The North American Neuromodulation Society (NANS) awarded BME assistant professor Sridevi V. Sarma the first Krishna Kumar Award at their December 12, 2014 annual meeting held in Las Vegas. Dr. Sarma set the bar high for subsequent recipients by addressing the 2000 or so attendees with a talk that managed to make complicated modeling approachable and significant for everyone in the audience. The North American Nueromodeulation Society (NANS) is dedicated to promoting multidisciplinary collaboration among clinicians, scientists, engineers, and others to advance neuromodulation through education, research, innovation and advocacy.