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Award Committee for the Cathy Lester IT Excellence Memorial Award

The Award Committee is established and its general operations defined by the Cathy Lester IT Excellence Memorial Award permanent endowment charter.

The current members of the Award Committee are:

  • Liza Cantu
  • Debbie Bangor
  • Brian Borowicz
  • Carrie Bullock
  • Sara Gore
  • Brick Jones
  • Matt Jorgenson
  • Helen Mayhew
  • Maggie Pfeiffer

Those who have formerly served on the committee include Ashley Adams, Greg Atkinson, Gus Castellanos, Dana Cook, Shan Evans, Kristi Fisher, Cheryl Fuller, Dick Levan, Sandra Martinez, Louise Nelson, Adam Norwood, Sheila Ochner, Audrey Reynolds, Dustin Slater, Melissa Smith, Vijay Thiruvengadam, and Luis Zamora.

Anyone interested in serving on the Award Committee or otherwise supporting its activities, or if you have questions relating to the awards, please contact us at cll-memorial-cmte@utlists.utexas.edu.

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2026 Nomination Period

Nominations for the 2026 IT Excellence and Rising Star Awards are being accepted from February 9th through March 13th, 2026

Please nominate an amazing colleague that you believe deserves recognition.

Nomination form: Word | PDF.

Please send completed forms to cll-memorial-cmte@utlists.utexas.edu. Thank you for supporting and encouraging excellence in IT@UT!

How to Donate

Donations to the memorial can be made in two different ways.
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