Nominations are now being accepted for the 2024 IAMU Broadband Vanguard Award. The Broadband Vanguard Award recognizes individuals or organizations that have played a vital role in the promotion and advancement of municipal broadband in Iowa.
 
Past Broadband Vanguard Award winners are:
 
2018
Bob Borchers, formerly of Hawarden Municipal Utilities
Ivan Webber, formerly of Ahlers Law
Cedar Falls Utilities
 
2019
Julie Smith, former IAMU legislative liaison
Larry Butler, Oak Hill Consulting
Sal Lobianco, former General Manager of MPW
 
2020
Bob Haug, former IAMU Executive Director
Osage Municipal Utilities
 
2021 and 2022
No awards
 
Nominations will be accepted until 5pm on December 29, 2023. If you would like to nominate yourself or another individual/organization, send an email to Curtis Dean, broadband services coordinator, at curtis@smartsourceconsulting.com with the name of the individual/organization and a brief description of why you think that person/organization should be honored. 
 
Nominations will be reviewed by the IAMU Broadband Committee and selections made by the IAMU Awards Committee.