The Rural Cellular Association (RCA) announced its Annual Achievement Award winners during the Annual Convention & Exhibition in Las Vegas last week. Four members were recognized in separate categories for their outstanding contributions made to the Association over the past year.
Patrick D. Riordan, President/CEO of Cellcom, received the Outstanding Service Award. This award recognizes a person or company’s noteworthy, dedicated service to the industry. The recipient of this award has gone above and beyond the normal call of duty, reflecting positively on the wireless industry and particularly on rural and regional wireless carriers.
The RCA panel noted that, “Throughout the year, Pat has led the charge in bringing issues to the forefront for the good of small carriers. His company has unselfishly helped establish a dialogue between carriers on issues such as handset exclusivity, spectrum access and data roaming.”
Nominations for the award were collected during the month of March and then presented to RCA’s selection committee, which is comprised of the elected officers of the RCA. The committee selected the award recipient prior to the Annual Convention, and the award was presented during the opening session of the Annual Convention and Exhibition.
In a statement, RCA President & CEO Steven K. Berry said, “Each award recipient is very deserving of recognition for their exceptional contributions. It has been a pleasure working with such dedicated individuals who have worked very hard not only for our Association, but also for the wireless industry as a whole. We are all indeed fortunate to have individuals of this caliber dedicated to providing quality wireless services to America.”