NARUC's awards program, led by Judge Jamal Hudson, consolidates three honors into November's annual meeting: the Terry Barnich Award (international cooperation, commemorating Terrence Barnage, d.2009), the Ray Bomb Memorial Leadership Award (staff/telecom leadership), and the Mary Kilmarks Award (good governance/clean energy, created 2002). Planned features include live winner interviews, video highlights, social amplification, and sponsorship opportunities.