SILVER SPRING, Md. – The Security Industry Association (SIA) has named the winners of three association awards who will be honored on Nov. 20 at HK Hall in New York City during the 2024 SIA Honors Night celebration.
SAGE Integration chief operating officer John Nemerofsky is the 2024 recipient of the George R. Lippert Memorial Award, an honor presented annually to “a distinguished individual for long-term, selfless service to the security industry and to SIA,” according to the association announcement.
“Thank you to my SAGE Integration family for your unwavering support and to the entire Security Industry Association – Don Erickson, your staff and board of directors for your dedication and partnership,” says Nemerofsky, an SSI editorial advisory board member, in the announcement.
“Thank you to Aiden O’Brien and the FAST Board for all your energy and passion and to Mission 500’s Tracy Larson and Janet Fenner for your generosity and drive to help children and families in need,” he says. “Finally, a special thanks to my wife, Holly, for always bringing energy, enthusiasm and brilliant ideas as we work together to make our industry better every day.”
Alice DiSanto, vice president of global marketing for Rajant Corporation, and chairperson of the Women in Security Forum, is the 2024 recipient of the SIA Progress Award, an honor presented by SIA’s WISF community “celebrating individuals who pave the way to success for women in the security industry,” the announcement says.
“The SIA Progress Award is a tremendous honor,” says DiSanto in the SIA announcement. “To be recognized shines a bright light on the SIA Women in Security Forum’s collaborative work, which focuses on a bolder presence for women in security.
“The glory of this moment goes to the many women and men behind the scenes who are agents of proactive and positive change. They are the champions of progress,” she says.
Scott M. Gross, facility security officer at Con Edison, as the 2024 recipient of the SIA Insightful Practitioner Award, an honor recognizing “excellence in promoting the implementation of innovative security solutions,” according to the SIA announcement.
“I am honored to receive the Insightful Practitioner Award,” says Gross in the SIA announcement. “The Security Industry Association gives me the platform to work with and coordinate with other integrators, consultants and end users to better understand the threats on an international as well as a domestic level against the critical infrastructure.
“Together we can work to create a multilayered approach to securing and monitoring all the critical infrastructure systems of this great country,” he says.
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Why You Should Attend 2024 SIA Honors Night
SIA Honors Night is held concurrently with ISC East, the Northeast’s leading security and public safety event. SIA Honors Night – which includes drinks and networking, dinner and live entertainment – celebrates exceptional members of the security industry for their leadership, commitment and service to the industry and benefits the work of the Foundation for Advancing Security Talent (FAST).
SIA Honors Night “brings together and connects up-and-coming security talent with established industry luminaries for an evening of celebration and supporting the future of the security industry,” according to the SIA announcement.
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