2008 Rising Star award program judges

Ten judges from government and industry backgrounds rendered an invaluable service in selecting our winners.

Editor's note: This story was updated at 11:16 a.m. EST on Aug. 18, 2008.

Our judges rendered an invaluable service helping us to choose the 2008 Rising Stars.
They were:


  • Brian Baker, the Ambit Group.

    Jonathan Benett, United States Patent and Trademark Office.

    Joanne Connelly, ConnellyWorks.

    Patrice D’Eramo, Cisco Systems Inc.

    Deirdre Murray, Qwest Communications International Inc.

    Kim Nelson, Microsoft Corp.

    Kshemendra Paul, Office of Management and Budget.

    Chris Rasmussen, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.

    Lena Trudeau, National Academy of Public Administration.

    Peter Tseronis, Energy Department.

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