At its annual awards ceremony held on Wednesday, February 15, BICSI honored a number of individuals who have contributed to the organization and to the industry as a whole.
Thomas "Lee" Renfroe, RCDD, ITS Technician, Certified Trainer was crowned BICSI Installer of the Year for finishing atop the 16 competitors in the 2012 BICSI Cabling Skills Challenge.
Additionally, BICSI awarded scholarships to two college/university students who are sons of BICSI members. Recipients of the Ray Gendron/BICSI Cares Scholarship, named for the former BICSI president and longtime BICSI Cares volunteer, were David Picariello and Joseph Lentine. Picariello is majoring in electronics engineering technology at Humber College in Toronto, Ontario Canada. Lentine is majoring in computer information systems at the University of Akron in Akron, OH.
Husband and wife David and Myra Bowling were honored as recipients of the Larry G. Romig Committee Member of the Year award. It was the first time in 12 years that the award went to two individuals rather than one. The Bowlings have dedicated years of service to the BICSI Cares Committee.
Patricia A. Fisher holds the professional designations RCDD, DCDC, OSP and WD, and now also holds the title of the 2012 David K. Blythe/University of Kentucky Award for Outstanding Member of the Year. The award honors "the volunteer spirit of BICSI members, and spotlights one individual ... for outstanding efforts in promoting BICSI's educational programs and commitment to professional development within the industry," BICSI explains. Fisher has been a BICSI member since 1998 and is active on several committees. BICSI specifically noted that she has organized several BICSI Breakfast Club events over the years.
David M. Richards, RCDD, NTS, OSP, ITS Technician, was honored with the Presidential Eagle Award, which is presented to an individual exhibiting leadership, sacrifice, faith in BICSI and dedication over a period of time, the association notes. BICSI commented on Richards' "neverending commitment to spreading ITS education across the globe, as well as for his work on the BICSI Installation Committee, which includes helping to create and implement the BICSI Cabling Skills Challenge."
The Harry J. Pfister Award for Excellence in the Communications Industry, characterized by BICSI as a "lifetime achievement or major accomplishment" award given to an individual in the telecommunications industry, was given to Mark S. Harger. Harger is active on several BICSI committees and "is highly knowledgeable in the field of bonding and grounding," BICSI notes. "His expertise and leadership has been used to help form and publish numerous standards, as well as several BICSI manuals."
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