Originally posted by: TonyPearson

Tony Pearson IBM Master Inventor, Senior IT Architect, and Event Content Manager

Earlier this month, at the SHARE conference in Pittsburgh, my predecessor, Glenn Anderson, received the John R. Ehrman award for sustained excellence in Training Education. John Ehrman was "the father of High Level Assembler (HL-ASM)" which is still used today.

Here is SHARE president, Jason Bastin (left), with Glenn Anderson (right).

Here is a close-up picture of the award itself.

For the past 18 years, Glenn was the Content Manager for IBM Z and LinuxONE at IBM Systems Technical University (TechU) events. He also was active at SHARE and other Z-related events.

Here is a nice [video shown at the SHARE conference about the award, including some of Glenn's contribution to the IT industry].

But managing IBM Z and LinuxONE content was not all he did. Several years ago, Glenn also launched "Leadership and Professional Development" track at TechU. This track helped IT leaders, and those aspiring to become leaders, to learn technical direction to implement projects from proof-of-concept into production. He also included soft skills, such as how to be a better public speaker, how to lead projects, or how to run meetings better.

After retiring from IBM last December, he has launched his own public speaking practice, and has spoken at a variety of events. Check out his website [Glenn Anderson The Performance Catalyst Speaker].

Next month, [NewEra Software] starts a monthly webcast featuring Glenn called "Up your game".

Glenn has been an excellent mentor to me, as I take over his responsibilities at IBM TechU events, and I am glad he is doing well in retirement!

For more about IBM TechU, visit the landing page for upcoming [IBM Technical Events], my latest Systems Magazine article [Extend Your Skills Into Adjacent Spaces at TechU] or watch [my latest video].