Congratulations to the 2023 Excellence in Technology Award Winners!
Congratulations to the truly inspiring winners of the 2023 Excellent in Tech Awards, held on November 10. Watch for a full recap along with event photos this week!
STC is thrilled to showcase and elevate our tech community by honoring winners in 15 categories. We recognize that technology is an indispensable part of all of our personal lives, social interactions and careers. Whether you are a nurse, work in a restaurant, develop software, teach, or own a business, we are all in this together. Everyone works in tech.
Springfield Tech Council has made advocating and showcasing the incredible diversity and talent of southwest Missouri and the Midwest its mission, to pool our resources and work towards making a better future for everyone in our community, together. Additionally, our entire community reaps the positive benefits of attraction and retention of tech talent.
Recognizing our peers at the Excellence in Technology Awards is essential to STC’s mission to unify and amplify the professional tech community in the Ozarks.
Without further ado, the 2023 Excellence in Technology Award winners are:
Solution Designer of the Year:
Kris Buckingham - Heartland Business Systems
Most Innovative Solution:
CoxHealth Virtual Care Program - Gina Ellerbee
Best IT Project Manager or Coordinator:
Kristen Petty - QCR Holdings
Best IT Salesperson:
Steven Huxley - TierOne
Best Technician:
Jon Ashbee - Bayada
Best Graphic Artist:
Michael Peacock - TierOne
Best Programmer, Analyst, or Developer:
Megan Blevins - Midwest Interactive
Most Innovative Startup:
WareHQ Labs - Ben Pomerenke
Community Impact Award:
CoxHealth, EICU & Virtual Care - Shawn Usery, MD
Technology Executive of the Year:
Tom Douglas - JMark
Rising Star:
Ethan Zitting - Midwestern Interactive
Best Technology Services Provider:
Pitt Technology Group - Kevin Waterland & Doug Pitt
IT Person of the Year - Small Business:
Michael Cahill - Business Solutions
IT Person of the Year - Medium Business:
Maranda Provance - Mostly Serious
IT Person of the Year - Large Business:
Simoriah Stogner - Jack Henry
View a full list of this years Excellence in Technology Award finalists
Additional News Coverage: Springfield Business Journal
