Earl Pace, founder of Black Data Processing Associates, was inducted into the IT Hall of Fame in 2011.
MOST RECENT INDUCTEES
Jacob Goldman: As Xerox's chief scientist, Jack Goldman was instrumental in founding the company's distinguished Palo Alto Research Center (PARC), which cultivated a number of the industry's most celebrated innovators and inventions.
VTN Founders: The Ingram Micro VentureTech Network started in 1992 with Intelligent Electronics and a small group of its solution provider franchise owners. This peer community gave SMB resellers a greater voice in the industry. That successful organization was acquired by Ingram Micro several years later and renamed the VentureTech Network.
Previously inducted members
IT Hall Of Fame
The IT Hall of Fame recognizes the contributions of "game-changers" in the IT channel and IT innovators. The IT Hall of Fame is comprised of two wings – IT Channel and IT Innovator – and is administered by CompTIA. It builds on the legacy of an earlier hall of fame established by the respected industry publication CRN.
Any individual, living or deceased, who has served as a pioneer and/or uniquely helped the IT channel flourish, or who is responsible for a major IT innovation, is eligible for induction into the IT Hall of Fame.
An independent selection committee reviews all nominations and selects the honorees. The class is announced and members inducted during an in-person ceremony at the CompTIA Annual Member Meeting, held every April in Chicago.
IT Channel Nominee Criteria:
- Significant experience in the IT channel
- Innovative product/service or marketing introductions
- Service in an important capacity in or related to the IT channel (e.g. volunteer board position)
- An unimpeachable record of integrity and respect in the channel
- A prominent role in promoting the public's awareness of the IT channel as a significant and responsible member of the business community
IT Innovator Nominee Criteria:
- Creator of a major innovation in IT
- An unimpeachable record of integrity and respect in the industry
Additional Qualifications:
- No current voting member of the CompTIA Board of Directors may be nominated for induction into the Hall of Fame during their board tenure.
- Candidates must be retired from the position for which they are being nominated for at least two years, but may otherwise be active in the industry.
Nominations may be submitted by solution providers, vendors, distributors, journalists or analysts.
Nominations for the 2012 class are now closed. Inductees are announced each year at the CompTIA Annual Member Meeting.
If you would like to nominate someone for the 2013 class, nominate online or download a PDF to email.