Past Winners

2008 Award Recipients

The Pioneering Innovation Award: ACSS

The William F. McWhortor Community Service Leader of the Year Award: Daniel D. Von Hoff, MD TGEN

The Ed Denison Business Leader of the Year Award: Jeff Morhet, InNexus Bio

The Innovator of the Year Award – Academia: The University of Arizona; Mars Mission

The Innovator of the Year Award – Large Company: Raytheon Missile Systems

The Innovator of the Year Award – Small Company: Succeed Corp.

Innovator of the Year Award – Startup: Flypaper Studios, Inc.

Green Innovator of the Year Award: Trilogy by Shea Homes

Lifetime Achievement Award: Paolo Soleri

Teacher of the Year Award: Kenneth Zeigler, Eagle Point School
Future Innovators of the Year:

Smitha Ramakrishna, Corona del Sol High School
Adrian Laurenzi, Tucson High Magnet School
Shemonti Hasan, Hamilton High School
Steven Fan, Tucson High Magnet School

2007 Award Recipients

The Pioneering Innovation Award: Iridium Satellite, LLC

The William F. McWhortor Community Service Leader of the Year Award: Bob Horn, Cybernetic Research Laboratories, Inc.

The Ed Denison Business Leader of the Year Award: Vicki L. Chandler, PhD of the BIO5 Institute at The University of Arizona

The Innovator of the Year Award – Academia: The University of Arizona; Mars Mission

The Innovator of the Year Award – Large Company: Intel Corporation

The Innovator of the Year Award – Small Company: Paragon Space Development Corp.

Innovator of the Year Award – Startup: MSDx, LLC

Teacher of the Year Award: Timothy J. Barry, Salpointe Catholic High School

Future Innovators of the Year:

Edward Lee, Hamilton High School
Parker Owan, Class of 2008, Home Schooled
William Guarino, Salpointe Catholic High School
Neil Frazier, Tucson High School

2006 Award Recipients

The Pioneering Innovation Award: Honeywell International

The William F. McWhortor Community Service Leader of the Year Award: Bob Hagen, Southern Arizona Technology Council

The Ed Denison Business Leader of the Year Award: Ensynch; Gene Holmquist, President & CEO

The Innovator of the Year Award - Academia: The Biodesign Institute - ASU; A Pox Against Infectious Disease

The Innovator of the Year Award - Large Company: Avnet, Inc.

The Innovator of the Year Award - Small Company: RF Code

Innovator of the Year Award - Startup: Medipacs, LLC.

2005 Award Recipients

The Pioneering Innovation Award: AGM Container Controls, Inc.

The William F. McWhortor Community Service Leader of the Year Award: eLearning Systems for Arizona Teachers; Theodore C. Kraver, President

The Ed Denison Business Leader of the Year Award: Go Daddy Software, Inc.; Bob Parsons, President and Founder

The Innovator of the Year Award - Academia: Center for Infectious Disease and Vaccinology at the Biodesign Institute - ASU; Plant-Derived Medications for AIDS Vaccine & Microbicide Development

The Innovator of the Year Award - Large Company: Honeywell International

The Innovator of the Year Award - Small Company: Intrinsic Bioprobes, Inc.

Innovator of the Year Award - Startup: DMetrix, Inc.

Featured Event

Arizona Health & Medical Technology Expo

Get your company involved in Arizona's highest profile health expo!

Free health checks. Informative breakout sessions. Advertising and promotions to get the crowds coming to your booth. Luncheon featuring keynote speaker, former professional Major League Baseball player Johnny Bench.

And this is just the start. The 2010 Arizona Health & Medical Technology (AZHMT) Expo kicks off its first annual event on Thursday, March 25, 2010.

Whether you are a provider practice looking to increase patient volumes, a technology company with an innovative consumer medical product, a wellness related supplier, a device company looking to raise patient awareness, or a healthcare-related business looking to market your services, the AZHMT Expo targets a health-minded audience. The AZHMT Expo will focus on cutting-edge healthcare topics and the latest advanced technology in the medical field. We want companies who are experts in their field and have a desire to bring their quality products to the masses.

Date: Thursday, March 25, 2010