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Don Berry Awards -
2006 Larry Kinder
The Don Berry Award of Excellence was
created to honor individuals who gave of themselves for the
betterment of SNUG and the industry. This Award was initiated by
Startel the year Don Berry passed away. I wanted to honor and
remember Don for his enormous contribution to this industry. Don
took an automation dream and made it a reality. In the early
days with his leadership, Startel grew the system over the years
and provided many businesses an opportunity to grow and become
prosperous. Because of his commitment and dedication to his
beliefs, he never stopped working for his customers. We have
come a LONG way from the cord boards we started with in this
industry 20+ years ago. Don believed in hard work, knew of no
time clock, and was always concerned for his customers and
employees. His visionary insight provided the foundation on
which Startel has been able to grow and prosper through the
years. Don always had time for others, was willing to help them
solve any problems, fix any customer issues or just willing to
provide an ear for general moral support. I have been very proud
over the years to see the individuals, who have been selected
for this award, including:
This year's Don Berry Award winner is
Larry Kinder, owner of Combined
Communications. Larry's tireless efforts to help his
fellow SNUG members with his technical knowhow made the
selection commitee's job a no-brainer.
 Larry
Kinder developed Starlink reports which harness the power of
the CMC's SQL Database to create informative and detailed
reports that have helped countless other SNUG members get the
data they need to run their call centers.
Thank you Larry for all that you have done and continue to do
for not only our organization, but the industry as a whole!
Past Don Berry Award Winners
• 1994 Larry Goldenberg
• 1995 Herb Chinoski
• 1996 Susan Krems
• 1997 Dan L'Heureux
• 1998 Peter Orvis
• 1999 Gwen Corbett
• 2000 Randy Singh |
• 2001 Dan L'Heureux
• 2002 Barbara Willis
• 2003 Chris Bell
• 2004 Donna West
• 2005 Mary Jones
• 2006 Larry Kinder |
The plaque reads:
"The Startel National User Group bestows the DON BERRY AWARD to
individuals who exemplify excellence in the advancement of SNUG
and its members. We honor the enormous contributions Mr. Don
Berry made to our industry."
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