The purpose of these awards is to recognize excellence by CISOA representatives and their staff in support of the students, faculty, and staff in the community colleges throughout California. 

During the 2011 conference, awards for Technology Excellence, Technology Planning, and the Board award for excellence in service to the CISOA organization were presented.

Congratulations to Mojdeh Mehdizadeh, winner of the Campus Technology Innovator in Technology Planning Award, to Satish Warrier, winner of the Technology Planning Award, and to Susan Guarino, recipient of the CISOA Board Award for excellence in her service to the CISOA and the California Communty College System!

TechEdge writer Sandoval Chagoya was wrote a great article about the 2011 awards. You can view the article here:

Nominations open January 3 for the 2012 CISOA annual awards. CEOs and CISOs may nominate individuals by clicking here. The 2012 Awards will be given out during the annual conference in Ontario on March 18-20, 2012.