Apollo Teng, Montgomery County’s Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Manager, received national recognition recently as a winner of the 2007 Government Computer News (GCN) IT Leadership Awards.  The GCN IT Leadership Awards recognize a distinguished group of individuals each year from federal, state and local governments for their inspiration, innovation and enthusiasm in the field of government information technology. GCN announced the awards in its magazine, as well as on its web site, GCN.com. The complete article can be viewed on-line at:

http://www.gcn.com/print/26_10/44236-1.html.

“GIS in an important part of County Government,” said Mike Knuppel, Chief Technology Officer for Montgomery County. “We are extremely proud of Apollo for this notable achievement.”

Teng was saluted by a distinguished board of judges for his work in leading and implementing the County’s GIS program.  The judging panel was comprised of current and former federal IT leaders and industry executives, as well as editors from GCN.  The panel selected ten individuals from the federal, state and local governments for their outstanding work in the field of government information technology.  Apollo Teng was the only County Government employee among the ten individuals selected to receive this honor.

            “The 2007 GCN IT Leadership Award winners deserve high praise for their exemplary record of performance and leadership, resulting in extraordinary delivery on mission,” said Wyatt Kash, editor-in-chief of Government Computer News.

This year’s winners were selected from scores of candidates who were nominated by colleagues, co-workers and, in some cases, superiors.  In reviewing the nominations, the panel looked for the following criteria:

·                     Exceptional accomplishments over a substantial period of time in leading government information technology initiatives;

·                     Ability to inspire co-workers to higher achievement; and

·                     Degree to which candidates showed a penchant for taking risks and innovation in tackling mission-related projects.