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SCTE Member of the Year Award
SCTE Member of the Year Award
This renowned award recognizes the SCTE member who has made the most significant contributions to the Society through active participation in its programs and efforts during the past year.
Nominations: Nominations for the 2024 award are due by June 7, 2024. To nominate an SCTE member, please use the nomination form.
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2023 Recipient
Sam Acoff, Headend Manager at Comcast Communications
Sam Acoff is recognized as an outstanding chapter president for the Great Lakes chapter. He is lauded for raising the chapter to new heights through training and new visions of bringing in a wider group of professionals not thought of before. He is a mentor for new leaders and technicians in Headend, Network Maintenance, Tech Ops and Fiber maintenance. He seeks to partner with local municipals to bring industry awareness at the high school and college levels as a trade. He continually seeks out and stays ahead with training on new technologies. Sam is appreciated for how he elevates those around him and brings new ideas to the table. He continually encourages involvement and engagement among his Comcast peers and teams and is truly a Member of the Year. Congratulations Sam Acoff, 2023 recipient of SCTE Member of the Year.
Past Recipients:
2022: Rudy Dauncey
2021: Mark Adams
2020: George Bosak
2019: Cliff Simpson
2018: Larry Wolcott
2017: Ed Marchetti
2016: Bill Spies
2015: Thomas L. Lewis
2014: Bob Acheson
2013: Steve Murphy
2012: Joseph Guariglia
2011: Tom Gorman
2010: Bob Legg, Jr.
2009: Frank Eichenlaub
2008: Brenda Stottler
2007: Ronald Brunt
2006: Roger Paul*
2005: Bob Foote
2004: Ron Hranac
2003: Bill DesRochers
2002: Pam Nobles
2001: Rudy Niznansky
2000: Mark Millet
1999: Antonio Huerta*
1998: Keith Hayes
1997: David Devereaux-Weber
1996: Alan Babcock
1995: James Haag
1994: Wendell Woody*
1993: William Grant
1992: Ron Wolfe*
1991: Steve Allen
1990: Richard Covell
1989: Paul Beeman
1988: Michael Aloisi
1987: Rex Porter
1986: Sally Kinsman*
1985: Pete Petrovich
1984: David Franklin
1983: John Kurpinski
1982: Clifford Paul*
1981: Yves Fortier
1980: Thomas Polis*
1979: Kenneth Gunter* & Ralph Haimowitz*
1978: James Grabenstein
1977: Frank Bias
1976: Glenn Chambers
1975: James Collins
1974: Steven Dourdoufis
*Deceased