Vol. 13, No. 11 - June 4, 2007
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Winners of the 2007 CSAA Central Station Excellence Awards Announced

The Central Station Alarm Association (CSAA) is pleased to announce the winners of its 2007 Central Station Excellence Awards:

Central Station of the Year:
Diebold, Inc.
Uniontown, Ohio

(l.-r,): Laura Stepanek; CSAA President John A. Murphy, Steve Doyle (partial), and Diebold representatives: Steve Ipson, Vicki Wickman, Karl Ide, Angelica Ba-Lacy, and Monica Folau

 

Central Station Manager of the Year:
Mary Jo Vance
Center Point Technologies LLC
St. Louis, Missouri

(l.-r,): Laura Stepanek; Mary Jo Vance, John A. Murphy, Steve Doyle

 

Central Station Operator of the Year:
Rick Cahill
Alarm Detection Systems
Aurora, Illinois

(l.-r,): Laura Stepanek; Steve Doyle (partial), Rick Cahill, John A. Murphy

  

The Awards were officially announced during the 2007 CSAA Awards Luncheon on Sunday, May 20, 2007 as part of the CSAA Electronic Security Forum & Exposition in Orlando, Fla.

“Diebold, Inc., Mary Jo Vance, and Rick Cahill truly represent excellence in the central station alarm industry. The Excellence awards are highly competitive and judged entirely on meritorious achievement. In an objective analysis, this year’s winners deserve the highest accolades in the industry," said Steve Doyle, Executive Vice President of CSAA.

The CSAA Central Station Excellence Awards recognize any UL-listed Central Station, CSAA members and non-members, and outstanding personnel who perform in the highest professional manner, thereby having made a significant contribution to the betterment of the alarm industry and the alarm profession, while demonstrating exceptional service to their customers and community.

Many thanks to our judges for their conscientious work in selecting this year's winners and special thanks to Laura Stepanek, Editor/Associate Publisher, SDM Magazine for all her work on developing these awards. SDM Magazine is the sponsor of these awards.

Full details about the winners will appear upcoming issues of this publication and in the summer issue of the CSAA Dispatch.

For more information about the awards, please visit http://www.csaaul.org/CSAACSAwards.htm.

CSAA Forum: Your Partner for Success

Orlando, Florida and the CSAA Education Committee worked their charms again and the 2007 CSAA Electronic Security Forum & Exposition attracted a record number of attendees.

"I’ve never been part of an association that seems to work this hard to make sure new members feel welcome," said new CSAA Member Dave Hood, General Manager of First Alarm. "The power of networking through CSAA membership is obvious – and the board of directors, as well as the staff, are very deliberate about making sure that interaction between members is a priority. I never felt my time was wasted – and the class sessions were all relevant. This wasn’t pie-in-the-sky stuff – it was practical, real-world stuff," added Hood.

CSAA meeting veterans felt the same way. "Even when the topic may have been covered in other seminars, I always find something new that I can take back and improve our operations," commented Mary Smith, Monitoring Division Manager for Bay Alarm. "The meeting always provides me with great ideas and the interaction between the attendees can't be matched. The Technical Product Presentations were great also."

CSAA would like to thank the Education Committee members for their great job with the Forum. Special thanks to John Lombardi, Chairman of the Education Committee, Business Development Track leader and President, Commercial Instruments and Alarm Systems, Inc., for his dedication to continue raising the bar on quality industry education. Many thanks also to Pam Petrow, Executive Vice President, Vector Security, and Dave Combes, Commercial Development Manager, Honeywell Security, track leaders of the Operations Management Track and the Technical Track respectively, for the many hours spent in developing their Tracks. Without these volunteer members, the CSAA Forum would have not been "Your Partner for Success."

Read more about the meeting in the summer issue of the CSAA Dispatch.

CSAA Forum Presentations and Photos Now Online

Copies of some of the presentations given during the 2007 CSAA Electronic Security Forum & Exposition are now available online in a password-protected Web section. You can access the presentations by visiting www.csaaul.org/2007ESFEOverheads.htm.

Below is the information to access this area. Username and password must be typed as it appears below.

  • username: BLOCKED
  • password: BLOCKED

Efforts are underway to get some of the missing presentations so check this section often.

You can access the 2007 CSAA Forum photos by visiting www.csaaul.org/2007ESFEPhotos/index.htm.

Many thanks to Chet Donati, President, DMC Security Services, Inc. and Ralph W. Sevinor, President, Wayne Alarm Systems, Inc. for for their excellent job as "official" photographers of the 2007 CSAA Forum. All the photos posted were taken by them.

Security Systems News "20 under 40" List

Security Systems News is looking for nominations for its first annual "20 under 40" list, a feature that will recognize the security industry's current and future leaders. The Security Systems News staff, in consultation with industry members, will select the 20 individuals we feel best represent the future of the security industry and profile them in the August issue.

Nominees must have been born in the year 1967 or later and work at an integration firm, residential installation company or third-party monitoring center. He or she must display excellent leadership qualities, technical know-how, business sense and a commitment to keeping people safe. It is not necessary for the individual to have any specific title or responsibility with a company.

To submit your nomination, please visit http://vovici.com/wsb.dll/s/3cdcg2920a (Please note: If link does not work, please copy and paste into browser window.)

The deadline for nominations is June 6, 2007.