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Are You a Winner in Our MCSA Contest?

In a newsletter from Jan. 31, I announced a contest seeking early adopters of Microsoft's Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator title.

• By Michael Domingo
• 02/28/2002

Thanks to all who participated. The grand prize winner is Julian Ellis, of Stirlingshire, United Kingdom, who, by sheer luck, was number 218 among all valid entries. He will receive an MCP Magazine ball cap and desk clock, plus an MCSA-logoed cap and shirt and a Windows 2000 Server Resource Kit, compliments of Microsoft Press and the Microsoft Certification Group.

We then conducted a random drawing from all entries received:

• Paul Brown, Jr.—Columbus, Mississippi
• J. Adam Burden—Everett, Washington
• Brian Richards—Severn, Maryland
• Roger Johnson—Griffith, Indiana
• Travis Webster—Blanchard, Oklahoma

Each runner-up will receive everything the grand prize winner gets, sans the Windows 2000 Server Resource Kit. I also promised to honor the first 218 valid entries in a listing recognizing you as early adopters.

Herewith, MCP Magazine's MCSA Early Adopter 218 (in alphabetical order):

Robin Abernathy—Lincoln, Alabama
Mohammad Ahsan—South Richmond Hill, New York
Bogdan Albrich—Urlati, Romania
Hector Alvero—Davie, Florida
Eric Anderson—Glen Burnie, Maryland
Evan Anderson—Troy, Ohio
Michael Andreacola—Monroe, North Carolina
Thanienayagam Antonypillai—Ontario, Canada
Adam Arndt—Portage, Indiana
Charles Arnold—Douglas, Georgia

Jonathan Avedian—Fresno, California
Donald Baarns—Sylmar, California
Russel Baldry—Victoria, Australia
William Baker—Northglenn, Colorado
Keith Baraka—Ellicott City, Maryland
Andy Barkl—Glendale, Arizona
Michael Bazarewsky—Sheffield Lake, Ohio
Ronald Beacom—Ontario, Canada
Shay Belton—Dublin, Ireland
Frederic Bernabo—Au, Switzerland

Steven Berkholz—Auburn Hills, Michigan
Charles Beverly—Miamisburg, Ohio
Kevin Bird—Champaign, Illinois
Colin Bodkin—Tucson, Arizona
Jeffrey Boehm—Bellevue, Nebraska
Robert Bogue—Carmel, Indiana T
homas Bokman—Fairport, New York
Vladislav Borodine—St. Petersburg, Russia
Walter Boyd—Midvale, Utah
Brian Bridson—Laingsburg, Michigan

Michael Britton—Greensboro, North Carolina
Joe Burch—Creve Coeur, Missouri
J. Adam Burden—Everett, Washington
James Byrd—Bloomfield, Illinois
Ellen Callihan—Henderson, Nevada
Jeffrey Canham—Riverview, Florida
Eddie Caragan—Fairfield, California
Kelly Carroll—Mount Prospect, Illinois
Eduardo Ceballos—Guayaquil, Ecuador
Dallas Cecil—Centreville, Virginia

Rakesh Chanana—Carrollton, Texas
Bernard Chia—Singapore
Brian Clark—Fontana, California
Richard Coile—Lakeland, Florida
Michael Condry—Memphis, Tennessee
Ronald Cook—Smithtown, New York
Dean Cooper—Wolverhampton, England
Dan Cotterman—Phoenix, Arizona
Matthew Cross—Orlando, Florida
Carmelo Cruz—Coon Rapids, Minnesota

Matthew Davis—Bloomington, Illinois
Jason Davies-Kildea—Victoria, Australia
Diego Pereira De Castro—Sao Paulo, Brazil
Troy L. DeRosa—Dammam, Saudi Arabia
Mathew Dickerson—New South Wales, Australia
Christopher Dow—Mobile, Alabama
Darin Drewrey—Hillboro, Oregon
Andre Dube—Quebec, Canada
Marc Duperrier—Libreville, Gabon
Robert Elliot—Louisville, Kentucky

Julian Ellis—Stirlingshire, United Kingdom
David Emmer—Staten Island, New York
David Ennis—East Lansing, Michigan
Jose Escobar—Medellin, Colombia
Jon Epstein—Charlotte, North Carolina
Jonathan Everson—Sacramento, California
Dominick Farace—Waterloo, Ohio
Jane Fleming—Shell Beach, California
James Fleming—Taunton, Oklahoma
Christopher Foss—Minnetonka, Minnesota

Rodney Fournier—Troy, Michigan
James Fowler—Cherry Hill, New Jersey
Richard Franklin—Somerset, United Kingdom
Robert Frederick—Springfield, Illinois
Mark Ganci—Snyder, New York
David George—Pinellas Park, Florida
Carlo Ghilardi—San Paolo d'Argon, Italy
Jeremy Guidry—Thibodaux, Louisiana
Charles Hatcher—Raceland, Kentucky
Charles Hamby—Eagle River, Alaska

Jonathan Hardison—Joplin, Missouri
David Harris—Poughquag, New York
Edward Hauck—Port Saint John, Florida
Greg Hay—Pinetown, South Africa
Alfredo Hernandez—San Jose, Costa Rica
Joseph Hill—Hatfield, Pennsylvania
Carl Hittie—Algonquin, Illinois
Kurt Hudson—Tempe, Arizona
Julia Hull—Bonita Springs, Florida
James Hussiere—New Gloucester, Maine

Vladimir Ilic—Novi Sad, Yugoslavia
David Jackson—Brookfield, Connecticut
Henrik Johansson—Ostersund, Sweden
Thomas Jones—Valrico, Florida
Eric Kamor—Sayreville, New Jersey
Dedy Kandiagiry—Cimahi, Indonesia
Mark Kass—East Brunswick, New Jersey
Rodney Keller—Columbus, Ohio
Steven Kenyon—Manteca, California
Neal Khurana—Essex, United Kingdom

Daniel Kirschsieper—Steinach, Germany
Michael Kirst—Wiesbaden, Germany
Lewis Knight—Quinns Rocks, Washington
Kevin Kracht—Stevens Point, Wisconsin
Jason LaFavers—Cypress, Texas
Eric Land—Amelia, Ohio
Kirk Lashbrook—Royal Oak, Michigan
Michael Leach—San Antonio, Texas
Laurie Lentz—Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Ho-Yin Leung—London, United Kingdom

Scott Lever—London, United Kingdom
Juraj Lisiak—British Columbia, Canada
Andre Lomonaco—Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Mark Mancini—Acworth, Georgia
John Mallon—Wentzville, Missouri
William Malone—Lakewood, Colorado
Richard Mannion—Reading, United Kingdom
Raymond Marky—Tallahassee, Florida
Charles Marquette—Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Alan Mason—Highlands, Colorado

Manish Master—Ontario, Canada
Joseph Matthews—Douglas, Georgia
James McIntyre—Fort Worth, Texas
Michael McLaren—Doylestown, Pennsylvania
Glenn McLaughlin—Alta Loma, California
Harold Meier—Sunnyvale, California
Matthew Meiers—Waukesha, Wisconsin
Yip Chee Meng—Perak, Malaysia
Christine Middleton—Warrenton, Virginia
Michael Miller—Richmond, Virginia

Hjalmar Milo—Alphen ad Rijn, Switzerland
Jason Mohr—Rochester, New York
Richard Moon—Belton, Missouri
P. Greg Morgan—Irving, Texas
Pedro Moro—Caracas, Venezuela
Jeremy Moskowitz—Wilmington, Delaware
Chris Murray—Brookfield, Connecticut
Kevin Naughton—Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Mario Pararella Neto—Sao Paulo, Brazil
Scott Nixon, Jr.—Summerville, South Carolina

Jimmy Norton—Pembroke Pines, Florida
John O'Brien—Buffalo Grove, Illinois
Jeremy Olsen—Apple Valley, Minnesota
Akintunde Olumoku—London, United Kingdom
Erasmo Oropeza—Caracas, Venezuela
Douglas Paddock—Radcliffe, Kentucky
Steve Payne—Centerburg, Ohio
Dennis Peach—Jacksonville, Florida
Frank Pedersen—Trondheim, Norway
Niels Pedersen—Ribe, Denmark

Calvin Peebles—Sacramento, California
Tim Pfeiffer—Denver, Colorado
Jan Philipp—Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Paolo Pialorsi—Brescia, Italy
Richard Pilhorn—Columbus, Georgia
Michael Pistillo—Brunswick, Ohio
Jason Pollard—Sebastian, Florida
Aaron Pratt—Beaumont, California
James Prudner—Norfolk, Virginia
Robert Pulak—Orland Park, Illinois

Lei Qiu—Honolulu, Hawaii
Robert Reeder—Charleston, South Carolina
Brian Richards—Severn, Maryland
Michael Richards—Draper, Utah
Ryan Rinehart—Topeka, Kansas
Rich Ritter—Maumee, Ohio
Michael Roberts—Prestonburg, Kentucky
Orlando Rodriguez—Porto, Puerto Rico
Ruben Rodriguez—Los Angeles, California
Marco Russo—Torino, Italy

Alan Sampson—Buckingham, United Kingdom
Tarla Sattler—Beavercreek, Ohio
Henn Sarv—Tallinn, Estonia
Keith Schoolcroft—St. Anthony, Minnesota
William Schmied—Newport News, Virginia
Joseph Schmitz—Maple Grove, Minnesota
Frits Schreuders—Noord, Aruba
Cyndi Shipshock—Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin
Bhargav Shukla—Hauppauge, New York
Robert Shullich—Brooklyn, New York

Gerald Shroyer—Platte City, Missouri
John Spann—Nashville, Tennessee
Brad Spearman—San Diego, California
Kyle Sprinkle—Muncie, Indiana
Gavin Spurgeon—Essex, United Kingdom
Richard Spykerman—Ontario, Canada
Robert Stevens—Wichita, Kansas
David Stolze—Reston, Virginia
Thomas Swanson—Winter Park, Florida
Allan Sweeney—Oviedo, Florida

Tobey Tait—Manhattan Beach, California
Brian Taylor—Warner Robins, Georgia
Henko Terblanche—Jersey City, New Jersey
S. Mitchell Terry—Ware Shoals, South Carolina
Akeel Thakur—Doha, Qatar
Samuel Thompson—San Diego, California
Kjetil Tommer—Notodden, Norway
Alfred Trucios—Temple Hill, Maryland
Ray Turner—Surrey, United Kingdom
Olav Tvedt—Bergen, Norway

Daryl Valent—Valrico, Florida Kandaswamy Venkatesan—Mason, Ohio
Jesse Verdin—Mobile, Alabama
Jean Vincente—Edison, New Jersey
Nop Vorrasanpisut—Bangkok, Thailand
Michael Wall—Mystic, Connecticut
Murray Wall—Saskatchewan, Canada
Sean Wallbridge—Hamilton, Bermuda
Raymond Warriner—Cerritos, California
Christopher Weakland—Columbia, Maryland

Knut Weber—Heidelberg, Germany
Travis Webster—Blanchard, Oklahoma
Patricia McDermott Wells—Loxahatchee, Florida
John Wilson—Palm Bay West, Florida
Ka Chun Wong—Brown Deer, Wisconsin
Wenjen Wu—Fremont, California
Kirill Yermalovich—Riga, Latvia
Ken Young—Prince Edward Island, Canada

Microsoft's certification group says it plans to honor a larger number of MCSA early adopters, but the company hasn't released details regarding what form that recognition would take.