Awards

Congratulations to 2020's Innovation Award winner - Randy Sunderman, VP Information Technology, Heartland Co-op! Learn about Randy's innovation here. 

The Innovation Award recognizes outstanding innovation in the application of advanced business computing technology to improve efficiency, enhance customer service, or promote business excellence.

Innovation Award Details

The Student Innovation Award recognizes innovation in Information Systems, Enterprise Computing, Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related concentration. Applicable to students and recent graduates enrolled in one of the aforementioned programs or a related concentration, this award affords the winner an opportunity to immerse themselves in four days of IT education on some of the latest topics presented by authorities in the industry. 

Student Innovation Award Details

Congratulations Kim Greene on receiving the 2020 Distinguished Service Award!

The Distinguished Service Award recognizes a volunteer’s continued dedication and service to the growth and development of the COMMON organization. To foster the unique honor of the award, the number presented at each Annual Meeting is limited.

Distinguished Service Award Details

Congratulations to all our award winning speakers announced at POWERUp 2020! Click Here to see the full list. 

Since 1994, COMMON has recognized its national conference speakers through the Speaker Excellence Program. Speakers whose sessions were exceptional in both content and delivery (communication, presentation, and use of training aids) receive a medal award and are inducted into the Speaker Excellence Hall of Fame. The awards are based on feedback from evaluation forms that attendees complete after each session. Beginning in 2008, the Gold, Silver and Bronze medals are determined according to a fixed criteria of historical averages. COMMON also awards the Speakers of Merit, Best New Session, Best New Speaker, and Best Open Lab awards to speakers.

Speaker Award Details