|
 Edward A. Guilbert e-Business Professional Award
Recognizing Significant Career Contributions in e-Business Message Development
Purpose
Since 1991, DISA has awarded this lifetime achievement honor as the highest level of recognition
bestowed upon a professional who demonstrates outstanding leadership in the e-business standards field.
The award is named in honor of Edward A. Guilbert, who served as a logistics officer during the Berlin
Airlift of 1948 and later created the first system to exchange data electronically.
Evaluation Criteria
Candidates for nomination include individuals who exhibit a lifetime of strength and accomplishments in
the following areas towards the advancement of e-business and EDI standards:
- Breadth of Industry Service: Industry Participation and Profile of Service Achievements
- Quality of Service: Level of Vision, Pioneering
- Duration of Service: Dedication
- Additional Statement from the Nominee's Sponsor Regarding Qualifications
Nomination Period
The nomination period for the 2010 Guilbert Award will close on Friday, June 4, 2010. The online nomination
form makes it easy to submit information on a deserving candidate.
Evaluation Process
The nominations are reviewed by a panel of respected industry professionals, based on the
Evaluation Criteria, according to information presented in the individual's nomination and what
is known of the candidate.
Each nomination is given a numeric score, based on the judging criteria. The nominee with the highest
average will be selected as the recipient of the award.
Presentation of Awards
DISA's prestigious awards are presented during the General Session of the
ASC X12 Fall Trimester Meeting.
2009 Edward J. Guilbert e-Business Professional Award Recipient
R.T. Crowley
Bob has been involved with the EDI standards process for over 20 years, having held working and leadership
positions on standards bodies worldwide. He was the first to organize the ocean transport industry EDI
committees, and that led him to the position of Secretary and later Chair of X12I Transportation. He
later served two years as X12 Chair. Bob has also held leadership positions for X12C Communications,
the Pan-American EDIFACT Board, the US Delegation to the United Nations and ISO TC154 US TAG. He was one
of the authors of the initial ASC X12 document on an XML-based syntax for business messaging. He has
authored a large number of articles on EDI, including "EDI: Charting a Course to the Future.”
Guilbert Award Recipients
| 2009 | R.T. Crowley
|
2003 | Hank Lavery
Paul Lemme
|
1997 | James J. Muenz
|
| 2008 | Peter Randlev
|
2002 | Dr. Kepa Zubeldia
John B. Hunter
|
1996 | Hans Weiting
|
| 2007 | Lance Dailey
Bob Lyttle
Verna Schultz
|
2001 | Jessie W. Alderson
Klaus-Dieter Naujok
|
1995 | Earl J. Bass
Joseph G. Carley
Ralph W. Notto
|
| 2006 | Dan Petrosky
|
2000 | Kendra Martin
|
1994 | Ken Hutcheson
|
| 2005 | Harry Featherstone
Pam Flaten
|
1999 | Lee Barrett
|
1993 | Burton F. Millard
|
| 2004 | Doug Anderson
Dan Codman (posthumously)
Jim Sykes
|
1998 | Harriet J. Rusk
|
1992 | Clifford R. Buys
|
| 1991 | Edward A. Guilbert
David L. Torma
|
Questions?
Please contact info@disa.org or (703) 970-4480.
| 
