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2013 Award Honorees
2013 CBIC Award Honorees with Gala Co-Chairs: Tracey Danner and Gina Mancuso
 
Last evening, CBIC brought together more than 230 of the region's leading business and technology innovators for its sold-out Awards Gala at Farmington Country Club, at which the 2013 award recipients in seven categories were announced.
 
The 2013 honorees included:

 

Rocket Award for rapid commercialization of a technology or product:


Spotlight Award for bringing positive attention to the region as an innovation hub:


Breakthrough Award for a breakthrough or quantum advance:

Community Award for a CBIC member organization that has served as a role model for community volunteerism, through their personal donation of both time and resources, or in the case of a company, through a corporate culture of giving time and resources:

People's Choice Navigator Award for significant leadership in the local or regional entrepreneurial high tech community:

  • Toan Nguyen

Red Apple Award for inspiring and preparing students to embrace the possibilities of technology - this award included a $2,500 technology in education grant made possible by ExploreLearning and Garris and Company.  

  • Jeff Prillaman of Albemarle High School

Leadership Award for exemplary contributions to supporting and strengthening the organization:

  • John Berryman of Opensource Connections 
"We were honored to have a truly extraordinary and deserving array of nominees representing the spirit of technological innovation and excellence that is making our area an increasingly attractive hotbed for entrepreneurs and tech innovation," says Tracey Danner, CBIC's Executive Director. 
 
"CBIC is proud to work with these leaders and others to continue to foster this highly cooperative environment and to help them achieve the success they so richly deserve."
 
Photos from the event photographer Tod Cohen of Tod Cohen Photography, will be posted online very soon. You can view and purchase 2013 Awards Gala photos here.  (photos should be available over the weekend or sooner!

 

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