Submitting Nominations: If you know someone who is deserving of this Award, please send an email to [email protected] and please cover the following criteria in your message:

• Active MCT or MCT Alumni
• Is the person actively teaching Microsoft technologies? How often?
• Active in the MCT community
• Demonstrates enthusiasm and a positive attitude with regards to the program and the community
• Demonstrates passion for mentoring new and existing MCTs as well as others in the technical community
• Willingness to volunteer within and outside of the MCT community. Examples could include the following:
  • Volunteering at a school for Hour of Code
  • Local code camps, user groups
  • Regional events
  • Large events, like Ignite and Build, Envision and WPC
  • Online engagements (blogs, forums, etc.)

About the Award:

The Enrique Lima Award is designed to recognize and celebrate the outstanding work of Microsoft Certified Trainers in the MCT Community, being awarded to only those who show knowledge, passion, and commitment to the Microsoft community as a whole, and specifically to the MCT program. This Award was established in memory of Enrique Lima; a husband, a father of two, a Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT) and Regional Lead, Microsoft Valued Professional (MVP), Krewe member , SharePoint Community leader, and member of the Learn on Demand Systems (LODS) team.  Enrique always went above and beyond what was expected, building up both local, regional and international communities and everyday showed us all what the spirit of the MCT community was all about