The Austin chapter of the national Association of IT Professionals (AITP) is excited to announce the 2009 IT Executive of the Year Awards winners held in conjunction with the 2009 InnoTech Austin Conference & Expo.

This was the 12th annual IT Executive of the Year awards competition and is the premier recognition event for Central Texas Chief Information Officers and Technology Professionals. “This award is an important aspect of giving back to the technology community in Austin. The winners showcase four examples of incredible work being accomplished in Austin”, says Scott Foster, President of AITP – Austin Chapter.

Scott Foster, President of AITP Austin presented the awards to this year’s recipients:

• Public Sector/Non-profit IT Executive of the Year – Eric Hungate, Chief Information Offier, Texas Association of School Boards.
• Private Sector IT Executive of the Year – Dennis Strong, Sr. VP & Chief Information Officer, McCoy’s Building Supplies
• Information Technologist / CTO of the Year – Joshua Baer, Founder & CEO, OtherInBox
• Community Leadership – Whurley (William Hurley), whurleyvision, inc.

Prior year winners include the senior IT and technology officers with DejaNews/Google, Dell, Hoover’s/Dun & Bradstreet, Vignette, Whole Security/Symantec, Activant, Austin-Bergstrom Airport, Collective Technologies, the City of Austin, the State of Texas, Texas Mutual Insurance, Texas Medical Liability Trust, Triactive, Travis County, City of Bee Caves, Temple Inland, Wayport, Freescale, Spiceworks, and Pervasive.