WASHINGTON -- ATIS congratulates the 2010 Annual Award winners honored at its Annual Meeting of the Committees recently held in Orlando, Florida. The awards celebrate the important contributions of ATIS’ members to its multiple committees and forums. They honor individuals that have consistently demonstrated outstanding leadership, dedication and commitment to ATIS’ standards development programs and technical planning activities.

Awards were given in three categories: the Award for Leadership in Standards Development; the Award for Outstanding Contributions to an ATIS Forum or Committee; and the President’s Award for Outstanding Contributions to Strategic Initiatives.

The Award for Leadership in Standards Development Award is given to ATIS Forum or Committee leaders responsible for one or more major initiatives and whose vision and leadership over the past 12 months resulted in the creation of ATIS Standards. This year saw two Leadership in Standards Development Award recipients, Randy Sharpe of Alcatel-Lucent and Stacy Hartman of Qwest.

Twelve individuals received an Award for Outstanding Contributions to an ATIS Forum or Committee. This award is presented to individuals who have provided valuable contributions to the development or completion of ATIS standards during the past year. The recipients of the 2010 ATIS Award for Outstanding Contributions are as follows: Khaled Dessouky of TechnoCom Corporation; Mark Desterdick of Verizon; Nag Rao of Nokia Siemens Networks; Niranjan Samant of Motorola; Bruce Wilson of Qualcomm; Robin Howard of Verizon; Robin Meier of AT&T; Syed Mubeen Saifullah of NeuStar; Andy Fitzsimmons of Telcordia Technologies; Lee Cosart of Symmetricom; John Messina of AT&T; and Trevor Bowers of ADTRAN.

The President’s Award is given to an individual whose support, advice, and strategic insight have made significant contributions over the years to ATIS and its ability to provide world-class standards. The recipient of the 2010 President’s Award is Mike Nawrocki of Verizon.

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