Past Winners

2009 Award Recipients

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
Chairman's Award: Ron Schott, Executive Emeritus, Arizona Technology Council

Company Award Winners

Pioneering Innovation: Universal Avionics Systems Corp.
Green Innovator of the Year: Yulex Corporation
Innovator of the Year - Start-Up Company: Ubidyne, Inc.
Innovator of the Year - Small Company: General Plasma Inc (GPI)
Innovator of the Year - Large Company: Universal Avionics Systems Corp.
Innovator of the Year - Academia: Arizona State University Polytechnic

Future Innovators of the Year

Scott Boisvert, Basha High School, Chandler
Rahul Mitra, Corona Del Sol High School, Tempe
Ebaa Al-Obeidi, Canyon Del Oro High School, Oro Valley
Michael Wallace, Tucson High Magnet School, Tucson

Teacher of the Year

Dr. Michael Frank, Empire High School, Tucson

2008 Award Recipients

Individual Award Winners

William F. McWhortor Community Service Leader of the Year Award: Daniel D. Von Hoff, MD TGEN
Ed Denison Business Leader of the Year Award: Jeff Morhet, InNexus Bio
Lifetime Achievement Award: Paolo Soleri
Chairman's Award: Quinn Williams, Shareholder, Greenburg Traurig

Company Award Winners

Pioneering Innovation Award: ACSS
Green Innovator of the Year Award: Trilogy by Shea Homes
Innovator of the Year Award - Start-Up Company: Flypaper Studios, Inc.
Innovator of the Year Award - Small Company: Succeed Corp.
Innovator of the Year Award - Large Company: Raytheon Missile Systems
Innovator of the Year Award - Academia: The University of Arizona; Mars Mission

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

Teacher of the Year Award

Kenneth Zeigler, Eagle Point School

2007 Award Recipients

Individual Award Winners

William F. McWhortor Community Service Leader of the Year Award: Bob Horn, Cybernetic Research Laboratories, Inc.
Ed Denison Business Leader of the Year Award: Vicki L. Chandler, PhD of the BIO5 Institute at The University of Arizona

Company Award Winners

Pioneering Innovation Award: Iridium Satellite, LLC
Innovator of the Year Award - Academia: The University of Arizona; Mars Mission
Innovator of the Year Award - Large Company: Intel Corporation
Innovator of the Year Award - Small Company: Paragon Space Development Corp.
Innovator of the Year Award - Start-Up Company: MSDx, LLC

Future Innovators of the Year

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

Teacher of the Year Award

Timothy J. Barry, Salpointe Catholic High School

2006 Award Recipients

Individual Award Winners

William F. McWhortor Community Service Leader of the Year Award: Bob Hagen, Southern Arizona Technology Council
Ed Denison Business Leader of the Year Award: Gene Holmquist, Ensynch, President & CEO

Company Award Winners

Pioneering Innovation Award: Honeywell International
Innovator of the Year Award - Academia: The Biodesign Institute - Arizona State University
Innovator of the Year Award - Large Company: Avnet, Inc.
Innovator of the Year Award - Small Company: RF Code
Innovator of the Year Award - Start-Up Company: Medipacs, LLC.

2005 Award Recipients

Individual Award Winners

William F. McWhortor Community Service Leader of the Year Award: Theodore C. Kraver, eLearning Systems for Arizona Teachers, President
Ed Denison Business Leader of the Year Award: Bob Parsons, Go Daddy Software, Inc., President and Founder

Company Award Winners

Pioneering Innovation Award: AGM Container Controls, Inc.
Innovator of the Year Award - Academia: The Biodesign Institute - Arizona State University
Innovator of the Year Award - Large Company: Honeywell International
Innovator of the Year Award - Small Company: Intrinsic Bioprobes, Inc.
Innovator of the Year Award - Start-Up Company: DMetrix, Inc.

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