AITP selects 2009 Executive of the Year and other award winners

The Austin chapter of the national Association of IT Professionals
(AITP) is excited to announce the 2009 IT Executive of the Year Awards
winners held in conjunction with the 2009 InnoTech Austin Conference &
Expo.

This was the 12th annual IT Executive of the Year awards competition
and is the premier recognition event for Central Texas Chief
Information Officers and Technology Professionals. “This award is an
important aspect of giving back to the technology community in Austin.
The winners showcase four examples of incredible work being
accomplished in Austin”, says Scott Foster, President of AITP – Austin
Chapter.

Scott Foster, President of AITP Austin presented the awards to this
year’s recipients:

- Public Sector/Non-profit IT Executive of the Year – Eric
Hungate, Chief Information Offier, Texas Association of School Boards.

- Private Sector IT Executive of the Year – Dennis Strong, Sr.
VP & Chief Information Officer, McCoy’s Building Supplies

- Information Technologist / CTO of the Year – Joshua Baer,
Founder & CEO, OtherInBox

- Community Leadership – William Hurley, whurleyvision, inc.

Prior year winners include the senior IT and technology officers with
DejaNews/Google, Dell, Hoover’s/Dun & Bradstreet, Vignette, Whole
Security/Symantec, Activant, Austin-Bergstrom Airport, Collective
Technologies, the City of Austin, the State of Texas, Texas Mutual
Insurance, Texas Medical Liability Trust, Triactive, Travis County,
City of Bee Caves, Temple Inland, Wayport, Freescale, Spiceworks, and
Pervasive