ETA Opens 2013 Annual Meeting & Expo, Announces Winners of ETA Star Awards. View press release here.
2013 CALL FOR NOMINATIONS NOW CLOSED
The ETA Star Awards are designed to recognize and showcase individuals and companies that have made a significant difference in the payments industry, whether through innovation, business practices, or contributions to the association. Recipients of ETA Star Awards are announced annually at the President’s Dinner, held in conjunction with the 2013 ETA Annual Meeting & Expo.
Why Enter?
- Receive the recognition you deserve
- Raise your individual or organizational profile
- Increase team morale
Recipients are featured in the annual meeting follow-up issue of Transaction Trends. In addition, all recipients receive a promotional packet for external communications. Packets include: a personalized press release, photograph(s) of award acceptance, and web stickers to share with clients and customers.
2012 RECIPIENTS
BUSINESS PARTNER OF THE YEAR
NPC, a Vantiv Company
MEMBER OF THE YEAR
Henry Helgeson, Merchant Warehouse
COMMITTEE OF THE YEAR
CPP Credentialing Commission
COMMITTEE VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR
Barry McCarthy, First Data
ISO OF THE YEAR
Total Merchant Services
DISTINGUISHED PAYMENTS PROFESSIONAL
James Baumgartner, Moneris
TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION
POS Portal
PAST RECIPIENTS
BUSINESS PARTNER OF THE YEAR
| 2011 | First Data Corporation |
| 2010 | The Strawhecker Group |
| 2009 | Trustwave |
| 2008 | Total Merchant Services |
| 2007 | Discover |
| 2006 | AmbironTrustwave |
| 2005 | Hypercom |
| 2004 | Discover |
| 2003 | US Wireless Data |
MEMBER OF THE YEAR
| 2011 | Greg Cohen |
| 2010 | Todd Ablowitz |
| 2009 | Kurt Strawhecker |
| 2008 | Tom Wimsett |
| 2007 | Marla Knutson |
| 2006 | Holli Targan |
| 2005 | Jim Baumgartner |
| 2004 | Mary Gerdts |
| 2003 | Mary Dees-Griffith |
COMMITTEE OF THE YEAR
| 2011 | Government Relations |
| 2010 | n/a |
| 2009 | SLNF |
| 2008 | Technology |
| 2007 | Government Relations |
| 2006 | Education |
| 2005 | Government Relations |
| 2004 | Membership |
| 2003 | Technology and Program Planning |
COMMITTEE VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR
| 2011 | Deana Rich |
| 2010 | n/a |
| 2009 | Chris Lee |
| 2008 | Victoria Strayer |
| 2007 | Greg Cohen |
| 2006 | Jay Reeve |
| 2005 | Kathy Crumley |
| 2004 | Holli Targan |
| 2003 | Margaret Zurliene |
DISTINGUISHED PAYMENTS PROFESSIONAL
| 2011 | Debra Rossi |
| 2010 | n/a |
| 2009 | Paul Garcia |
| 2008 | Joe Kaplan |
| 2007 | Ed Labry |
ISO OF THE YEAR
| 2011 | Payment Alliance International |
| 2010 | ProPay |
| 2009 | Merchant Warehouse |
TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION
| 2011 | SparkBase, Inc. Paycloud |
| 2010 | ROAM Data |
| 2009 | CHARGE Anywhere |
| 2008 | 4Access Communications (Orion) |
| 2007 | n / a |
| 2006 | MagTek for the MagnePrint Technology |
| 2005 | VIVOtech |
