AITP Members Earn Lifetime Individual Performance Awards

The Association of Information Technology Professionals (AITP) Professional Awards Committee would like to congratulate the following members who were awarded/approved for the Lifetime Individual Performance Award. They have joined past recipients who were recognized for their contributions to their Chapters, Regions and the Association.

IPA Lifetime Award-800 points

Irene Edge – Northeastern Ohio Chapter – Region 18 – Irene teaches at the Ashtabula Campus of Kent State University. She is an advisor of the Kent State Ashtabula Student Chapter which is noted for many years of competition at NCC during which they brought home many awards.

Darlene Gerber – Northeastern Ohio Chapter – Region 18 – Darlene has served the Association at the Chapter, Region and Association level as an Officer, as well as chairing many committees. She is also well known for her love for Ohio State University as well as AITP.

David Chapin – Puget Sound Chapter – Region 2 – Dave has been involved in several chapters in the Northwestern part of the country. When the Chair of the 2011 Region 2 Conference was unable to continue, Dave stepped up to help make the event a success. Most recently, Dave wrote an article published on the Association website aimed at helping chapters recruit new members.

Mary Reager – Cornhusker Chapter – Region 4 – Mary is an extremely active member of the Cornhusker Chapter and a past Association Director. She chairs many committees and attends as many Association activities as possible where she helps out wherever she is needed.

The Individual Performance Award (IPA) for AITP members was designed to reward active members. The IPA is based on a point evaluation for various activities performed for the local Chapter, the Region and the Association, the Local and Business Communities as well as supporting the Student Chapter Community. Individuals are recognized for those contributions which advance the goals of the Association, assist the efforts of fellow members and promote the development of members' professional status.

The IPA award recognizes individual merits and recipients continue to serve and achieve in the years to come. The levels of IPA and the points required are as follows: