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Sponsored by SDM Magazine:


CSAA CENTRAL STATION EXCELLENCE AWARDS
( 2012 Entry Form Coming Soon!)

 

The Central Station of the Year Award

The Central Station Manager of the Year Award

The Central Station Operator of the Year Award

The Central Station Support Person of the Year Award



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What are they?

Mission Statement:

The Central Station Alarm Association (CSAA) Central Station Excellence Awards recognize any FM Global, Intertek (ETL) or UL-listed central station (CSAA members and non-members) and outstanding personnel who perform in the highest professional manner, thereby making a significant contribution to the betterment of the alarm industry and the alarm profession while demonstrating exceptional service to their customers and community.

These awards are sponsored by SDM Magazine.

The purpose of the awards are to:

  • Establish and promote the inherent value of central station services in general.
  • Honor those who have made the most significant contributions to the service.
  • Promote the distinct level of professionalism attained by UL-Listed Central Stations.

How Are Entries Judged?

Entries are judged by a blue-ribbon judging panel that has been appointed by CSAA.

  • Central Station of the Year: The applicant is judged by how well the company has adopted the criteria detailed in the application form within their central station facility.
  • Central Station Manager of the Year: The applicant is judged by how well he or she has administered the criteria detailed in the application form within his or her facility.
  • Central Station Operator of the Year: The applicant is judged by how well he or she reflects the criteria detailed in the application form in his or her job performance.
  • Central Station Support Person of the Year: The applicant is judged by how well he or she reflects the criteria detailed in the application form in his or her job performance.

How Do I Participate?

The CSAA Central Station Excellence Award program, sponsored by SDM Magazine, is celebrating its seventh anniversary this year. Several changes have been made to the CSAA Excellence Awards Program:

 
-There will no longer be a five years' company restriction to submit candidates to the Central Station Manager of the Year, Central Station Operator of the Year, Central Station Support Person of the Year Excellence Award. The five-year company restriction has beens reduced to three years. However, the company may not submit the same person for the same award for three years.
-All personnel nominated by their company for either the Central Station Manager, Operator, or Support Person of the Year will receive a CSAA congratulatory letter in recognition of their nomination as the best-of-the-best in their company.
-The application process was reviewed, simplified and streamedlined.
-Companies have two months to apply for the Excellence Awards.

To apply, you must download to your computer and complete the linked documents below. Detailed instructions are on the application form (coming soon!).

  • Application to the specific Award to be sent to CSAA by mail ONLY (coming soon!)
  • Spreadsheet with company information to be e-mailed to CSAA (coming soon!)

Who Are the Award Recipients?

2011

2011 Central Station of the Year:
Diebold Inc.

Honorable Mention:
Acadian Monitoring Services

2011 Central Station Manager of the Year:
Amy Jo Feliciano, Engineered Protection Systems Inc.

Honorable Mention:
Christine Mudrak, ADS Security

2011 Central Station Operator of the Year:
Melanie Warych, Vector Security

Honorable Mention:
Rodney Freeman, Monitronics International

2011 Central Station Support Person of the Year:
Bryan Nussbaum, State Farm Insurance

Honorable Mention:
Angie Montgomery, ADS Security

2010

2010 Central Station of the Year:
Doyle Security Systems, Inc.

Honorable Mention:
Wegmans Food Markets

2010 Central Station Manager of the Year:
Greg Hurst, Monitronics International

Honorable Mentions:
Amy Jo Feliciano, Engineered Protection Systems
Suzie Nye, AvantGuard Monitoring Centers

2010 Central Station Operator of the Year:
Lindsay Marcell, ADT Security Services Inc.

Honorable Mentions:
Wendy Allerding, Engineered Protection Systems
Diane Cowgill, Alarmco Inc.

2010 Central Station Support Person of the Year:
Phil Arnold, Alarmco Inc.

Honorable Mention:
Lori Kibler, Vector Security

2009

2009 CSAA Central Station of the Year:
DGA Security Systems, Inc.

Honorable Mentions:
ADS Security, L.P.
Doyle Security Systems, Inc.

2009 CSAA Central Station Manager of the Year:
James Riti, DGA Security Systems, Inc.

Honorable Mentions:
Greg Hurst, Monitronics International
Suzie Nye, AvantGuard Monitoring Centers

2009 CSAA Central Station Operator of the Year:
Jeffrey A. Karabinos, Vector Security, Inc., West-Central Monitoring Center

Honorable Mentions:
Charles Balletto, DGA Security Systems, Inc.
Stewart Pittenger, Vector Security, Eastern Monitoring Center

2008

2008 CSAA Central Station of the Year:
Alarm Detection Systems

2008 CSAA Central Station Manager of the Year:
Anita Ostrowski, Vector Security, Inc.

2008 CSAA Central Station Operator of the Year:
Mary Ann Ivy, Monitronics International

2007

2007 CSAA Central Station of the Year:
Diebold, Inc.

2007 CSAA Central Station Manager of the Year:
Mary Jo Vance, CenterPoint Technologies, LLC

2007 CSAA Central Station Operator of the Year:
Rick Cahill, Alarm Detection Systems, Inc.

2006

2006 CSAA Central Station of the Year:
Vector Security, Inc. Eastern Monitoring Center

2006 CSAA Central Station Manager of the Year:
Rick Raper, Alarm Detection Systems, Inc.

2006 CSAA Central Station Operator of the Year:
Christine Mudrak, ADS Security


Questions?

For questions, please contact Grace Fanzo, CSAA Associate Director of Member Services, at 703-242-4670, Ext. 21 (gfanzo@csaaintl.org) or Laura Stepanek, Editor and Associate Publisher of SDM Magazine at 630-694-4027 or stepanekl@sdmmag.com.


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