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  Edward A. Guilbert e-Business Professional Award
Recognizing Significant Career Contributions in e-Business Message Development

Purpose: To recognize individuals for significant career contributions in the field of e-business message development.

DISA has awarded the Edward A. Guilbert E-Business Professional Award to a select group of distinguished service professionals from the e-business community. It is the highest level of recognition bestowed upon a professional who demonstrates outstanding leadership in the e-business standards field.

The award is named in honor of Edward A. Guilbert who served as a logistics officer during the Berlin Airlift of 1948 and later created the first system to exchange data electronically.

2008 Presentation

The Edward A. Guilbert e-Business Professional Award will be presented at the ASC X12 Fall 2008 meeting in Pittsburgh.

Nomination Process

Professionals who have achieved significant career contributions in the field of e-business message development are eligible candidates for the award. Nominations for the award are open until June 13, 2008.

  • Name of nominee, current title and contact information (please include business address, phone, FAX and email)
  • Information on the nominee's professional career, as it relates to significant achievements over the past year in e-business message development
  • A 100-200 word biographical statement of the individual's eligibility for the award
  • A brief statement from the sponsor in support of the candidate's accomplishments
  • Sponsor's name, title, organization and contact information
Nominations must be received no later than June 13, 2008. Late submissions will be considered at the discretion of the Nominating & Awards Committee. Please email nominations to gmayer@disa.org or mail/fax to Guy Mayer, Edward A. Guilbert Award Committee, DISA, 7600 Leesburg Pike, #430, Falls Church, VA 22043, FAX 703.940.1439.

Guilbert Award Recipients

2007Lance Dailey
Bob Lyttle
Verna Schultz

2001Jessie W. Alderson
Klaus-Dieter Naujok

1995Earl J. Bass
Joseph G. Carley
Ralph W. Notto

2006Dan Petrosky

2000Kendra Martin

1994Ken Hutcheson

2005Harry Featherstone
Pam Flaten

1999Lee Barrett

1993Burton F. Millard

2004Doug Anderson
Dan Codman (posthumously)
Jim Sykes

1998Harriet J. Rusk

1992Clifford R. Buys

2003Hank Lavery
Paul Lemme

1997James J. Muenz

1991Edward A. Guilbert
David L. Torma

2002Dr. Kepa Zubeldia
John B. Hunter

1996Hans Weiting