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Congratulations to all the winners—and to all of the IT Superheroes out there!

  • Best Team Leader: David Lockstein, Watertown Unified School District, Wisconsin
  • Best Rookie: Bryce Bonilla, Manufacturing Sciences Corporation, Tennessee
  • Best Catch: Jack Mincks, Spokane R-7 School District, Missouri
  • Most Unshakeable: Ashley Hanovich, First State Bank, Michigan
  • Best Superpower: Susan Chandler, Jasper City Schools, Alabama
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The World of IT Deserves Superhero Awards

IT professionals keep the lights on—and all of their hard work deserves more than just a pat on the back. It deserves an award. Now, beyond serving as your IT department’s IT department, we’re giving out awards to honor the hard work of your colleagues and friends. Everyone in IT deserves recognition for their efforts. Our teams see IT professionals stepping up and going the extra mile every day—that’s why we’re proud to be giving these superheroes the awards they so richly deserve.

What Type of IT Superhero Walks Your Halls?

  • Best Team Leader—Leads to success, inspires others to greatness
  • Best Rookie—A fresh IT pro who performs like a seasoned pro
  • Best Catch—Made an amazing save, big or small, that averted disaster
  • Most Unshakeable—Always calm, patient, and focused in the face of IT chaos
  • Best Superpower—Capable of performing astonishing feats, no matter the deadline
  • The Ultimate IT Superhero—A grand-prize winner, selected by the judges from the five category winners

Meet Our Panel of 2024 IT Superhero Awards Judges

Patrick McGee

Patrick McGee

Director, Technology Support Services
St. Johns County School District
Ed Soo Hoo

Ed Soo Hoo

Worldwide CTO - Global Accounts
Lenovo
Johan Dowdy

Johan Dowdy

Global Head of IT and IT Security
Asana

Contest Details

Nominate your IT Superhero by June 13, 2025 to enter them into the contest. There are five categories to win, and one ultimate IT Superhero winner. Contest judges will select a winner for each category from among the nominees, and the Ultimate IT Superhero winner from the winners of the five categories.

View previous winners of our IT Superhero Awards.
Terms & Conditions

Nominee Eligibility
Eligible nominees include IT professionals who are not employed by or related to an employee of PC Connection, Inc. d/b/a Connection or its subsidiaries. Connection employees are not eligible to submit nominations. Self-nominations are welcome.

Dates and Nomination Process
Nominations are open from August 21, 2024—June 13, 2025. All nominations must be submitted via the IT Superhero award landing page (www.connection.com/ITawards) and must be 300 words or less.

Judging Criteria
Nominees will be judged on professional accomplishments in IT, innovative problem solving and leadership. Please be sure to address these criteria when submitting a nomination.

Winners will be interviewed and may be featured in articles on various Connection owned media platforms, including, but not limited to the Connection website, social media channels and blogs. Please be sure to nominate only individuals who are willing to be interviewed and submit a high-resolution 300 dpi headshot.

Confirmation of Participant Compliance
Participants (including, without limitation, those employed by federal, state, or local governmental entities or institutions, public institutions, educational institutions, libraries, healthcare institutions or any other sector or organization governed by laws or regulations regarding the acceptance of any item of value). By accepting an offer to attend, attending, or participating in a Connection sponsored event you confirm that your involvement does not violate any laws, regulations, executive orders, codes of ethics or rules governing your ability to accept items of value from companies with whom you conduct business. You further confirm that, if applicable, you have obtained all necessary approvals from your organization before accepting any item of value from Connection and the partners sponsoring the event and that your participation will in no way exclude your organization from future business with Connection or its business partners. You further represent and warrant that if you have any doubt as to the application of any rules governing your ability to participate in a Connection sponsored offering, you will advise Connection and decline the offer.

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