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The Cathy Lester IT Excellence Memorial Award
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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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Current and Past Recipients

IT Excellence Award
Rising Star Award
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Honoring the 2026 Award Recipients

The Cathy Lester IT Excellence Committee is pleased to announce a Happy Hour gathering on Friday, May 29th to honor nominees and recipients of the 2026 Cathy Lester IT Excellence and Rising Star awards.

Place: Central Market
4001 N Lamar Blvd, Austin 78756

Date: Friday, May 29, 2026

Time: 4:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.

We will toast our award nominees and recipients around 5:45 pm.

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