CCI Impact Award
The CCI Impact Award is the annual flagship award for CCI.
It recognizes an individual, team, group, or organization who, through their CCI activities, conducted breakthrough cybersecurity research or innovation or developed a creative means to improve cybersecurity workforce opportunities for our industry partners and students.
The impact must be at a minimum regional, but optimally, state-wide or nationally recognized and is measured through economic metrics, professional standards or publications, media attention, etc.
The award is presented at the annual CCI Symposium.
2025 Impact Award Winners Tom Bennett II and Svetlana Filiatreau
Who Is Eligible
Any faculty member, student or staff member at a CCI institution of higher education, CCI-engaged industry partner, non-profit organization, or government agency/organization (individual, group, or organization) who has conducted their activities in the calendar year can be nominated.
Nomination Process
The Impact Award Selection Committee, an advisory to the CCI Leadership Council, reviews all nominations. The CCI Leadership Council then reviews the committee’s recommendations and selects a winner.
For more information or if you have questions, contact CCI Managing Director John Delaney at jpdelaney@vt.edu.