Virginia's Region 2000 Technology Council Holds Sixth Annual Awards Banquet
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 21, 2008
Virginia’s Region 2000 Technology Council
honored three individuals and one company who have made technological
contributions in the region this past year at its Sixth Annual Awards Banquet
held on Tuesday, May 20 at the Kirkley Hotel in Lynchburg.
This
year’s technology winners are:
- Robert Hartman of Weldex Sales Corporation — Innovator of the Year; award sponsored by AREVA.
- Kim Hansen, a technical education teacher at E.C. Glass High School —Educator of the Year; award sponsored by nTelos.
- Advanced Manufacturing Technology, Inc. represented by Ben Roderique — Technology Company of the Year; award sponsored by Virginia's Center for Innovative Technology.
- Lee Cobb, a long-time
proponent of tech-based economic development — Technology Champion of the
Year; award sponsored by Virginia’s Region 2000 Technology Council Board of
Directors.
More than 160 technology entrepreneurs, educators,
and innovators enjoyed a networking reception and dinner, followed by an awards
ceremony in which Technology Council Chairman Dan Overstreet recognized more
than two dozen technology companies that contribute to innovation and growth in
the region.
The evening also featured guest speaker Dr. Robert
Lindberg, President and Executive Director of the National Institute of
Aerospace (NIA) who described the role that NIA has played in expanding research
capabilities and engineering education for NASA in the Hampton Roads region. His
description provided a solid example for how the Center for Advanced Engineering
and Research (CAER) will further develop economic growth in the greater
Lynchburg region. The Technology Council played a leading role in establishing
the CAER.
The Technology Council focuses on tech-based business advocacy,
networking and promotion, and supporting middle and high school programs that
are centered around developing a pipeline of workers in science, technology,
engineering and math (S.T.E.M.).
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For more information,
please contact:
Jonathan Whitt
Executive
Director
Virginia’s Region 2000 Technology Council
Phone:
434-847-1447
Email: jwhitt@region2000.org
http://www.region2000.org/tech/