L. William Nattress III, CTS-D, CTS-I, Named InfoComm Educator of the Year
By InfoComm International, June 18, 2009
ORLANDO, Fla. -- June 18, 2009 -- InfoComm International®, the leading professional audiovisual trade association, presented its Educator of the Year Award to L. William Nattress III, CTS-D, CTS-I, during the InfoComm International President’s VIP Reception. The event took place at InfoComm 09, the largest professional audiovisual and information communications tradeshow worldwide, held at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida.
L. William Nattress III, CTS-D, CTS-I is an Associate Principal at Shen Milsom & Wilke in Chicago. An AV expert, educator and youth leader, Bill Nattress has served as a member of InfoComm’s Professional Education and Training Committee (PETC) since 1999. He served as PETC chair from 2006 to 2008, and chair of the Certification Subcommittee from 2003 to 2005. He is currently a senior faculty member for InfoComm Academy® and has taught InfoComm’s design track courses and presented at InfoComm tradeshows worldwide. Most recently, Nattress played a key leadership role in the technical research and editing of InfoComm’s power and grounding curriculum. His experience in control system design and programming was used as the foundation for his authoring of the chapter on remote control systems in the book Basics of Audio and Visual Systems Design: Revised Edition.
“Bill Nattress has helped InfoComm’s education program make incredible strides,” said Randal A. Lemke, Ph.D., Executive Director, InfoComm International. “As Chairman of InfoComm’s Professional Education and Training Committee, Bill has worked tirelessly to improve the quality of instruction and expand InfoComm’s educational offerings to match the changing needs of our technology-based industry.”
The Educator of the Year Award is nominated by InfoComm’s Professional Education and Training Committee (PETC) and selected by the InfoComm Board of Governors, to honor an individual who works to develop the skills and knowledge of others in the AV industry. Past Educators of the Year includePete Putman, CTS; Paul Depperschmidt, CTS; John Campanella, CTS-D; Roy A. Hermanson, Jr., CTS-D, CTS-I; Mario Maltese, CTS-D, CTS-I; and Gary Kayye, CTS.
About InfoComm International®
InfoComm International® is the international trade association of the professional audiovisual and information communications industries. Established in 1939, InfoComm has 5,000 members, including manufacturers, systems integrators, dealers and distributors, independent consultants, programmers, rental and staging companies, end-users and multimedia professionals from more than 80 countries. InfoComm International is the leading resource for AV market research and news. Its training and education programs set a standard of excellence for AV professionals. InfoComm International is the founder of InfoComm, the largest annual conference and exhibition for AV buyers and sellers worldwide. InfoComm also produces trade shows in Europe, Asia and China. Additional information is available at www.infocomm.org.
