All-Star Support: Thanks to Some Good Friends

THANK YOU – By Tim Sosbe

With another year of record setting entries, the 6th Annual LTEN Excellence Awards was once again a high note, the chance to recognize the good work LTEN members routinely do. And, also once again, it took a virtual village to pull it all off.

With that in mind, let’s show some gratitude. Thanks to everyone involved in this year’s awards program, including the following folks.

First and foremost, the award entrants themselves. There can be no awards program without a foundation of good work, and this year’s nominees were strong to say the least. Congratulations to everyone and thanks for helping us spotlight excellence.

And, of course, there’s the judges – they volunteered many hours to read each award entry thoroughly, and their experience and insight helped guide this year’s honorees. Please see the sidebar to see the impressive list of industry leaders who helped review your work.

It’s certainly needless to say, but the companies that helped sponsor the awards ceremony and the LTEN Connect event itself provided the path for honoring this year’s nominees. Please be sure to check out the on-demand LTEN Connect materials, where you can still experience the Learning Village exhibit hall and other content provided by our industry partners.

Ranieka Weston of the LTEN Board of Directors and United Therapeutics also deserves a big “thank you” for her excellent work as emcee of the awards ceremony. When the event pivoted from in-person to online, Ranieka pivoted with it, and made it all look easy.

Finally, thanks to everyone who was able to attend the live virtual event, and who made it memorable by sharing congratulations and support through the chat boxes and message system. We couldn’t come together in person this year, but in a way, it felt like we did.

Tim Sosbe is editorial director for LTEN. Email Tim at tsosbe@L-TEN.org.