Class of 2009 Yearbook: The Honorees

Employer: Norton Healthcare

LOCATION: Louisville, ,Ky.

First job: "I was a bagger/stock boy at a small local grocery."

What do you love about IT? "IT is constantly changing and evolving in methodology, but it remains constant in its purpose: Improve the current conditions, add efficiency and repeatability, and enable people to do more."

Write your own epitaph: "He had faith, he had love, he kept learning."

Your recreational best: "In the mid-1990s, I played on a men's volleyball team that went to the national tournament. At the tournament, we were relegated to the bronze division, but we were able jell as a team and sweep the division for a gold medal."

Twenty years ago, I was... "Not as smart as I thought I was. I didn't know how much I didn't know and had no idea of how many blessings would be bestowed on me. I never dreamed I would even be considered for something like this award."

Leadership philosophy in a nutshell: "It is not about me. Leadership is an incredible responsibility to serve the team, the organization and our customers. I must invest in those around me, both emotionally and intellectually, to ensure the organization and, more importantly, the people the