Star of Integrity Award Hall Of Fame

2007 - Alan Azralon 2006 - Mike Coral 2005 - Keith R. Hayes 2004 - Harry Reichert 2003 - Anthony M. Bowling 2002 - Bryan S. Rutkowski 2001 - Dave Pangrac

The C-COR Star of Integrity Award honors a member of the Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers (SCTE) for accomplishments in achieving network integrity for advanced applications over cable. The Steuben crystal award is presented to the winner by C-COR at the SCTE's annual Conference on Emerging Technologies in January. In addition to the award, a contribution is also made in the name of the award recipient to SCTE's Scholarship Fund.

The 2005 winner of the Star of Integrity Award is Keith R. Hayes, Vice President, HFC Technical Operations and Engineering for Adelphia Communications, who was recognized for his leadership in transitioning cable networks to advanced on demand services. Mr. Hayes has been instrumental in the rapid rebuild and upgrade of Adelphia networks for deployment of advanced services such as high-speed data, video-on-demand, and high definition TV. Drawing upon his 22 years-plus technical and management experience in broadband engineering and operations, Mr. Hayes worked closely with Adelphia's regional teams to successfully upgrade more than 20 percent of the MSO's plant in less than two years. In 2004, Mr. Hayes again applied his hands-on leadership skills with the regional teams in an operational improvement initiative focused on enhancing the experience of Adelphia's customers. The result of this subscriber-centric effort has been a reduction of more than 20,000 truck rolls per month, reflecting an increase in service reliability and improved quality of service.

Mr. Hayes' success in driving the transition of a substantial segment of cable networks to next-generation technologies and services is matched by his dedication to the professional development of his fellow engineers through his activities with the SCTE. For two terms, he served as Chairman of the 14,000-member SCTE, and under his watch the Society significantly expanded both its training programs and industry standards activities, key areas in ensuring the success of the new multi-service, on demand, all digital cable networks. In recognition of his contributions to the organization, Mr. Hayes received the prestigious SCTE Member of the Year Award in 1998 and Personal Achievement Award in 2000. He is also one of only 80 currently certified SCTE Broadband Communications Engineers (BCE).

Any active SCTE member may nominate a peer for the Star of Integrity Award. To process a nomination, a written recommendation must be submitted along with the SCTE nomination form to the SCTE. The recommendation should detail the qualities and accomplishments which make the nominee a distinguished candidate. For more information regarding the submission of nominations, visit the SCTE Web site (www.scte.org).