John-Paul Besong, senior vice president of e-Business and Lean Electronics at Rockwell Collins, speaking at the 2009 Prometheus Awards. Photo courtesy of Technology Association of Iowa.
The 2010 Prometheus Award finalists were announced Thursday, honoring the best technology companies and professionals throughout Iowa. This year’s awards are co-sponsored by LWBJ Financial and are the fifth annual recognition by the Technology Association of Iowa. Winners will be announced in a ceremony at The Meadows Convention Center in Altoona on April 6.
Silicon Prairie News would like to congratulate each of the finalists:
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Software Company of the Year
Submittal Exchange, GlobalVetLink, Global Reach Internet Productions, and GeoLearning
IT Service Provider of the Year
ICE Technologies, Security Coverage, and Pomeroy IT Solutions
IT Innovation in Health
Iowa Foundation for Medical Care (IFMC), ICE Technologies, and Geonetric
Top Growth Company
Submittal Exchange, Hatchlings, Inc., and Ready Wireless
Clean Technology Company of the Year
Ovation Networks, Alliance Technologies, and GlobalVetLink
Green Company
Phoenix C&D and ACT
Best Innovation in Government
City of Cedar Rapids, Iowa Department of Natural Resources, and Global Reach Internet Productions
Best User of Technology
Electronic Engineering Co., ITA Group, and Iowa Telecom
Innovation in Education: Best Use of Innovation in Teaching
Thomas E. Daniels, Ph.D. of Iowa State University
Innovation in Education: Best Use of Innovation in a Teaching Environment
Iowa Language and Literacy Institute, StarrMatica Learning Systems, LLC, and Kuder Galaxy
CIO/CTO of the Year
Brad Rasmussen of GeoLearning, Travis Mickle of KemPharm, and Art Peters of ACT
CEO of the Year
Sheldon Ohringer of Caleris, Dennis Henderson of HH Ventures, LLC, and Iacovos Zachariades of Global Reach Internet Productions
Student Innovation of the Year
SmarteRx, LLC and Hatchlings, Inc.
Breakout Company of the Year
Submittal Exchange, Exemplar Genetics, KemPharm, SmartyPig, and Sage Assurity Financial
Outstanding Startup Company of the Year
J&J Solutions, Energy Control Technologies (ECT), KemPharm, and Dwolla
Life Sciences Company of the Year
Feed Energy Company, J&J Solutions, Exemplar Genetics, and KemPharm, Inc.
Technology Company of the Year (Small/Medium)
Submittal Exchange, Security Coverage, and Exemplar Genetics
Technology Company of the Year (Large/Enterprise)
