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SCTE Chairman's Award
Chairman's Award
Purpose:
This award is presented to an individual, a group of individuals or an organization that has demonstrated significant support of the Society.
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2023 Award Recipient
Elad Nafshi
Executive Vice President, Chief Network Officer at Comcast Cable
Elad has been instrumental in the success of programs that impact the entire broadband industry. He began his career with Comcast in 2005. Since that time, he has led several high-profile initiatives around Next Generation Access Network, Cloud TV, Cloud DVR Interactive Television, Addressable Advertising, Digital Set-Top-Boxes, On-Screen Guides, and other key programs. Today, Elad drives strategy for the nation’s largest gigabit Internet network and is a global leader in 10G technology, which will allow Comcast to deliver multigigabit upload and download speeds to tens of millions of Americans. Thank you Elad for your hard work and dedication to the cable industry.
Past Recipients
2022: Jon Pederson, Midco
2020- CPE: CommScope, Sercomm, Technicolor
2020- Hardware: Alpha, CommScope, Nokia, Vecima
2019: Steve Williams, Charter Communications
2018: Mark Hess
2017: Dr. Martha Soehren, Comcast Communications
2016: Learning & Development Committee Chaired by Andy Parrott
2016: Chapter Support Committee Chaired by Steve Williams
2015: Christine Whitaker
2014: Mike LaJoie
2013: Jim Hughes
2012: Bob Foote
2011: Terry Cordova
2010: CTO Advisory Group
- Dan Pike, GCI Cable
- Dermot O’Carroll, Rogers Cable Communications
- Jim Blackley, Cablevision System Corporation
- Marwan Fawaz, Charter Communications, Inc.
- Mike LaJoie, Time Warner Cable
- Nomi Bergman, Bright House Networks
- Terry Cordova, Suddenlink Communications
- Tony Werner, Comcast Cable Communications
2009: SCTE Emeritus Members
2008: Frank Drendel and Robert Stanzione
2007: Sally Kinsman*
2006: SCTE Scholarship Subcommittee