The International Economic Development Council (IEDC) Announces Its 2005 Excellence in Economic Development Awards
IEDC is a non-profit, membership organization whose mission is to help economic developers better serve the communities they promote. The following awards were among those presented at the annual IEDC conference in Chicago in September 2005.
HONORARY AND LEADERSHIP AWARDS
OUTSTANDING NEW ECONOMIC DEVELOPER OF THE YEAR AWARD
This award recognizes a professional who has attained outstanding achievement in the first five years of her/his economic development career.
Michael W. Davis
Director of Economic Development
City of Moraine
Moraine, OH
LEADERSHIP AWARD FOR PUBLIC SERVICE
This award recognizes an elected official who has served as a committed advocate for economic development for at least 10 years in the public sector.
W.F. (Bill) Joseph, Jr.
Former Chairman
Montgomery, AL County Commission
Montgomery, AL
CITIZEN LEADERSHIP AWARD
This award recognizes a community or business leader or an individual who is not an economic development practitioner, but who plays a key leadership role. This year, there are two winners for this category.
Kenneth A. Hendricks
Chairman of the Board and CEO
ABC Supply Company, Inc.
Beloit, WI
William E. Strickland, Jr.
President & CEO
Manchester Bidwell Corporation
Pittsburgh, PA
RICHARD PRESTON AWARD
This award honors excellence in continuing education for an economic development practitioner.
Kenneth E. Dobson
Director, Comm. & Econ. Dev.
The University of Toledo
Toledo, OH
CHAIRMAN’S AWARD FOR LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
This award is given to an individual who has shown long-standing commitment to economic development over her/his career.
Michele (Mike) Keller
Manager, Economic Development
Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway
Minneapolis, MN
2005 EDWARD DELUCA LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD FOR PROFESSIONAL EXCELLENCE IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
This award recognizes an individual who consistently has exemplified the highest standards of professional excellence throughout her/his career in the economic development field.
James W. Griffin
Executive Director
City of Hornell Industrial
Development Agency
Hornell, NY
BEST RACTICES AWARDS
CLUSTER-BASED STRATEGIES
Population More Than 200,000
The London City Growth
Business Clusters Initiative
London Development Agency
London, England
Honorable Mention
Linking Econ. Dev. and Workforce
Dev.: NYC’s Cluster-Based Approach
New York City Department of Small Business Services
New York, NY
COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TRAINING ACHIEVEMENTS
Population Less Than 50,000
Community Leadership & Economic Development Program
LSU, Agricultural Center
Baton Rouge, LA
Population More Than 200,000
Adelante!
Pan American’s Office of Center Operations and Comm. Services
The University of Texas
Edinsburg, TX
Honorable Mention
Capacity-Building in Emerging Applied Construction Technologies
The University of Toledo
Toledo, OH
Honorable Mention
ICAPP Health Professionals Initiative
Georgia’s Intellectual Capital Partnership Program
Atlanta, GA
MULTI-YEAR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS
Population Less Than 50,000
Honorable Mention
Forgiveness Loan Program
City of Moraine
Moraine, OH
Population 50,000-200,000
Women in Technology Project
Maui Economic
Development Board
Kihei, HI
Population More Than 200,000
Arizona-Sonora Project
University of Arizona
Office of Economic Development
Tucson, AZ
Honorable Mention
Revitalization of Downtown Winnipeg
CentreVenture
Development Corporation
Winnipeg, MB, Canada
TECHNOLOGY-BASED ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Population 50,000-200,000
The Creative Coast Initiative
Savannah, GA
Population More Than 200,000
Honorable Mention
The Dialogues Program
Scottish Enterprise Glasgow
Glasgow, Scotland
Honorable Mention
Putting Imagination to Work
Metro Orlando Economic Development Commission
Orlando, FL
