Nominations now open for PSA/SSN Integrator of the Year/Bill Bozeman Awards

WESTMINSTER, Colo., and YARMOUTH, Maine—PSA and Security Systems News have announced that nominations are now open for the fourth annual Integrator of the Year/Bill Bozeman Awards, which aspire to identify the leading systems integrators within security, from smaller, local integrators all the way up to the big nationals.

Winners will be awarded at PSA TEC 2025 - taking place March 9-12 at the Gaylord Rockies Resort & Convention Center in Denver - and featured within the pages of SSN. 

Broken down by size, there will be a winner in each category – small (up to $5 million), medium ($6 million-$25 million) and large (over $25 million) integration companies – as well as an overall winner, which will be honored with the Bill Bozeman Award.

“We are honored to partner with PSA again for the fourth annual Integrator of the Year/Bill Bozeman Awards,” said SSN Editor Cory Harris. “I am looking forward to sharing the stage with a true legend in Bill Bozeman and recognizing the top integrators in the security industry at PSA TEC 2025!”

Bozeman led PSA as CEO for more than 20 years and has won many prestigious industry awards including the Paul Marcus Award, the George Lippert memorial award recognizing outstanding contributions to the Security Industry Association (SIA). He was also the recipient of the inaugural Security Legend Award from Security Systems News in 2020.

“It is a joy for PSA to bring back the Integrator of the Year Awards with Security Systems News for a fourth year,” said Candice Aragon, PSA chief experience officer. “The quality of applications we have received in the last two years has been wonderful. Not only do we aim to honor exemplary integrators, but also inspire others.”

General criteria for the award include:

• Financial success – Revenue growth year over year
• Impact on/Involvement in the industry
• Commitment to community
• Commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion
• Employee satisfaction

“In line with PSA’s vision to be the rising tide, celebrating integrators that are the cream of the crop is an honor for PSA,” noted Matt Barnette, president and CEO of PSA. “We are thankful for the partnership of Cory Harris and Security Systems News which allows us to properly amplify the stories of amazing systems integrators in the industry.”

Last year’s winners were:

Small business category – AK Technologies from Austin, Texas

Medium business category – Alscan, Inc. from Birmingham, Ala.  

Large business category – Tech Systems, Inc. from Buford, Ga.

Bill Bozeman Award winner: SAGE Integration from Kent, Ohio

Systems integrators may be nominated by a third party or may nominate themselves. Please fill out the form here answering each question in under 500 words. Submission deadline is Jan. 31, 2025.