win this award and build on the recognition that we received earlier this week and last year in San Antonio, where we received Ellucian’s Integration Excellence Award”, shares Joshua Faith, Chief Executive Officer, “the investments we made in Ethos integration for Banner and Colleague opened new opportunities to innovate with Ellucian.”
The award recognizes ESM’s outstanding achievements in product innovation and its creative application of technology to streamline procurement and finance operations across the education sector.
And this represents more recognition for ESM, following the Experience Award Finalist from a competitive field of more than 45 submissions. ESM made the podium as one of three selected finalists with a Purchase Approvals Card that simplifies and streamlines budget checking, automatically routes approvals through defined workflows, and provides users with the confidence to buy knowing that institutional compliance is built in.
“The strength of the Ellucian Partner Network lies not just in the breadth of our collaborations, but in the depth of shared commitment to solving higher education’s most complex challenges,” said Jeff Dinski, Chief Strategy and Corporate Development Officer, Ellucian. “This year’s award recipients exemplify what’s possible when innovation is aligned with purpose. These partnerships accelerate institutional transformation, empower student success, and reinforce the critical role technology plays in shaping the future of education.“
“Ellucian provided incredible collaboration during the development phase of the Procurement Cards, with access to a team of experts and rich support resources” continues Joshua, “we built on our proven ETHOS SaaS verified integrations with Banner and Colleague and focused on a real-world challenge facing users. The Purchase Approvals Card brings together budget, finance and procurement departments, and seamlessly presents an approval process everyone can use” concludes Joshua.
