2015 Finalists
Awards of Excellence Finalists
Congratulations to the 2015 UEDA Awards of Excellence Finalists who will present their project for attendee voting at the 2015 Annual Summit in Anchorage! We received a large number of applications across all categories this year and have invited a total of eighteen finalists to present at the conference. Annual Summit attendees will listen and vote on the category winners. These projects, both finalists and winners, represent the top university-based economic development initiatives in the country.
Community Connected Campus
San Joaquin Valley Rural Development Center
CATEGORY WINNER
submitted by California State University – Fresno
DIVE (Discovery, Innovation, and Ventures Enterprise)
submitted by Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI)
Association of Village Council Presidents Y-K Delta Integrated Truss Plant
submitted by University of Alaska Center for Economic Development
Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurs@KU
CATEGORY WINNER
submitted by University of Kansas
Entrepreneurs@KU
submitted by University of Southern Indiana
University of New Mexico (STC.UNM) & New Mexico Angels (NMA) Partnership
submitted by STC.UNM
TechCelerator @ State College
submitted by Penn State University – Main Campus
Leadership and Collaboration
Washington Rural Pathways to Prosperity Conference
CATEGORY WINNER
submitted by Washington State University
Strategic Doing/Pathways to Innovation
submitted by Purdue University
MSU EDA University Center for Regional Economic Innovation (REI University Center)
submitted by Michigan State University Center for Community and Economic Development
Knowledge Based Economic Development (KBED)
submitted by Kansas State University
Research and Analysis
Measuring Innovation to Induce Innovation
CATEGORY WINNER
submitted by University of Southern Indiana
Alaska Health Workforce Coalition
submitted by University of Alaska
Using Technology to Match Mississippi Graduates with Jobs
submitted by Mississippi State University
Talent Development
Optical Technology Center (OpTeC)
CATEGORY WINNER
submitted by Montana State University
Team Mentoring Program
submitted by Washington State University
Southwest Indiana STEM Resource Center (SwISTEM) Initiative
submitted by University of Southern Indiana
Engaging Engineering Students with Iowa’s Manufacturers
submitted by Iowa State University CIRAS