Awards

Award Winners and Finalists



Individual Award Winners

  • OneNeck IT Services' People's Choice Lifetime Achievement Award: Craig Barrett
  • William F. McWhortor Community Service Leader of the Year: Ronald E. Shoopman, president, Southern Arizona Leadership Council
  • Ed Denison Business Leader of the Year: Chuck Vermillion, CEO, OneNeck IT Services
Company Award Finalists

  • Pioneering Innovation: Redflex Traffic Systems Inc.; Universal Avionics Systems Corp; GlobalMedia Group LLC.
  • Green Innovator of the Year: MicroBlend Technologies Inc.; American Solar Electric; Yulex Corporation
  • Innovator of the Year - Start-Up Company: Ubidyne, Inc.; Digital Consumer Solutions; TUV Rheinland PTL
  • Innovator of the Year - Small Company: General Plasma Inc (GPI); CellTrust Corp; OneNeck IT Services
  • Innovator of the Year - Large Company: Universal Avionics Systems Corp; IBM; Henkel/The Dial Corp
  • Innovator of the Year – Academia: School of Life Sciences/ASU; ASU Polytechnic; The University of Arizona/Leslie Boyer MD

The Judging Process


The Nominations Subcommittee is responsible for the judging of the award applications. Subcommittee participants are carefully selected to represent technology, business and education sectors across the state. They are chosen on the basis of their experience in the field and their ability to fairly evaluate each entry. Participants rely heavily on information provided by entrants - all information submitted is confidential. Only members of the Nominations Subcommittee have access to the submissions. Participants on the Nominations Subcommittee are independent professionals.
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