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By dmc-admin
Published: July 18, 2008 at 1:00 am
Councils
The Arizona Technology Council has named the following eight people to its board of directors at its recent meeting in Phoenix
• Joe Beery, CIO and senior vice president, US Airways
• Ray Harris, Esq., director, Fennemore Craig
• Robert G. Lepore, vice president of engineering, Raytheon Missile Systems
• Michael Lupien, vice president of sales and marketing, Tucson Embedded Systems
• Kevin McHolland, partner, Ernst & Young
• Steve Reinhart, MBA, senior executive, JP Morgan Chase Arizona
• Susan Schultz, partner, Oakbridge
• Bob Smith, vice president, strategic technology, Honeywell Engine Systems & Services
Government
The Arizona Office of Tourism honored the following nine individuals and organizations at the Governor’s Conference on Tourism held July 9-11 in Tucson. Winners were selected based on a general evaluation of qualifications including: exceptional efforts, innovation, uniqueness and measurable results.
Innovative Promotions: Arizona’s Salsa Trial
Cooperative Marketing: Lake Havasu Convention and Visitors Bureau
Arizona Preservation: Honanki Ruins Site Host Program
Special Events (Rural): The Magic of Christmas in Williams
Special Events (Urban): Scottsdale Arabian Horse Show
Spirit of Service: James Hardy, Flagstaff Convention and Visitors Bureau
Tourism Champion of the Year: Jonathan Walker, Metropolitan Tucson Convention and Visitors Bureau
Tourism Hall of Fame: Dolly Kennedy, Dolly Steamboats
Lifetime Achievement Award: Raymond Endfield, White Mountain Apache Tribe
Awards
The Arizona Innovation Accelerator program has awarded grants to the following six companies:
Innovis Technologies of Tucson — Technology Assessment Grant
4D Anatomy of Scottsdale — $5,000 AZ FAST Grant
inXsol of Phoenix — $5,000 AZ FAST grant
Nonlinear Control Strategies of Tucson — $5,000 AZ FAST Grant
Polar Laser Laboratories of Tucson — $5,000 AZ FAST Grant
Ridgetop Group of Tucson — $5,000 AZ FAST Grant
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