TIA Recognizes Sterling Vaden TIA Recognizes Sterling Vaden of Superior Modular Products for the significant contributions to the TIA standards and the CAT6 testing process. This will be the foundation of future technology generations. This certificate is awarded to Sterling Vaden as a longstanding member of TR-42.7.1 Working Group for Copper Connectivity and as a major contributor to the development of advanced test methods and requirements for copper connectivity. Sterling is recognized as a leading expert in the field. He has devoted many hours of his time and his company’s time to develop detailed test procedures and performance requirements for Category 5, 5e and Category 6 connectivity hardware. His contributions are supported with extensive laboratory measurements and form the basis of many standards documents, including TIA/EIA-568-A-4, TIA/EIA-568-A-5 and the Category 6 draft standard under development. Thanks to the efforts of Mr. Vaden, the committee was able to resolve many difficult technical issues including de-embedded plug NEXT qualification and patch cord return loss procedures. Throughout all this, Mr. Vaden has maintained excellent documentation and follow-up on numerous action items. His outstanding efforts are recognized and appreciated by all TR-42 subcommittees and working groups to which he has abundantly contributed.