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2023 SNIA Member Recognition Honorees (as announced January 17, 2024)

Individual Awards

Jason Molgaard VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR
Honoree: Jason Molgaard (Solidigm)
The individual whose consistent contributions during the previous year have furthered the work of an existing program.
Richelle Ahlvers EXCEPTIONAL LEADERSHIP
Richelle Ahlvers (Intel)
The individual(s) who has provided outstanding leadership to advance a cause for SNIA leading to an impact on the industry or the Association.
Cameron Brett EXCEPTIONAL LEADERSHIP
Cameron Brett (KIOXIA)
The individual(s) who has provided outstanding leadership to advance a cause for SNIA leading to an impact on the industry or the Association.
Sue Amarin UNSUNG HERO HONOREE
Honoree: Sue Amarin 
An individual who continually worked tirelessly under the radar expecting no accolades or attention but who in fact probably deserves more than the rest.
Willie Nelson UNSUNG HERO HONOREE
Honoree: Willie Nelson (Intel)
An individual who continually worked tirelessly under the radar expecting no accolades or attention but who in fact probably deserves more than the rest.
Ivan Alekseev NEW CONTRIBUTOR OF THE YEAR
Honoree: Ivan Alekseev (Calypso Testers)
Individual who contributed to a new area or program. This individual has begun contributing in a different area than they have been contributing to.
Mounir Elmously NEW CONTRIBUTOR OF THE YEAR
Honoree: Mounir Elmously (Ernst & Young)
Individual who contributed to a new area or program. This individual has begun contributing in a different area than they have been contributing to.
Michael Hoard EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION
Honoree: Michael Hoard (Intel)
SNIA recognizes volunteers whose commitment and contributions to SNIA Education during the previous year have furthered SNIA’s mission to lead the storage industry worldwide in developing and promoting vendor-neutral education on networking and storage technologies.

Group Awards

SNIA GROUP OF THE YEAR:

A SNIA group which had members and efforts which helped SNIA achieve something innovative and groundbreaking.

Recognized Groups: Compute, Memory, and Storage Initiative, Strategy Committee

SIGNIFICANT IMPACT BY A PREVIOUSLY EXISTING TECHNICAL WORK GROUP (TWG) OR TASK FORCE

The SNIA TWG or Task Force, which above all others, had members and efforts which consistently stepped up and helped SNIA achieve something new and groundbreaking or which significantly advanced an existing program.

Recognized Groups: SDXI TWG, DNA TA TWG