2021 SNIA Member Recognition Honorees
We could not do the work of the SNIA without our passionate and dedicated volunteers. We are pleased to recognize the following honorees in two unique categories. Honorees are selected by SNIA members via an anonymous survey. The first set of awards are individuals who made significant contributions to SNIA. The second set of awards are group awards which recognize an affiliate, forum, initiative or technical work group.
(as announced January 25, 2022)
Individual Awards
Vera Koleva (II-VI Incorporated)
EXCEPTIONAL LEADERSHIP
The individual(s) who has provided outstanding leadership to advance a cause for SNIA leading to an impact on the industry or the Association.
Krishnakumar Gowravaram (Cisco)
UNSUNG HERO HONOREE
An individual who continually worked tirelessly under the radar expecting no accolades or attention but who in fact probably deserves more than the rest.
Richard Brunner (VMware)
VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR
The individual whose consistent contributions during the previous year have furthered the work of an existing program.
Oscar Pinto (Samsung)
NEW CONTRIBUTOR OF THE YEAR
Individual who contributed to a new area or program. This individual has begun contributing in a different area than they have been contributing to.
Tom Coughlin (Coughlin Associates)
EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION
SNIA recognizes volunteers whose commitment and contributions to SNIA Education during the previous year have furthered SNIA’s mission to lead the storage industry worldwide in developing and promoting vendor-neutral education on networking and storage technologies.
John Kim (NVIDIA)
EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION
SNIA recognizes volunteers whose commitment and contributions to SNIA Education during the previous year have furthered SNIA’s mission to lead the storage industry worldwide in developing and promoting vendor-neutral education on networking and storage technologies.
Group Awards
SNIA GROUP OF THE YEAR:
A SNIA group which had members and efforts which helped SNIA achieve something innovative and groundbreaking.
Recognized Groups: SDXI TWG
SIGNIFICANT IMPACT BY A PREVIOUSLY EXISTING TECHNICAL WORK GROUP (TWG) OR TASK FORCE
The SNIA TWG or Task Force, which above all others, had members and efforts which consistently stepped up and helped SNIA achieve something new and groundbreaking or which significantly advanced an existing program.
Recognized Groups: Computational Storage TWG