Higher Ed AV Awards Finalists: The People
The inaugural Higher Ed AV Awards are coming to the Orlando Improv at Pointe Orlando, on Monday June 12, 2023, at InfoComm 2023! With 104 people nominees submitted, the finalists for the “Higher Ed AV People Awards” in twelve different categories are out. Help us congratulate our esteemed finalists who helped define the higher ed vertical over the previous year! Winners will be announced live on Monday, June 12, 2023. Ticket and sponsorship information can be found on the Higher Ed AV Awards page at: https://www.higheredav.com/higher-ed-av-awards.
AV Professional of the Year
Britt Yenser, Moravian University
Dan Brauer, Iowa State University
James King, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Jon Hamilton, Emory University
Kayden Kassof, American University
Rising Star of the Year
Ben Smyth, The New School
Kameesha Jones, Florida International University
Kerlin Cisneros, University of Nebraska at Omaha
Manager of the Year
Ann Kelly, Daemen University
Jon Hamilton, Emory University
Larry Darling, University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Support Person of the Year
Mark Eggert, Macalester College
Natalie Gillespie, Northwestern University
Sean Moser, Indiana University
Live Events Professional of the Year
Britt Yenser, Moravian University
Kameesha Jones, Florida International University
Tim Cichos, University of Notre Dame
AV Architect of the Year
Chi Hang Lo, University of Southern California
Dan Brauer, Iowa State University
Sean Snitzer, Arizona State University
AV Engineer of the Year
Daniel Greene, Bryant University
Sean Kennedy, Stanford University
Stephen Gibbs Jr, Eastern Mennonite University
AV Technician of the Year
Ben Smyth, The New School
Daniel Greene, Bryant University
Justin Dawson, Dublin City University
Faculty Administrator of the Year
Caroline Pepper, University of Birmingham
Gary Kayye, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
George Chacko, Pace University
AV Team of the Year
Iowa State University
Moravian University
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Best Vendor Account Rep
Jay Seaman, Neat
Michael Hooper, Biamp
Richard Mitchell, Biamp
Best Higher Ed Ally
Aaron Peterson, Mechdyne Corporation
Jennifer Weaver, Starin
Kevin Schornhorst, AVI-SPL
Congratulations to all our finalists and nominees!
All entries are scored against a strict blind rubric based on five categories:
(1) Impact internal to their role in the period from 1/1/2022-5/22/2023. (“How well did they do their job?”)
(2) Impact external to their role in the period from 1/1/2022-5/22/2023. (“How did the results impact others?”)
(3) Quality and completeness of reference(s) provided. One required, two additional optional.
(4) Quality and completeness of supporting documentation.
(5) Alignment of nominee’s daily role to the submitted category.
Ticket information can be found on the Higher Ed Awards page at: https://www.higheredav.com/higher-ed-av-awards.
