Awards

OATUG Awards

The OATUG Member of the Year Award recognizes an individual for outstanding service to the OATUG and its members. Past recipients have included Geo and SIG leaders, committee members, and others who have provided outstanding service to the organization.

Nomination Criteria:

Any individual within an OATUG Member organization making an outstanding contribution to the OATUG and its members.
Contributions to the organization include volunteer activities, such as enhancements, new member recruitment, panel chairs, paper presenters, Geo and/or SIG coordinators, etc.
Members of the OATUG Executive Committee and Board of Directors are not eligible during their term of office.

Nomination Information:

All members of the OATUG are invited to nominate candidates for the award.
Unsuccessful nominees will remain eligible for selection for the award for two consecutive years after their initial nomination.
Must include Name, phone number and e-mail address of the individual being nominated.
Nomination must include the reasons for the nomination.
Principal nominators should be prepared to discuss with a selection committee the reasons for their nomination.

Selection Committee:

The OATUG Member Engagement Committee and Board of Directors will serve as the selection committee for this award.

Procedure:

The above committee will present recommendations for the award to the OATUG Board of Directors for final decision and acceptance.
The award will be presented at COLLABORATE 20.

Questions:

For more information, please contact the OATUG Membership Department at +1.404.240.0897 or membership@oatug.org.

OATUG Innovator of the Year Award

The OATUG Innovator of the Year award recognizes a user member organization that has implemented a breakthrough idea in the use of an Oracle Application or Technology.

Nomination Criteria:

Any OATUG user member organization that has demonstrated innovative and breakthrough techniques using the standard functionality of an Oracle Application or Technology. Please note that OATUG associate member organizations are not eligible but are invited to nominate user members with whom they have partnered in 2019.
Members of the OATUG Board of Directors and volunteer members of the selection committee are not eligible during their term of office.

Nomination Information:

All members of the OATUG, except members of the OATUG Board of Directors and volunteer members of the selection committee, are invited to nominate candidates for the award.
All nominations must be current OATUG members
- Name of the organization nominated;
- Name, phone number and e-mail address of the individual who will receive the award on behalf of the nominated organization;
- Oracle Application or Technology in which the innovation was implemented;
- Benefits of the innovation and the unique features of the innovation; and
- Innovations nominated must be available to be shared with (or presented to) all OATUG members.

Selection Committee:

The OATUG Member Engagement Committee and Board of Directors will serve as the selection committee for this award.

Procedure:

The above committee will present recommendations for the award to the OATUG Board of Directors for final decision and acceptance.
The award will be presented at COLLABORATE 20.

Questions:

For more information, please contact the OATUG Membership Department at +1.404.240.0897 or membership@oatug.org.

Past Award Recipients

Member of the Year Award History

The Member of the Year Award recognizes an individual within an OATUG Member organization for making an outstanding contribution to the OATUG and its members.

Year	Winner
2004	John Stouffer
2005	Lisa Palermo
2006	Takao Hara
2007	Mohan Dutt
2008	Sandra Vucinic
2009	Steve Canter
2010	Mohan Iyer
2011	Kaberi Nayak
2012	Lakshmi Sampath
2013	Michael Brown
2014	Douglas Volz
2015	Andrew Snyder
2016	Bill Dunham
2017	Melissa Sider
2018	Marty Fye
2019	Kirby Lunger

Innovator of the Year Award History

The Innovator of the Year Award recognizes an OATUG User Member organization that has demonstrated innovative and breakthrough techniques using the standard functionality of an Oracle Application.

Year	Winner
2005	Dallas Independent School District
2006	Barrick Goldstrike Mines
2007	US Internetworking
2008	EMC Corporation
2009	Wind River Systems
2010	McGraw Hill
2011	Dell
2012	Anderson Hay & Grain
2013	Closure Systems International Division of Reynolds Packaging Group
2014	Worthington Industries
2015	not awarded
2016	City of Las Vegas
2017	Equinix
2018	not awarded
2019	not awarded

Star Presenter of the Year Award History

Started in 2014, the OATUG STAR Presenter of the Year Award recognizes two OATUG members (one User and one Associate) who have made an outstanding contribution to the OATUG and its members via speaking engagements.

Year	Winner
2014	Associate - Lee Briggs User - Bill Klein
2015	Associate - Susan Behn
2016	Associate - Sandra Vucinic User - Chad Johnson
2017	Associate - Tom Simkiss User - Doug Hahn
2018	Associate - Doug Volz User - Fidel Fayad
2019	Associate - Vimal Manimozhi User - Vivek Puri

Geo & SIG of the Year Award History

First awarded in 2017, the Geo & SIG of the Year Awards recognize one Geo and one SIG who have made an outstanding contribution to the OATUG and its members by going above and beyond expectations throughout the given year.

Year	Winner
2017	Geo - North Central OAUG SIG - Multi-National SIG
2018	Geo - North Central OAUG SIG - Cost Management SIG
2019	Geo - Ohio Valley OAUG SIG - Multi-National SIG

OATUG Oracle Ambassador Award History

Oracle employees who have made an outstanding contribution to the OATUG and its members by significantly supporting or contributing to one or more of the OATUG’s goals of advocacy, education and training, and member networking. The winner of this award is nominated and voted on by the OATUG Board of Directors.

Year	Winner
2007	Keith Walker, Chris Wartiki, Moshin Lee, Gerald O'Sullivan, Charlie Mott, Robert Smith, Lori Burke, Shiena Avila, Vinit Doshi, Char Jorgenson, Steven Chan, and Nadia Bendjedou
2008	Charles Kendig, Andrea Rosmarin, Aravindan Sankaramurthy, Scott Malcom, and Kathy Bush
2009	Roger Goossens, Steven Chan, Dana Murugan, Nadia Bendjedou, Jackie Rose, and J.J. Clementson
2010	Steve Miranda, Cliff Godwin, Mark Farnham, and Karen Brownfield
2011	Lisa Stuart and Brian Lawrence
2012	Sherm Terry, Anne Carlson, John O'Rourke, Joshua Byford, and Marcy Weliver
2014	Max Arderius
2015	Elke Phelps
2016	Deidre Engstrom and Lauri Williams
2017	David Heisler
2018	Jeff McCall
2019	Nathalie Beaine

Women in Technology Recognition Program Honoree History

First awarded in 2019, the Women in Technology Recognition Program honors a female OATUG member who has demonstrated a passion for spreading awareness by helping other women excel in technology-related professions or fields of study.

Year	Winner
2019	Astha Patni

OATUG Awards

OATUG Member of the Year Award

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OATUG Innovator of the Year Award

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Past Award Recipients

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