2017 NCET Tech / RGJ Business / EDAWN Award Winners

 

We are very pleased to announce the 2017 winners of the NCET Tech Awards and the EDAWN Entrepreneurial Support Awards.

Check out the winner’s acceptance speeches, and lots of photos of the winners and attendees.

NCET also wishes to congratulate the record number of people and companies nominated for the 2017 NCET Tech Awards, which represents an amazing and impressive cross-section of our region’s best and brightest technologists and technology companies.

2017 NCET Tech Awards

NCET President’s Award
Switch

NCET Technology Hall of Fame
Server Technology, Inc.

Technology Company of the Year
Panasonic Energy of North America

Technology Startup of the Year
Capstak, Inc.

Technologist of the Year
KC Mares
MegaWatt Consulting, Inc

Technology Advocate of the Year
David Lewandowski
Fennemore Craig, P.C.

Rising Star of the Year – Professional Services (tie)
Darryl DeRaedt
Spin Games LLC

Danielle Christenson
Noble Studios

Rising Star of the Year – Technical Services
Cristal Herrera Woodley
Renown Health

Micro-Enterprise Tech Company of the Year
Peep No More

Aerospace Company of the Year
AboveGeo

Energy Company of the Year
Dragonfly Energy

FinTech / Financial Services Company of the Year
Customer Engagement Technologies

Food Manufacturer / Processing Company of the Year (tie)
Angie’s BOOMCHICKAPOP
Flocchini Family Provisions

Manufacturing Company of the Year
Dynamic Isolation Systems, Inc.

Medical / Health Services Company of the Year
Blackbird

Software Company of the Year
No-IP

2017 NCET Tech Stars

Saul Baublys – EDAWN
Jayashree Konda – NV Secretary of State’s Office – Business Portal Division
Asit Kumar – NV Secretary of State’s Office – Business Portal Division
Allan Tyler – NV Secretary of State’s Office – Business Portal Division
Nithya Selveraj – NV Secretary of State’s Office – Business Portal Division

2017 EDAWN Awards

Mentor of the Year
Lorne Smith, President & Co-Founder, A-ONE Group Holdings

Entrepreneurial Educator of the Year
Dave Croasdell, University of Nevada, Reno

Startup of the Year
Bombora, Inc.

Entrepreneurial Program of the Year
Adams Hub for innovation

Best Entrepreneurial Hub
University of Nevada, Reno Innevation Center—Powered by Switch

2017 Reno Gazette-Journal Awards

Large Company of the Year
Switch

Medium Company of the Year
CoAuto

Small Company of the Year
Fit Body Boot Camp

Best New Business
BumpBar

Large Company – Runner-up
Server Technology, Inc.

Medium Company – Runner-up
Clark & Associates of Nevada, Inc.

Small Company – Runner-up
Sierra Management Service