Congratulations to the 2024 TAGITM Award Winners

TAGITM recognized the following individuals and projects at the 2024 Annual Conference in April.

TAGITM President’s Award
The President’s Award is presented at the discretion of the president to a member who has made an exemplary and lasting contribution to the organization. For 2023-2024, Chris Lee was honored to select Sunny Patel, City of Hurst.

TAGITM Beth Ann Unger Women in Technology Award
New this year, the Women in Technology Award is in honor of long-time TAGITM member Beth Ann Unger, who passed away in 2023. This award’s purpose is to recognize females within the industry whose mentorship, contributions, and achievements are recognizable by many. This award focuses on those who have mentored the younger generation, and we hope to bring honor to Beth Ann’s memory and let her live on through this award each year. Two recipients were awarded this year:

• Jennifer Frescaz, City of Midland
• Fay Young, City of Port Arthur

TAGITM Excellence Awards
Excellence Award winners demonstrate outstanding innovation and application of leading-edge computing or communication technologies. Candidates for Excellence Awards are nominated by TAGITM members. Winners are chosen by a committee of peers who judge nominated projects based on their impact on improving internal operations, providing exceptional customer service, or enhancing communications. The following agencies were recognized for their achievements with Excellence Awards:

• The City of Seguin, Seguin Cyber Champion Project
• The City of Pharr, TeamPharr.Net
• Williamson County, Williamson County Emergency Response Data Sharing Hub

TAGITM Rising Star Award
The Rising Star Award is presented to a member who has demonstrated the potential for stepping into leadership positions within the organization and the government IT sector. Nominees are evaluated on their leadership skills and behavior, innovative and effective use of technology, organizational strategy alignment, and ability to manage change. The 2024 award was presented to Angela Wright, City of Beaumont.

TAGITM Rick Moore Award
The Rick Moore Award is presented to a member of the organization who has demonstrated commitment to the goals and the vision of the organization, dedication to government IT, and service as a mentor to other government IT professionals. Scott Joyce was the recipient of the 2024 award.

TAGITM Industry Partner Award
TAGITM was excited to award an Industry Partner who has displayed exceptional partnership and support to the TAGITM community. This award symbolizes the recipient’s strong commitment to advancing technology solutions to TAGITM members. This year’s Industry Partner Award went to Extreme Networks.