AdWords API Advisor at the Google AdWords API Group has introduced three non-Googlers with the title of "AdWords API Gurus."
AdWords API Advisor posted the details at a Google Groups thread with the announcement. This is a new Google program to recognize "AdWords API developers who have historically made helpful contributions to the development community." The first ever AdWords API Gurus are:
These members will soon sport a special label next to their names in Google Groups. The label will read, "AdWords API Guru." Note, this does not make them official Google representatives but it does make them recognized Google API experts. So in addition to official Google reps giving you trusted advice, you can not get trusted advice from these API Gurus as well as the rest of the community.
Congrats Rohan, Pete, and Ryan!
Forum discussion at Google Groups.