2024 Higher Ed AV Awards - People Finalists

Congratulations to the finalists for the 2024 Higher Ed AV Awards: People Awards! 

The Higher Ed AV Awards are the official annual awards celebration, recognizing the best people, projects, and products that shaped the higher ed vertical over the past year. 

Join us Monday, June 10, 2024, 6-9pm (psst, open bar starts at 5:45pm), at #InfoComm24 for the 2nd Annual Higher Ed AV Awards, being held at the Jimmy Kimmel Comedy Club at the Linq Promenade! Tickets are available at: https://higheredav.com/2024-higher-ed-av-awards 

AV PROFESSIONAL OF THE YEAR
Erin Maher-Moran, Johns Hopkins University
John Pfeffer, University at Buffalo
Justin Dawson, Dublin City University
Kameesha Jones, Florida International University
Ryan Gray, Yavapai College

RISING STAR OF THE YEAR
Dustin Myers, John A Logan College
Teddy Murphy, University of Pikeville
Patrick Sheridan, Washington and Lee University

AV MANAGER OF THE YEAR
Annie Foster, Washington and Lee University
James King, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Troy Powers, Northwestern University

AV DESIGNER OF THE YEAR
Christopher Dechter, University of Wyoming
Joe Williams, Harvard University
Teddy Murphy, University of Pikeville

AV ENGINEER OF THE YEAR
Craig Underwood, Moravian University
Mike Williams, University of Oklahoma
Stephen Peacock, Texas State University

LIVE EVENT PROFESSIONAL OF THE YEAR
Dustin Myers, John A Logan College
Kameesha Jones, Florida International University
Kerlin Cisneros, University of Nebraska at Omaha

STUDENT WORKER OF THE YEAR
Cece Porter, Pace University
Colin Berkey, Goshen College 
Nicolas Rengifo Tarazona, University of Nevada, Las Vegas

BEST EVENT OR TRADE SHOW
HETMA Arizona Roadshow
NWMET at Oregon State University
Sustainability in AV (SAVe) Conference at UCLA

BEST DEI PROGRAM
Britt Yenser: brAVe [space] Podcast
Educational Technology Collaborative: IDEA Committee
HETMA: Prism Scholarship

BEST HIGHER ED TRAINING PROGRAM
AVIXA, Power Hour Series
Brian Shanks, Texas State University
George Chacko & Rich Miller III, Pace University

BEST HIGHER ED ALLY
Chris Neto, Starin
Jimmie Singleton, AVI-SPL
Kevin Schornhorst, AVI-SPL

BEST VENDOR ACCOUNT REP
Alesia Hendley, Sennheiser 
Kevin Schornhorst, AVI-SPL
Steve Bogart, Atlona 

INTEGRATOR OF THE YEAR
AVI-SPL
CTI
E2 Optics

Who do you think will win? Join us to celebrate and find out!