2020
Nomination Period
Nomination period opens – February 3, 2020
Nomination period closes – March 6, 2020
Rising Star and Excellence Award winners announced – April/May 2020
2019
2019 Cathy Lester IT Excellence Award and the Rising Star Award Celebration
Event: Cathy Lester IT Awards Celebration
Place: Cactus Café, Texas Union
Date: May 9, 2020
Time: 4:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
There will be a toast to the winners at 5:30.
Nomination Period
Nomination period opens – February 4, 2019
Nomination period closes – March 1, 2019
Rising Star and Excellence Award winners announced – April/May 2019
2018
2018 Cathy Lester IT Excellence Award and the Rising Star Award Celebration
Event: Cathy Lester IT Awards Celebration
Place: Cactus Café, Texas Union
Date: June 7, 2018
Time: 4:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
There will be a toast to the winners at 5:30.
Nomination Period
Nomination period opens – February 5, 2018
Nomination period closes – March 2, 2018
Rising Star and Excellence Award winners announced – April/May 2018
2017
2017 Cathy Lester IT Excellence Award and the Rising Star Award Celebration
Event: Cathy Lester IT Awards Celebration
Place: Gabriel’s Café, AT&T Conference Center
Date: May 25, 2017
Time: 4:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
Nomination Period
Nomination period opens – February 1, 2017
Nomination period closes – February 28, 2017
Rising Star and Excellence Award winners announced – April/May 2017
2016
2016 Cathy Lester IT Excellence Award and the Rising Star Award Celebration
Event: Celebration with the recipients of the 2016 Cathy Lester IT Excellence Award and the Rising Star Award, Adam Norwood and Jimmy Bradshaw
When: Thursday, May 26, 2016 at 5:00-6:30pm
Where: Gabriel’s Cafe, AT&T Conference Center
2015
2015 Cathy Lester IT Excellence Award and the Rising Star Award Celebration
Event: Celebration with the recipients of the 2015 Cathy Lester IT Excellence Award and the Rising Star Award, Scott Mueller and Kyle O’Neill
When: Thursday, April 30, 2015 at 5:00-6:30pm
Where: Gabriel’s Cafe, AT&T Conference Center
Nomination Period
Nomination period opens – January 15, 2015
Nomination period closes – February 9, 2015
Rising Star and Excellence Award winners announced – March/April 2015
2014
2014 Cathy Lester IT Excellence Award and the Rising Star Award Celebration
Event: Celebration with the recipients of the 2014 Cathy Lester IT Excellence Award and the Rising Star Award, Francis McGrath and Sara Gore
When: Thursday, May 15, 2014 at 5:00-6:30pm
Where: Gabriel’s Cafe, AT&T Conference Center
Nomination Period
Nomination period opens – January 8, 2014
Nomination period closes – February 7, 2014
Rising Star and Excellence Award winners announced – March 2014
2013
Summer 2013 Event
Event: IT@UT Community Event – Guided Tour of Blanton Museum
Start Time: Wednesday, July 17 at 11:30am
End Time: Wednesday, July 17 at 1:00pm
Where: Blanton Museum, 200 E Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Austin
One of the great, and under-appreciated, benefits of working at UT Austin is that we have free access to a wealth of world-class resources right here on campus. However, we too rarely take advantage of them. It is time to fix that problem!
Please join us on Wednesday, July 17 from 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM for a guided overview tour of the Blanton Museum. This tour is free to current UT staff and Blanton members; admission for others is $9 for adults, $7 for seniors (65+). It’s been arranged for benefit of the IT@UT community by members of the board of the Cathy Lester IT Excellence Memorial Award.
Meet at the Visitor Services Desk at 11:30 AM to join the group. Parking for those coming from off-campus is available in the Brazos Garage.
The museum café is open until 2 PM for those who want to have a bite after the tour.
Make room in your day to appreciate the treasures that surround us. An Evite has been sent with a calendar invitation for your convenience. Open it and click Save to add it to your calendar.
2013 Cathy Lester IT Excellence Award and the Rising Star Award Celebration
Event: Celebration with the recipients of the 2012-2013 Cathy Lester IT Excellence Award and the Rising Star Award, Adam Connor and Matt Jorgenson
When: Thursday, March 9, 2013 at 4PM
Where: Gabriel’s Cafe, AT&T Conference Center
Nomination Period
Nomination period opens – January 7, 2013
Nomination period closes – February 8, 2013
Rising Star and Excellence Award winners announced – March 2013
2012
2012 Cathy Lester IT Excellence Award and the Rising Star Award Celebration
Event: Celebration with the recipients of the 2011 Cathy Lester IT Excellence Award and the Rising Star Award, Sarah Holmes and David Voegtle
When: Monday, March 5, 2012 at 5PM
Where: Gabriel’s Cafe, AT&T Conference Center
2011
IT@UT Bowling and Billiards Happy Hour
Event: IT@UT Bowling and Billiards Happy Hour
When: Thursday, October 27, 2011 at 4:30PM
Where: Union Underground, Texas Union
Nomination Period
Nomination period opens – September 19, 2011
Nomination period closes – October 31, 2011
Rising Star and Excellence Award winners announced – Early December, 2011
IT@UT Bowling and Billiards Happy Hour
Event: IT@UT Bowling and Billiards Happy Hour
When: Thursday, May 19, 2011 at 4:30PM
Where: Union Underground, Texas Union
2010 Cathy Lester IT Excellence Award and the Rising Star Award Celebration
Event: Celebration with the recipients of the 2010 Cathy Lester IT Excellence Award and the Rising Star Award, Jim Ferrero and Joe Stubbs
When: Thursday, January 20, 2011 at 5PM
Where: Gabriel’s Cafe, AT&T Conference Center
2010
Community-Wide Happy Hour
Event: Community-wide happy hour to welcome the new FIS Software Developer Trainees
When: Thursday, October 28, 2010 at 5PM
Where: Hole in the Wall
Nomination Period
Nomination period opens – October 1, 2010
Nomination period closes – November 1, 2010
Rising Star and Excellence Award winners announced – Early December, 2010
Summer 2010 Event
Event: IT@UT Community Event
Start Time: Friday, July 23 at 5:00pm
End Time: Friday, July 23 at 9:00pm
Where: 6546 Valleyside Road, Austin
Join your UT friends on Friday, July 23 for a post-work get together at the clubhouse in Julie and Karl Martinez’ condo community (located in the Far West area on Valleyside Road).
We’ll provide a keg, wine, soft drinks, sausage wraps, hot dogs & fixings, and light snacks. There’s a kitchen and a grill if you want to fix something more substantial to eat. If you love to cook or are interested in bringing a dessert or snack to share, go ahead!
Family and friends are definitely invited – and be sure to bring a bathing suit and a towel if you want to cool off on a hot summer’s evening (no lifeguard though). This event will take place rain or shine!
While this event is not a fund-raiser, donations to offset food and drink costs will be accepted in the “Change Management” box. All proceeds of the raffle will benefit the Cathy Lester Memorial IT Excellence fund.
Directions: North on Mopac to Far West Blvd. Go west on Far West to Wood Hollow Drive. Turn left on Wood Hollow Drive to North Hills Drive. Turn left on North Hills Drive to Valleyside Road. Turn right on Valleyside Road. The club house is located on Valleyside Road between Hart Lane and North Hills Drive. There is parking available in a small parking lot next to the club house or anywhere on the street.
An Evite will be sent out shortly, so hold the date!
2009 Cathy Lester IT Excellence Award and the Rising Star Award Celebration
Event: Come celebrate with the recipients of the 2009 Cathy Lester IT Excellence Award and the Rising Star Award, Mary Clare and Lauren Strickler
When: Friday, February 5, 2010 at 5PM
Where: Austin’s Pizza on Guadalupe
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