It's that time of year again!

The Maven instructors are looking back on 2021 and thinking about how fortunate we are to have had the opportunity to work with such an amazing group of students.

Your support makes what we do possible, and we are extremely grateful for everything you do for Maven and the broader data community.

To show our appreciation, we're continuing our Hall of Fame tradition, which was started last year in 2020.

Next month, we will be immortalizing a small group of our students who have contributed to the data community this year, by inducting them into the Maven Analytics Hall of Fame.

This is some exclusive stuff we're talking about!

Think of it as getting your number retired or your jersey hoisted into the rafters.

Except this is Maven, so it's more like retiring your spreadsheet or your SQL editor :)

The students honored will represent the qualities that we most value in our students and in the broader data community:

1) Maven Hall of Famers are committed to lifelong learning

2) They actively participate in Maven discussions and the broader data community

3) They consistently support and encourage others around them

4) They bring a positive energy to their learning and their work

In short, these are the people that make being a part of Maven such an enjoyable experience for both instructors and the entire student community.

After reading this, you're likely thinking of a few names that fit the profile.

We're hoping that you do :)

From now through Friday, December 31st at 11:59 EST, we'll be taking nominations for the Class of 2021.

To cast your nomination, navigate to the official announcement post on LinkedIn, which you can see below, @mention a person you deserves a nomination, and include a brief note describing why you think they should be inducted into the Hall of Fame. You can see an example nomination here below the post.

Voting will take place among Maven's instructor team mid-January, and we'll officially announce the 2021 class on Tuesday, January 25th at 9:00am EST.

Answers to commonly asked questions

• Yes, you can nominate yourself.

• Yup, nominating multiple people is okay (up to 3).

• You bet there is a prize... eternal glory, AND lifetime access to Maven!

• You can find the official post and nominate someone by clicking here

Check out last year's inductees

You can read more about why we chose each of the folks who were inducted in the 2020 class in last year's official induction announcement.

You can also see a fun behind the scenes look at when last year's inductees found out, which still stands as one of our favorite Maven days of all-time:

Good luck, and happy nominating!