At the 2019 IBEA Fall Conference, IBEA presented the Friend of IBEA Award to Brian Hennessy.

For 12 years, Brian has been working at Paradigm Education Solutions. He is a regular at IBEA conferences and serves as an educational sales professional. He currently manages the states of Arkansas, Illinois and Missouri. Traveling regularly to two-year colleges, universities, and career schools, he discusses textbook and technology opportunities with instructors, department deans, and directors of education. In addition, he leads presentations on training and support materials of books that are essential to 21st century instructors and students.