Bill Michalerya
President University Economic Development Association
Chris Mustain
Vice President Council on Competitiveness
Ed Morrison
Awards of Excellence Committee ChairUniversity Economic Development Association
H. Phillip Paradice, Jr.
Regional DirectorEconomic Development Administration
COMMUNITY CONNECTED CAMPUSSkySong – ASU Scottsdale Innovation CenterArizona State University
East Stroudsburg University Innovation CenterEast Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania
Kemper Military School Redevelopment Project: Repurposing historic structures, maintaining community valuesUniversity of Missouri University Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (UCIE)
Kemper Military School Redevelopment Project: Repurposing historic structures, maintaining community values
University of Missouri University Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Community Connected Campus
RESEARCH AND ANALYSISIndiana Community Asset Inventory and Rankings (Part of Indiana’s Statewide Initiative T21)Ball State University Center for Business & Economic Research
Sustainable Economies ProgramIowa State University, CIRAS
Indiana Toll Road Economic Development Corridor StudyBall State University
Sustainable Economies Program
Iowa State University, CIRAS
Research and Analysis
LEADERSHIP AND COLLABORATIONIndiana University Kokomo Regional Transformation InitiativeIndiana University – Kokomo
Economic Development Leadership CouncilUniversity of Georgia
Kansas Opportunity Innovation Network (KOIN)Kansas State University / Advanced Manufacturing Institute
Kansas Opportunity Innovation Network (KOIN)
Kansas State University / Advanced Manufacturing Institute
Leadership and Collaboration
INNOVATION & ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Linking Innovation, Industry and Commercialization (LIINC)West Virginia University
PASSHE First Annual Student Business Plan CompetitionPennsylvania State System of Higher Education
Small Enterprise Economic Development (SEED)NYS Small Business Development Center
Linking Innovation, Industry and Commercialization (LIINC)
West Virginia University
Innovation & Entrepreneurship
TALENT DEVELOPMENTBackpacks to Briefcases (B2B)NC State University
Developing Analytics & Operations Research PractitionersLehigh University – Enterprise Systems Center and Industrial & Systems Engineering Department
Lemonade Day AlaskaUniversity of Alaska Center for Economic Development
Developing Analytics & Operations Research Practitioners
Lehigh University – Enterprise Systems Center and Industrial & Systems Engineering Department
Talent Development
JUDGES’ AWARD
Kansas Opportunity Innovation Network (KOIN)
Kansas State University / Advanced Manufacturing Institute
Judges’ Award