Press Release
Contact: Robert Albright |
Phone: 919-549-7500 ext.123 |
CED Celebrates 20 Years and Honors Entrepreneurial Successes
CED Presents Annual Entrepreneurial Excellence Awards on June 9
June 10, 2004, Research Triangle Park, NC - The Council for Entrepreneurial Development (CED) honored area entrepreneurs and high-growth companies during the organization's annual Entrepreneurial Excellence Awards & 20th Anniversary Family Celebration on June 9. An estimated 500 people attended the event, which was held at Raleigh's RBC Center.
Below are the 2004 award winners:
- Entrepreneurial Excellence Award - Kay Wagoner, Icagen
- Deal of the Year (Private Company) - Biolex, Inc.
- Deal of the Year (Public Company) - LendingTree, Inc.
- Master Mentor - Rollie Tillman, Jr.
- Hat Trick Award - Dave Babson, Ken Romley and Mike Doernberg
- Outstanding Service to Entrepreneurs - Horace Johnson
- Product of the Year - LVL7 Systems, Inc.
- Technology of the Year - Integrian, Inc.
- Spinout of the Year - Cellective Therapeutics, Inc.
- FastTrac Company of the Year - Affinergy, Inc.
- Community Impact (Individual) - Michael and Laura Brader-Araje
- Community Impact (Company) - Inspire Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
- Charles Hamner Leadership Award - Dr. Stuart Bondurant, UNC-Chapel Hill's School of Medicine (previously awarded at CED's Biotech 2004 conference on May 27, 2004)
“This year's award winners showcase the valuable contributions entrepreneurs make throughout the community,” said CED President Monica Doss. “In addition to recognizing this year's entrepreneurial success stories, we also celebrate CED's 20-year anniversary and look forward to continuing our mission of advancing entrepreneurship for many years to come.”
For more details on the event, visit www.cednc.org/awards. Profiles and pictures of award winners will be posted online starting Thursday, June 10.
About CED: The Council for Entrepreneurial Development, located in Research Triangle Park, NC, is a private, non-profit organization formed in 1984 to stimulate the creation and growth of high-impact companies in the greater Research Triangle region. CED provides education, mentoring and capital formation resources to new and existing high-growth entrepreneurs through annual conferences, seminars, workshops and monthly programs on entrepreneurial management and finance. CED, which celebrates its 20th anniversary in 2004, is the largest entrepreneurial support organization in the nation with more than 3,500 members representing 1,000 entrepreneurial companies, financiers and professional firms. www.cednc.org
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