August Gritty Award Winner: Travis White

We are pleased to announce that Travis White is being honored for his outstanding work on a major network update to the campus Cisco Webex Room Kits. He is the recipient of the August 2025 DoIT Gritty Award.

Travis collaborated closely with AV Services to update Room Kits that are in several conference rooms around campus. He coordinated and scheduled the updates, which involved a significant IP address change for the room kits. The project moved the devices from the public IP addresses to a more secure private IP AV Network.

This complex transition required Travis to meticulously review network protocols and firewall settings to ensure seamless internet connectivity for all users. He successfully completed the updates for every conference space with a room kit, including high-traffic areas like Admin, The Commons, and the Center for Wellbeing.

The project faced several challenges, but Travis’s dedication was unwavering. He went above and beyond, often digging into the back-end to troubleshoot connectivity issues and even making last-minute configuration changes to Ethernet jacks to guarantee a smooth transition.

Thanks to his successful efforts, the room kits are now more secure and easier for AV Services to manage remotely. As an added benefit, the update has also enabled error-free Windows Miracasting and Apple AirPlay functionality.

Please join us in congratulating Travis White for his hard work and commitment to improving our campus technology infrastructure.

The DoIT Community & The DoIT Gritty Committee

Erica D’Eramo

Ada Crutchfield

Andrew Shebest

Anthony Finneran

Carlos McKinney

Daniel Loftus

Dave Souder

David Toothe

Debbie Michaels

Dondre Hatef

Josh Abrams

Khalil Alston

Matt Baker

Nick Beech

Peter Ariev

Susan Biro