Don Berry Awards | 2007 Beth Cooper

The Don Berry Award of Excellence was created to honor individuals who gave of themselves for the betterment of SNUG and the industry. This Award was initiated by Startel the year Don Berry passed away. We wanted to honor and remember Don for his enormous contribution to this industry. Don took an automation dream and made it a reality. In the early days with his leadership, Startel grew the system over the years and provided many businesses an opportunity to grow and become prosperous. Because of his commitment and dedication to his beliefs, he never stopped working for his customers. We have come a LONG way from the cord boards we started with in this industry 20+ years ago. Don believed in hard work, knew of no time clock, and was always concerned for his customers and employees. His visionary insight provided the foundation on which Startel has been able to grow and prosper through the years. Don always had time for others, was willing to help them solve any problems, fix any customer issues or just willing to provide an ear for general moral support. Those that knew him, have been very proud over the years to see the individuals, who have been selected for this award. 

Barb Willis, VP Marketing Startel Corporation (retired)

This year's Don Berry Award winner is Beth Cooper, co-owner of AnswerQuick. Beth's continuing efforts to help her fellow SNUG members with various educational projects as well as a tireless champion of the 24/7 Certification for Site, CSR and Supervisors and has also served on the SNUG board in various capacities including Conference Chair and President.

Thank you Beth for all that you have done and continue to do for not only our organization, but the industry as a whole!

 Past Don Berry Award Winners

• 1994 Larry Goldenberg - Direct Line Tele Response
• 1995 Herb Chinoski - Rochester Telemessaging
• 1996 Susan Krems - Tel-Us Call Center
• 1997 Dan L'Heureux - A-Alpha, Inc
• 1998 Peter Orvis- Central Communications
• 1999 Gwen Corbett-Answer All 
• 2000 Randy Singh - Startel Corporation
• 2001 Dan L'Heureux- TeamSNUG
• 2002 Barbara Willis- Startel Corporation
• 2003 Chris Bell- MedCom Professional Services
• 2004 Donna West- Focus Comm Centers
• 2005 Mary Jones- Answer 1 Communications 
• 2006 Larry Kinder- Combined Communications
• 2007 Beth Cooper - Answer Quick
  
  The plaque reads:
  "The Startel National User Group bestows the DON BERRY AWARD to individuals who exemplify excellence in the advancement of SNUG and its members. We honor the enormous contributions Mr. Don Berry made to our industry."