Recipients of Rising Star Award The Rising Star award recognizes a person in the early years of their IT career who shows extraordinary promise. Rowan Mitchske, Enterprise Platforms – 2026 Alicia Benavides, Enterprise Platforms – 2025 Emmett Slack, eBITS – 2024 Debbie Bangor, eBITS – 2023 Elliot Reymond-Christensen, Technology Resources – 2022 Joanna Jackson, UT Libraries – 2021 Michael Mayo, eBITS – 2020 Sandy Wright, Academic Information Systems – 2019 Tim Bishop, Financial Information Systems – 2018 Megan Will, ITS Applications – 2017 Jimmy Bradshaw, ITS Applications – 2016 Kyle O’Neill, University Development Office – 2015 Sara Gore, Office of the Registrar – 2014 Matt Jorgenson, Information Technology Services – 2012-2013 David Voegtle, University Development Office – 2011 Joe Stubbs, Technology Resources – 2010 Lauren (Strickler) Pahnke, Financial Information Systems – 2009
