Top IT Leaders Honored by Government Computer News

FALLS CHURCH, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Government Computer News (GCN) unveiled the winners of its annual IT Leadership Awards in the May 7 issue. Ten winners were recognized for their outstanding work in the field of information technology across federal, state and local government. Honorees were chosen by a panel of current and former federal IT leaders and industry executives, along with senior GCN editors.

“This year’s award winners deserve high praise for their exemplary record of performance, their innovation and their leadership,” said Wyatt Kash, editor in chief of GCN. “They have demonstrated excellence not only with their accomplishments, but their ability to inspire their peers and colleagues to higher achievements. We applaud them for their outstanding contributions to the government IT community.”

The 2007 GCN IT Leadership Awards honorees are:

• Donald R. Reid, Sr. Coordinator for Security Infrastructure, Department of State
• Chris Kluckhuhn, Lieutenant Commander, US Coast Guard
• Ginger Price, Director, My HealtheVet Strategic Program Office, CHIO, Department of Veterans Affairs
• George White, Chief Information Officer, Office of Attorney General
• Lily Kamikihara, Theater SATCOM Ground Segment Manager, HQ US Pacific Command
• Captain Sam Sumwalt, Chief Technology Officer, Navy Reserve Forces Command
• Apollo Teng, Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Manager, Montgomery County (MD) Government, Department of Technology Services
• Lewis Shepherd, Senior Technical Officer and Chief, Requirements & Research Group (R2), Defense Intelligence Agency
• Peter Tseronis, Director Network Services, Department of Education
• William Larry Padgett, Director IT- Operations, School District of Palm Beach County

Award winners will be honored at the May 16 AFFIRM luncheon in Washington, D.C., where Wyatt Kash will moderate a panel of winners as they talk about inspiring effective IT teams. For details on attending the award luncheon, go to www.affirm.org.

GCN is published by 1105 Government Information Group and is the long-standing technology authority in government. It provides unparalleled coverage of how to buy, build and manage the technologies that run government. For more information about the 2007 GCN IT Leadership Awards, visit GCN.com.

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