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