BICSI Awards
Recognizing exceptional achievement, innovation, leadership, service, and professional contribution across BICSI and the telecommunications profession.
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Celebrating Excellence in Telecommunications
Each year, BICSI honors members whose contributions advance BICSI, the ICT profession, and the broader BICSI community. The Annual Awards Program acknowledges meaningful contributions, reinforces professional standards, and inspires continued service, leadership, and achievement across the ICT community.
Award Categories
BICSI Emerging ICT Professional of the Year Award
The BICSI Emerging ICT Professional of the Year Award recognizes an early-career ICT professional, typically within the first 10 years, who demonstrates meaningful achievement, passion, and commitment to continued growth. Through education, practical experience, and BICSI engagement, the recipient shows leadership potential, serves as a positive example or mentor to peers, and contributes to BICSI and the ICT field through professional conduct and service.
BICSI ICT Woman of the Year Award
The BICSI ICT Woman of the Year Award recognizes an exceptional woman whose excellence, expertise, leadership, and sustained success have significantly contributed to the growth and advancement of women in ICT. The recipient demonstrates mentorship and service supporting women’s professional growth, engagement with BICSI, and significant contributions to the ICT industry at a local, national, or global level.
Larry G. Romig BICSI Committee Member of the Year Award
Named for BICSI’s first executive director, the Larry G. Romig BICSI Committee Member of the Year Award recognizes exceptional volunteer service within a BICSI Volunteer Group or other approved BICSI volunteer structure. The recipient goes beyond routine participation through initiative, leadership, and dedication that advance its goals and reflect BICSI’s highest standards of volunteerism and service.
BICSI Outstanding Global Member of the Year Award
The BICSI Outstanding Global Member of the Year Award recognizes a BICSI member whose service, leadership, and engagement have significantly advanced BICSI’s global reach, visibility, and impact. The recipient promotes BICSI beyond a single local or national context, supports membership growth or engagement across diverse geographic communities, and strengthens BICSI’s connection to the global ICT profession.
David K. Blythe/University of Kentucky BICSI Outstanding Member of the Year Award
The David K. Blythe/University of Kentucky BICSI Outstanding Member of the Year Award recognizes a BICSI member whose exceptional volunteer service has significantly advanced BICSI education, outreach, and professional development. The recipient goes beyond routine participation to advance learning and professional growth across the ICT profession while demonstrating exceptional volunteerism, service, and excellence.
Harry J. Pfister Award for Excellence in the Telecommunications Industry
Among BICSI’s highest honors, the Harry J. Pfister Award for Excellence in the Telecommunications Industry recognizes lifetime achievements or a singular, significant accomplishment with a profound and lasting impact on the telecommunications industry. Contributions may advance scientific, technical, educational, or professional foundations, strengthen industry knowledge, elevate professional practice or reputation, and reflect exceptional achievement and enduring influence.
Past BICSI Award Winners
Industry & Professional Excellence
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- Ashley Haak Wills, RCDD, DCDC, OSP, 2016
- Aaron Hesse, RCDD, 2017
- Fernando Chavez, 2018
- Jayme Wright, RCDD, CTS, 2019
- Ashley Marie Smith, 2020
- Heather Randolph, 2021
- Caitlin Brudnicki, RTPM, 2022
- Mark Bowman, RCDD, TECH, 2023
- Mohammed Sharf Bin Parvez, RCDD, TECH, CT, 2024
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- Cathy Dunn, 2017
- Michele Neifing, 2018
- Betsy Conroy, 2019
- Patti Fisher, RCDD, DCDC, OSP, WD, RTPM, 2020
- Ashley Haak Wills, RCDD, DCDC, OSP, 2021
- Carrie Goetz, RCDD, NTS, 2022
- Joey Cheng, 2023
- Shelly Olmstead, 2024
- Bree Murphy, 2025
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- George Gage, 1982
- Ray Blain, 1983
- William U. Wylie, 1984
- David K. Blythe, 1985
- Edward J. Cohen, 1986
- Bob Stoffels, 1987
- James W. Hudson, CVS, 1988
- Dunn G. Harvey, RCDD, 1989
- Richard K. Snelling, PE, 1990
- John Gage, RCDD, 1991
- Edward R. Kientz, 1992
- Ray Gendron, 1993
- Ray Steele, 1994
- Ross G. H. Cotton, 1995
- Robert J. Schreiber, RCDD, 1996
- Larry G. Romig, 1997
- Anthony T. Minichiello, 1998
- James M. Sinopoli, PE, RCDD, 1999
- John Brazee, RCDD, 2000
- Joe O'Brien, 2001
- Ron Provost, RCDD, 2002
- Edward J. Donelan, 2003
- Donna Ballast, RCDD, 2004
- Richard (Dick) Reed, RCDD, OSP, 2005
- Paul Kish, 2006
- Ray Keden, RCDD, 2007
- Hugo Draye, 2008
- Bob Jensen, RCDD, 2008
- Valerie Maguire, 2009
- Jonathan Jew, 2010
- Herb Congdon II, PE, 2011
- Julie Roy, RCDD, ESS, NTS, 2011
- Mark S. Harger, 2011
- Steve Surfaro, 2012
- Jerry Allen, 2013
- Dr. Paulo Marin, EE/BSc, MSc, 2014
- Andrew Jimenez, 2015
- Dennis W. Mazaris, RCDD, RTPM, 2016
- Larry J. Temenoff, RCDD, RTPM, OSP, WD, 2017
- Roger Jette, 2018
- David Landphair, RCDD, 2019
- Edward Boychuk, RCDD, 2020
- Andrew Cioffi, RCDD, 2021
- Calvin Roberts, RCDD, 2022
- Ron Tellas, 2023
- Mark Mullins, 2024
- Robert Hertling, RCDD, OSP, 2025
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The BICSI Eagle Award is presented by the BICSI President to individuals who have exhibited leadership, sacrifice, faith in the great BICSI association and dedication to our cause.
- John Bakowski, RCDD, NTS, OSP, WD
- Jerry Bowman, RCDD, NTS, CISSP, CPP, TPM, CSI, 2007
- Robert "Bob" S. Erickson, RCDD, NTS, OSP, WD, 2007
- Stephen C. Calderon, RCDD, NTS, OSP 2008
- John Adams, RCDD, OSP, 2009
- Denise Adams, 2009
- Kazuo Kato, 2010
- David M. Richards, RCDD, NTS, OSP, ITS Technician, 2011
- John D. Clark Jr., CAE, 2012
- Frank M. Drendel, 2013
- Daniel Morris, RCDD, 2014
- Robert S. Erickson, RCDD, NTS, OSP, RTPM, WD, 2015
- BICSI Authorized Training Facilities Community, 2016
- BICSI Past Presidents, 2017
- Bob Hertling, RCDD, OSP, 2018
- AT TOKYO, 2019
- Wes Summers, RCDD, 2020
- BICSI Staff, 2021
- Patrick McLaughlin, 2022
- TDMM 15th edition editorial review board, 2023
- Todd W. Taylor, RCDD, NTS, OSP, 2024
- John H Daniels, CNM, LFACHE, FHIMSS, CPHIMS, 2025
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Held annually, the Cabling Skills Challenge gives BICSI Installers and Technicians a chance to show their skills as they race against the clock and each other in a handful of industry tasks. The overall winner earns the title of Installer of the Year.
- Jessie Spearman, 2008
- Jessie Spearman, 2009
- Jessie Spearman, 2010
- Jeffery Johnson, 2011
- Thomas "Lee" Renfroe, 2012
- Thomas "Lee" Renfroe, 2013
- Jeremy Vittitow, 2014
- Alberto Luna, 2015
- Alberto Luna, 2016
- Michael Ratliff, 2017
- Michael Ratliff, 2018
- Johnathan Ouzts, 2019
- Thomas "T.J." Pate, INSTC, INSTF, TECH, 2020
- No in-person CSC event, 2021
- Michael Ratliff, 2022
- Thomas "T.J." Pate, INSTC, INSTF, TECH, 2023
- Thomas "T.J." Pate, INSTC, INSTF, TECH, 2024
- Doug Sherwood, TECH, 2025
- Doug Sherwood, TECH, 2026
Membership & Volunteer Leadership
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- John Brazee, RCDD, 1989
- Claude Allard, 1990
- John Bakowski, RCDD, 1991
- Harry J. Pfister, RCDD, 1992
- John Payseur, RCDD, 1993
- Donna Ballast, RCDD, 1994
- Donna Bell, 1995
- Mitchell Brewer, RCDD, NTS, 1996
- Robert Faber, Jr., RCDD, NTS, 1997
- Ray Craig, RCDD, NTS, 1998
- Robert Jensen, RCDD, 1999
- Colin Browitt, RCDD, 2000
- Dennis Middleton, 2000
- Peter Olders, RCDD, NTS, OSP, 2001
- Sam Rosenthal, RCDD, NTS, 2002
- Dave Labuskes, RCDD, NTS, OSP, 2003
- R.S. (Bob) Erickson, RCDD, NTS, OSP, 2004
- J. Carl Bonner, Jr. RCDD, OSP, WD, 2005
- Stephen Banks, RCDD, 2006
- Tony Whaley, RCDD, NTS, WD, 2007
- Edward Boychuk, RCDD, 2008
- John Rupf, RCDD, NTS, 2009
- Igor G. Smirnov, RCDD, 2010
- David Bowling, RCDD, 2011
- Myra Bowling, 2011
- Cathy Dunn, RCDD, 2012
- Robert Hertling, RCDD, OSP, 2013
- F. Patrick Mahoney, RCDD, 2014
- Peter Levoy, RCDD, 2015
- Kurt Templeman, RCDD, 2016
- John Kacperski, RCDD, OSP, 2017
- John Romanski, DCDC, OSP, WD, RTPM, 2018
- Betty Bezos, RCDD, DCDC, ESS, NTS, OSP, PE, PMP, 2019
- Calvin Roberts, RCDD, 2020
- George Fewell, RCDD, 2021
- Phil Janeway, RCDD, 2022
- Rui Takei, RCDD, DCDC, 2023
- Kent Gibson, RCDD, 2024
- Mark Corp, RCDD, OSP, RTPM, TECH, CT, 2025
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- Rui Takei, RCDD, 2014
- Honorico Ciordia, RCDD, DCDC, RTPM, CT, PE, 2015
- Kandasamy Ganesan, RCDD, DCDC, NTS, TECH, CT, 2016
- Antonio Madrono, RCDD, DCDC, 2017
- Katsuji Furuichi, 2018
- Gautier Humbert, RCDD, 2019
- Betty Bezos, RCDD, DCDC, NTS, OSP, ESS, 2020
- Trevor Kleinert, RCDD, DCDC, NTS, TECH, CT, 2021
- Nelson Farfan, RCDD, 2022
- Garies Chong, RCDD, DCDC, OSP, RTPM, CT, 2023
- Jeong Keun "Forrest" Yoon, RCDD, DCDC, TECH, CT, 2024
- Hideki Takahashi, 2025
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- Harry J. Pfister, 1976
- Frank Bourassa, 1977
- Ted Ott, 1978
- Ross Cotton, 1979
- Edward R. Kientz, 1980
- Bill Stuedemann, 1981
- Jack Davis, 1982
- Ray Gendron, 1983
- Jim McCorkle, 1984
- Joe Greenberg, Ph.D, 1985
- Tom Larsen, 1986
- Nan Kutcher, 1987
- Wes Summers, RCDD, 1988
- Bill Pike, 1989
- Michael St. Angelo, RCDD, 1990
- Tony Minichiello, 1991
- George Layer, RCDD, 1992
- Ray Gendron, 1993
- Russ Oliver, RCDD, 1994
- Joe O'Brien, 1995
- Cory Boon, RCDD, NTS, 1996
- Steve Kepekci, RCDD, NTS, 1996
- Pat Hadden, RCDD, NTS, 1997
- Paulo Eduardo da Silva, RCDD, 1998
- Paul Van der Stappen, 1999
- Thomas C. Rauscher, 2000
- Andrew Stevens, 2001
- Masood Shariff, 2002
- John Case, RCDD, 2003
- Boyd Uppman, RCDD, NTS, 2004
- John F. Osborn, 2005
- Rita Recalcati, 2006
- Phil Janeway, RCDD, 2007
- Eugene Botes, RCDD, NTS, 2008
- Betty Bezos, RCDD, ESS, NTS, OSP, WD, 2009
- Carol Everett Oliver, RCDD, ESS, 2010
- Patricia A. Fisher, RCDD, DCDC, OSP, WD, 2011
- Ninad M. Desai, RCDD, NTS, 2012
- Todd Taylor, RCDD, NTS, OSP, 2013
- George Thorning, RCDD, 2014
- Robert B. Hertling, RCDD, OSP, 2015
- Philip D. Klingensmith, RCDD, OSP, RTPM, 2016
- Bruce Nardone, RCDD, TECH, 2017
- Rui Takei, RCDD, DCDC, 2018
- George Fewell, RCDD, 2019
- Denise Pappas, 2020
- Henry Franc, RCDD, OSP, 2021
- Chuck Bowser III, 2022
- Robert M. Gross, RCDD, OSP, 2023
- Thomas "T.J." Pate, INSTC, INSTF, TECH, 2024
- Alvin Gilmore, RTPM, TECH, 2025
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The European Member of the Year Award was established in 2010 to spotlight a member in Europe who has made a significant contribution to BICSI and the ICT industry on a whole throughout Europe.
- Greg Sherry, RCDD, NTS, WD, 2010
- Melanie Green, 2011
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This award was created in 1992 to recognize contribution of an individual in BICSI Canadian Region to the advancement of BICSI and its goals and objectives.
- Edward Boychuk, 1992
- Dunn G. Harvey, RCDD, NTS, 1995
- Roman Dabrowski, RCDD, 1998
- Julie Roy, RCDD, NTS, 2004
- Network Cabling Magazine & Cabling Network Systems Magazine, 2006
- Peter Levoy, RCDD, 2010
- Richard Smith, RCDD, NTS, OSP, 2012
- John Bakowski, RCDD, NTS, OSP, WD, 2014
- Henry Franc, RCDD, OSP, 2015
- Kevin Cheong, RCDD, 2017
- Shari English, RCDD, 2019
- Peter Olders, RCDD, NTS, OSP, TECH, 2020
- William Weekes, RCDD, 2022
Scholarships and Emerging Talent
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- Scott Clough, 1998
- Miguel Martin Caleeron,1998
- Mary Frost, 1998
- Abbey Hadden, 1998
- Paula Miller, 1998
- Eric Sanner, 1998
- Miguel Martin Caleeron, 1999
- David Steinburg, 1999
- Collin Andrews, 1999
- Elie Fisher, 1999
- Gunnar Gunderson, 1999
- Robert Pritchett, 1999
- Norma Roberts, 1999
- Gregory Smith, 1999
- Miguel Martin Caleeron, 2000
- Kimberlee Miller, 2000
- Christother Curbelo, 2000
- Eric Sanner, 2000
- Jennifer Thorson, 2000
- Elie Fisher, 2000
- Christopher Forgie, 2000
- Azar Mehrabadi, 2000
- Steve Potucek, 2000
- Steve Potucek, 2001
- Scott Johnson, 2001
- Joshua Kroll, 2001
- Christopher Reh, 2001
- Roman Mickiewica, 2001
- Jerry Fewell, 2001
- Piotr Jezewski, 2002
- Rui Lopes Viana F., 2002
- Michael Wood, 2002
- Blake T. Dean, 2002
- Steve Potucek, 2002
- Ryan Murphy, 2002
- Jerry Fewell, 2002
- Daniel L. Stutzke, 2002
- Miriam Davis, 2003
- William Hodges, 2004
- Andrea Casazza, 2004
- Ryan Murphy, 2004
- Joan Khoo, 2004
- Wesley A. Infinger, 2005
- BCIT Burnaby Campus, 2005
- Craig McLeod, 2005
- Michael Intag, 2005
- Paul Weintraub, 2005
- Thomas Michael Franko, 2006
- James Gill, 2006
- Nicholas Discenza, 2006
- Andrew Coyle, 2006
- Mark Oden, 2007
- Mishael Hester, 2007
- Amanda Gill, 2007
- Justin Ross, 2008
- Josh Bruckmoser, 2009
- R Lucien Brandon, 2009
- R Lucien Brandon, 2010
- M. Lugman Suhaib, 2010
- Thomas Robert Elliott, 2011
- Thomas Tang, 2011
- David Picariello, 2012
- Joseph Lentine, 2012
- Alonso Martinez, 2013
- Michael McNeil, 2013
- James Rohler, 2014
- Nicholas Plueger, 2015
- Jesse Alexander Fox, 2015
- Nicholas Plueger, 2016
- Carlo Torres, 2017
- Lorenzo Podda, 2018
- Rachel Higgins, 2019
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The BICSI Next Generation scholarship was created in 2008 as a way to thank technical schools that allowed Region Meetings to be hosted in their facilities. The Next Generation scholarship is awarded to a deserving student in a college-level IT program. It represents the association’s focus to reach out to the next generation of IT, engineering and other ICT professionals to help them to achieve their knowledge-based goals.
- Rebecca Bullock, June 2008
- Daniel Ferguson, October 2008
- Hee Seob Jeong, August 2009
- Caleb Davis, November 2009
- William Sibley, November 2009
- Ralph Colbeck, November 2009
- Patrick Fordyce, April 2010
- Raymond Ang, November 2010
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BICSI Installer of the Year
Each year at the BICSI Winter Conference, the Cabling Skills Challenge brings together skilled installation professionals to compete in hands-on telecommunications challenges that test speed, accuracy, and technical expertise. Top competitors earn industry recognition and the opportunity to be named BICSI Installer of the Year.