The University of Arizona
 
 
 

Past Winners


Technology Innovation Awards

2008



Dr. Jay Nunamaker Jr.
Computer Science and Communication at the Eller College of Management
Regents and Soldwedel Professor of Management Information Systems (MIS)
He is the co-founder of several companies: Ventana Corporation, PLEX Corporation and Combinatorics.





2007



Laurence Hurley, Ph.D.
UA College of Pharmacy and Bio5.
Founder of Cylene Pharmaceuticals





Nasser Peyghambarian, Ph.D.
UA College of Optical Sciences
Founder of NP Photonics




2006




Michael W. Marcellin, Ph.D
UA Colleges of Engineering and Optical Sciences
Founder of DTS AZ Research, LLC,
and developer of JPEG2000



2005




James C. Wyant, Ph.D.
UA College of Optical Sciences.
Founder of WYKO





Michael Descour, Ph.D.

UA College of Optical Sciences.
Founder of DMetrix



2004




Thomas M. Grogan, M.D
UA College of Medicine
Founder of Ventana Medical Systems





Hsinchun Chen, Ph.D.
Eller College of Management
Founder of Knowledge Computing Corporation,
developer of COPLINK.




Student Technology Innovation Award

2008

Brian Miller
Ph.D. student in the College of Optical Sciences.
Positron emission tomography (PET) and single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT).


2007

David Stone, Ph.D
UA Department of Soil, Water and Environmental Sciences
Creator of a concrete-like material that uses waste products


Lifetime Achievement Award

2008

Henry Koffler
President Emeritus, The University of Arizona
Steering The University of Arizona toward its top-tier status as a research institution.

2007

John P. Schaefer, Ph.D
President Emeritus, The University of Arizona
For leading the The University of Arizona in becoming a top research institution

Special Recognition Award

 
2007

Jim Fountain
Former director, Arizona Center for Innovation
For his work in the creation of Innovation Day at the UA

 
 2005

Richard Powell,
Vice President, Research, Graduate Studies and Economic Development