Awards Winners
2022 Tech Titan Award Winners
The Tech Titans Awards were launched in 2001 by Tech Titans, North Texas’ most comprehensive organization supporting technology. The prestigious annual contest recognizes outstanding technology companies and individuals in the North Texas area who have made contributions during the past year locally, as well as to the technology industry overall. The Tech Titans Gala committee is a group of dedicated volunteers who organize the awards ceremony each year, and judges for the contest are drawn from a variety of disciplines in technology, leaders in the DFW area and past winners.
Hall of Fame inductee: Doug Moore, Fujitsu
This award honors a North Texas technology visionary for outstanding leadership in assisting, advancing and accelerating the performance of the technology industry and/or adoption of technology in North Texas; spanning more than one decade and reaching far beyond the individual’s company/organization.
Moore serves as the head of Americas Region, and President and CEO of Fujitsu North America, the management company of a group of Fujitsu-owned businesses operating in North America. He is a U.S. patent holder and former Malcom Baldridge Examiner. He has held numerous positions in manufacturing, development, sales and marketing, and general management. Moore joined Fujitsu in 1997 from AT&T Corporation where he worked in development, quality assurance, and sales for AT&T's Network Systems (formerly Western Electric).
Pictured with award sponsor Jon Davis, Chief Revenue Officer, Matrix Resources.
Corporate CEO winner: Charlie Vogt, DZS
This award recognizes the CEO or Division President of a technology company within North Texas with revenues of more than $200 million.
At DZS, Vogt has brought an entrepreneurial, results-oriented culture to drive disruptive innovation, align with the company's customers and capture market share. Upon joining, Vogt immediately led a company-wide transformation to capitalize on what de describes as a "once-in-a-generation era of growth," defined by technology dynamics like 5G/6G, artificial intelligence, machine learning, IoT, gaming, the metaverse and other related megatrends.
DZS is a leader in access and optical networking infrastructure and cloud software solutions.
Pictured with award sponsor Dena Baker, SVP Finance-Controller, Comcast Business-Masergy
Community Hero: Danyel Surrency Jones, POWERHANDZ
This award recognizes an individual employed by a North Texas technology company for outstanding achievements in community service to the North Texas area.
Danyel built upon the success of her sports and fitness tech platform, POWERHANDZ, to create POWER TO GIVE, whose mission is to provide athletic and academic programs to youth in underserved communities. This program is designed to help kids develop into athletes or just create a healthy foundation of habits to carry into adulthood on both the physical and interpersonal level. Additionally, Danyel has launched community programs including the POWER TO VOTE which is dedicated to increasing voter registration in communities with low registration statistics and SHE IS WHY, a program focused on knocking down inequalities for women in sports and entertainment by connecting them to strategic partnerships.
Pictured with award sponsor Shanthi Rajaram, CEO, Amazech
Corporate Innovation: Brinker International
This award recognizes a company for outstanding innovation and unique accomplishments through recent or potential breakthrough technology or approach within the North Texas technology industry with revenues of more than $200 million.
Brinker International, a casual dining restaurant company, has a history of nimbly adopting technologies to keep the multi-billion-dollar and decades-old company on the cutting edge. During the height of the pandemic, the company quickly pivoted and developed four technology innovations. A robot called "Rita" helps with hosting, bussing and running food and is currently in 62 locations. Brinker is also currently testing drone and rover delivery to high-density areas such as college campuses. The IT team developed a Handheld Ordering System for all Chili's restaurants resulting in improved customer service and increased tips for servers.
Pictured with award sponsor Barbara Baffer, Tech Titans Vice Chair and Vice President, Ericsson North America
Corporate CIO/CTO: Gordon Mansfield, AT&T
This award recognizes a Chief Information Officer or Corporate Technology or Science Officer of a company with revenues of more than $200 million for exceptional technical leadership that fostered the development or deployment of a new technology resulting in significant value for the company.
Gordon has been a the forefront of key technology decisions to expand access to AT&T 5G and Fiber networks. Under Gordon's technical leadership, his team provided leadership deploying 5G+ over the mmWave in dense areas, venues, campuses and urban areas. This resulted in faster network speeds and competitive advantage in destinations and key venues where demand on the network is high. Gordon believes transparency is a key ingredient to his team's success. His employees have a voice and everyone makes an impact.
Pictured with award sponsor Zachary Barnes, Managing Director, Audit & Assurance, Deloitte
Emerging Company Innovation: Aligned Data Centers
This award recognizes a company for outstanding innovation and unique accomplishments through recent or potential breakthrough technology or approach within the North Texas technology industry with revenues of at least $2 million but not more than $200 million.
Aligned's innovative Delta3 cooling technology is the heart of its funding and waterless data centers. This innovative data center cooling technology led the way for its sustainably linked financing, waterless data center design and strategic partnerships. Aligned is committed to creating sustainable energy-efficient data centers that reduce their environmental impact.
Pictured with award sponsor Rod Naphan, SVP and General Manager, Fujitsu
Emerging Company CEO: Srii Srinivasan, Chargeback Gurus
This award recognizes the CEO of a technology company headquartered in North Texas with revenues of at least $2 million but not more than $200 million.
Srii is a visionary in the use of data analytics in chargeback management. She pushed Chargeback Gurus to blaze a new trail in terms of analyzing chargeback data, using that data to improve the effectiveness of chargeback representment, and giving clients more access to more data and statistics than ever before. Under her leadership, Chargeback Gurus created a system that synthesizes machine intelligence and human expertise to help merchants combat chargebacks more effectively, recovering over $1.5 billion for its clients. She has prioritized creating and maintaining an inclusive work environment through making equitable hiring decisions, motivating and inspiring employees, and monitoring employee feedback.
Pictured with award sponsor Valerie Freeman, CEO, BravoTech
Emerging Company CIO/CTO: Dr. Corey Clark, BALANCED Media | Technology
This award recognizes a Chief Information Officer or Corporate Technology or Science Officer of a company with revenues of at least $2 million but not more than $200 million for exceptional technical leadership that fostered the development or deployment of a new technology resulting in significant value for the company.
Dr. Clark created HEWMEN®, a new breed of artificial intelligence platform that provides the seamless marrying of human intelligence with machine learning. HEWMEN is a crowd computing platform that combines human perception and unstructured problem-solving skills with raw computational power by utilizing volunteer grid computing integrated into interactive entertainment. Dr. Clark has a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Texas Arlington and has extensive experience running complicated projects as varied as Department of Defense research to cutting-edge game platform technologies.
Pictured with Robert Atkins, CEO, BALANCED Media | Technology (far left) and award sponsor Dr. Richard Benson, President, UT Dallas (far right)
Start Up CEO: Daniel Powell, Spark Biomedical, Inc.
This award recognizes the CEO of a technology company headquartered in North Texas with revenues of no more than $2 million.
Spark Biomedical, Inc is a medical device developer and the world leader in transcutaneous neurostimulation. Its premier product, the Sparrow Therapy System is an FDA-cleared, drug-free, wearable solution for opioid withdrawal relief. In the first year of commercialization, Sparrow Therapy has been adopted by more than 40 behavioral health facilities, successfully treated hundreds of patients nationwide and has received a reimbursement code from the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). A new program launching in 2023 will support individuals who cannot afford opioid withdrawal treatment by donating Sparrow Therapy to veterans and other organizations.
Pictured with award sponsor Gunter Reiss, Chief Marketing Officer, DZS
Technology Advocate: Robyn Brown, Bold Idea
This award recognizes an individual or company for outstanding leadership in championing, assisting, advancing or accelerating the performance of the technology industry in North Texas.
CEO Robyn Brown leveraged her passion for technology to build Bold Idea a non-profit organization whose mission is to help students discover computer science and other STEM skills through hands-on learning and mentoring by industry professionals. ideaSpark Coding Clubs offer equitable access to learning computer science through interactive projects led by volunteer mentors from Dallas-area corporations. Brown believes that support from a volunteer mentor, in-person or virtual, can have a huge impact on a student's ability to develop self-efficacy and picture themselves in a technology or engineering career.
Pictured with award sponsor Barry Shurkey, CIO, NTT Data
Technology Inventor: Mark Harrison, Ericsson
This award recognizes the pioneering accomplishments of a North Texas person, team or group responsible for the creation of technical breakthrough ideas, processes or products which have advanced the discipline.
For more than 20 years, Mark has been a leader within the telecommunications standards sector. The technological improvements that Mark developed with other Ericsson inventors enabled mobile devices to measure and report radio channel conditions for networks using massive multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) antenna systems to allow more efficient use of spectrum and higher data rates. Mark's contributions to multi-antenna technology will advance the cellular industry to better prepare for the continued massive influx of video streaming content. Mark's strong commitment to improving communications across complex technologies is a game changer for the future of the telecommunications ecosystem.
Tech Titan of the Future - High School: Wenzen Chuang, Highland Park HS
This award recognizes a North Texas high school (grades 9-12) math or science teacher for development and implementation of an innovative teaching technique or program that inspires student interest regarding further educational and/or career pursuits in STEM.
Mr. Chuang has a gift of not only exposing students to some of the most rigorous curriculum high school can offer, but he does so in a way that is based on nurturing relationships with his students. He encourages students to learn by trial and error and uses an on-line resource called WebAssign to assign homework problems and provide feedback for his students. LabQuest is another powerful tool that students can access and download data to analyze.
Pictured with award sponsor Rob Stogsdill, Technology Director, State Farm
Tech Titan of the Future - University: The Sustainability + Development Program, SMU
This award recognizes recognizes an accredited educational institution in the North Texas area that encourages and supports students to choose engineering and technology related disciplines as a preferred career path.
The Sustainability and Development program is a specialized master program within the department of civil and environmental engineering. The multidisciplinary approach embeds environmental science and design within the context of global development, urban planning, energy, transportation, infrastructure and sustainable construction. Dr. Jessie Marshall Zarazaga looks for ways to connect culture and community using GIS and participatory community mapping to explore the impact of civil and environmental choices on the design of the sustainable city.
Pictured with Amy Wheelus, Tech Titans Board Chair, Vice President, AT&T
Fast Tech: TimelyMD
This award recognizes recognizes the fastest growing technology, telecommunications and/or life sciences company in North Texas. Fast Tech Award finalists are determined based on percentage fiscal year revenue growth from 2019-2021.
TimelyMD is the leading virtual health and well-being solution for higher education that offers a complete care solution for campus health. The company was co-founded by longtime friends Luke Hejl, Chris Clark, and Alan Dennington, M.D., in 2017 after learning there was a need for a student virtual health and well-being platform that goes far beyond physical care. As a company, they continuously challenge their employees to innovate, collaborate, and grow in an effort to improve healthcare for the better.
Pictured (from left to right) with Vance McCollough, Moss Adams, Shelby Benton, Dallas Business Journal, and Charlie Fell, Comerica Bank Tech & Life Sciences
Hall of Fame inductee: David Matthews, RevTech
The Tech Titans Hall of Fame award honors a North Texas technology visionary for outstanding leadership in assisting, advancing and accelerating the performance of the technology industry and/or adoption of technology in North Texas; spanning more than one decade and reaching far beyond the individual’s company/organization. As the founder of RevTech Ventures, a venture capital firm in North Texas that invests in the technologies and concepts driving the future of retail, David has shaped countless young entrepreneurs. RevTech has facilitated more than a half billion dollars in funding. His own funds have deployed $150+ million into 50+ investments. RevTech has started the Women Equity Fund helping women entrepreneurs.
Pictured with sponsor Dallas College Richland Campus President Dr. Kay Eggleston.
Corporate CEO winner: Randy Pitchford, Gearbox Entertainment
This award recognizes CEO leadership within the technology industry with revenues of more than $200 million.
With the release of his first video game in 1999, Randy has built Gearbox from the ground up by developing and producing some of the most renowned and award winning video games. Across four separate games, the hit series “Borderlands” has sold more than 50 million units, topping more than $1 billion in total sales.
Last February, Pitchford guided Gearbox through a $1.3 billion merger with Sweden-based Embracer Group, one of the largest deals in video game history.
Sponsored by Masergy: Pictured with Tech Titans Chair Amy Wheelus from AT&T
Emerging Company CEO: Mance Harmon, Hedera Hashgraph
Recognizes CEO leadership for an emerging company within the technology and communications industry.
Mance built the hashgraph consensus algorithm for use in a decentralized enterprise ledger.
Sponsored by RevTech
Corporate Innovation: Gearbox
Recognizes outstanding innovation and unique accomplishments through recent or potential breakthrough technology or approach within the technology and communications industry.
Gearbox Entertainment for its work in mapping the human microbiome with a new mini-video game. Borderlands Science enables players to contribute to medical research by solving puzzles that help map the human gut biome. By August 2020, more than 1.3 million players have solved more than 56.6 million puzzles.
Dan Hewitt from Gearbox pictured with sponsor Rob Yates from Fujitsu.
Emerging Company Innovation: Esposure
Danny Martin, co-founder and CEO of Esposure
Recognizes outstanding innovation and unique accomplishments through potential breakthrough technology, processes or services within the technology and communications industry.
Esposure is using the gaming industry build a pipeline of talent through STEM education. Their Education to Entertain with experiential learning principles cover technology, management, marketing, production and competition.
Sponsored by Ericsson
Technology Inventor: Leemon Baird, Hedera Hashgraph
Recognizes a technology advocate/champion for their outstanding leadership in assisting, advancing or accelerating the performance of technology companies and/or the technology community.
Hedera is the only public ledger that uses hashgraph consensus, a faster, more secure alternative to blockchain consensus mechanisms. Hashgraph, created by Leemon Baird Hedera's co-founder and Chief Scientist, works efficiently to verify transactions while ensuring the highest standard of security to prevent malicious attacks. Hashgraph achieves high-throughput with 10,000+ transactions per second today and low-latency finality in seconds from its innovative gossip about gossip protocol and virtual voting. Once consensus is reached, the transaction is immutable and available on the public ledger for everyone to transparently see.
Fast Tech: Fastest Growing Company – Cysiv, growth of 1848%
This award recognizes the fastest growing technology, media, telecommunications, life sciences and clean technology companies in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. This ranking is compiled from nominations submitted directly to Tech Titans and independent research using public information conducted by Crowe and Comerica Bank.
Cysiv security operations center (SOC)-as-a-service detects, investigates, hunts for, and responds to threats across complex and fluid IT/IoT environments. Cysiv uniquely combines a data-centric approach, with its modern SOC platform, and response-centric SOC model to deliver better and faster results.
For a full list of Fast Tech companies, visit https://techtitans.org/pages/fast-tech.
Corporate CTO: Maria Lensing, McKesson Corporation
Recognizes technical leadership, team building, creation and maintenance of a creative environment, and market awareness skills.
Maria Lensing, McKesson Corporation has established an enterprise-wide technology community of practice across the company.
Corporate CIO: Neelu Sethi, Reddy Ice, Inc.
Recognizes the Chief Information Officer for exceptional technical leadership that fosters the deployment of IT resulting in significant value for the company.
Neelu developed a transformational and digital workplace that streamlined processes and improved profitability
Pictured with Abby Taylor from sponsor Qentelli
Technology Advocate: Michael Hill, Cumulus Technologies
Recognizes a technology advocate/champion for their outstanding leadership in assisting, advancing or accelerating the performance of technology companies and/or the technology community.
Michael Hill, Cumulus Technologies, Inc. for his use of AI that teaches companies how to use drones to improve business operations.
Pictured with sponsor Mary Leos from NTT Data.
Startup CEO: JD Enright, TMGcore
Recognizes a company whose core business is not technology products/services for outstanding adoption and application of innovative technologies to successfully change and impact its business results.
TMGcore is an award-winning provider of high-performance computing solutions and manufacturers of evolutionary commercial-grade hardware specializing in liquid immersion cooling technology.
Sponsored by RealPage
Emerging CIO/CTO: Andrew Wildrix, Intrusion
Recognizes a company whose core business is not technology products/services for outstanding adoption and application of innovative technologies to successfully change and impact its business results.
Andrew Wildrix, Intrusion Inc. for their use of forensic analytics and artificial intelligence to improve cybersecurity.
Sponsored by UT Dallas
Community Hero: Anurag Jain, Get Shift Done
Recognizes a company whose core business is not technology products/services for outstanding adoption and application of innovative technologies to successfully change and impact its business results.
At the start of the pandemic, Get Shift Done was started to connect newly furloughed shift workers with the nonprofits who need volunteers to provide food security and basic needs to at-risk populations, along with a paycheck from donors. Get Shift Done has provided nearly 1 million hours of skilled shifts to 110+non-profits in 12 cities, supplying 60M+ meals and 28K workers.
Tech Titan of the Future - University Level: Jeffrey McGee, The University of Texas at Arlington
Recognizes educational institutions that encourage and support students in choosing engineering and technology-related disciplines as a preferred path. This award category spotlights DFW area higher educational institutions' tech-related curricula and incentives to perpetuate tech-related knowledge transfer.
Jeffrey McGee, Maverick Entrepreneur Program, University of Texas at Arlington for teaching students how to become successful entrepreneurs.
Pictured with Dan Quiambo from sponsor Armanino.
Tech Titan of the Future - High School: Morris Goldade, Wylie ISD
Recognizes a high school math or science teacher for the development and implementation of an innovative teaching technique or program that inspires student interest in math and/or science. Morgan works with his students in details robotics competitions.
Sponsored by R&M Solis Properties
Past winners
HALL OF FAME:
2021 - David Matthews, RevTech Ventures
2020 - Valerie Freeman, BravoTECH
2018 - Romelia Flores, IBM
2017 - Charlie Feld, The Feld Group
2015 - David E. Daniel, University of Texas System
2014 - Jim Donald, DSC, retired
2013 - Dr. Rolf Haberecht, VLSIP Technologies, Inc.
2012 - Krish Prabhu, CTO, AT&T
2011 - Jon Bayless, Sevin Rosen Funds
2010 - Bill Sproull, President & CEO, Tech Titans
CORPORATE CEO AWARD:
2021 - Randy Pitchford, Gearbox Entertainment
2020 - Niklas Heuveldop, Ericsson North America
2019 - James Klein, Qorvo
2018 - Steve Winn, RealPage
2017 - Brian Peccarelli, Thomson Reuters
2016 - Chris MacFarland, Masergy Communications
2015 - Beatriz Manetta, Argent Associates
2013 - Lance Crosby, SoftLayer, an IBM Company
2012 - Angel Ruiz, Ericsson
2011 - Roger D. Linquist, MetroPCS
2010 - Charles Vogt, Genband
2009 - Bruce Ballangee, Pariveda Solutions, Inc.
2008 - Patrick Brandt, Skywire Software
2007 - Rashid Skaf, AMX
2006 - Michelle Peluso, Travelocity
2005 - Anthony J. Affuso, UGS
2004 - Bob Carroll, AMX Corporation
2003 - Bill Connor, Entrust
2002 - Jim Janicki, MetaSolv, Inc.
2001 - Scott Grout, Chorum Technologies
COMMUNITY HERO AWARD:
2021 - Anurag Jain, Get Shift Done
2019 - Bob Sawler, The Realtime Group
2018 - Bill Warren, Reflect Systems
2016 - Heidi Means, Texas Instruments
2015 - Gil Lee, Intellichoice Inc./UT Dallas
2014 - Gayle Anderson, Digiworks
2013 - Valerie Freeman, BravoTech
2012 - Michael Doherty, Hewlett Packard
2011 - Wanda Gass, TI Fellow, Texas Instruments
2010 - Gurvendra Suri, CEO, Optimal Solutions Integration Inc.
2009 - Corey Kirkendoll, CISCO Systems
2008 - Shaunna Black, VP and Manager of Worldwide Facilities, Texas Instruments & Kevin Lofgren, Founder and CEO, Farstar
2007 - Tegwin Pulley, Texas Instruments, Inc.
2006 - Debbie Mrazek, The Sales Company
2005 - Franklyn Jenifer
2004 - George Ellis, SoftBrands
2003 - Abid Abedi, Adea Solutions
2002 - Gary Slagel, TeleCentric
2001 - Jaye Largent, Fujitsu
CORPORATE INNOVATION AWARD:
2021 - Gearbox Entertainment
2020 - +1 Labs at Match Group
2019 - PepsiCo
2018 - FirstNet by AT&T
2017 - Capital One
2016 - Nokia
2015 - Qorvo, Inc.
2014 - Texas Instruments
2013 - Nokia Solutions and Networks
2012 - AT&T Foundry
2011 - Alcatel-Lucent
2010 - D4D Technologies LLC
2009 - Electronic Transaction Consultants
2008 - Samsung Telecommunications America
2007 - Nortel, 4GBusiness & Ecosystem Development
2006 - Retractable Technologies, Inc.
2005 - Advanced Neuromodulation Systems
2004 - SYSTIMAX Solutions
2003 - Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railroad
2002 - BenefitMall, Inc.
2001 - Chip Data
CORPORATE CIO/CTO AWARD:
2021 - Neelu Sethi, CIO, Reddy Ice
2021 - Maria Lensing, CTO, McKesson Corporation
2020 - Ellen Barker, CIO, Texas Instruments
2020 - Kent Norton, CTO, Omnitracs
2019 - Pamela Arora, CIO, Children's Health
2019 - Mark Haney, CTO, Alkami Technology
2018 - Barry Shurkey, CIO, NTT DATA Services
2018 - Kim Keating, CTO, AT&T
2017 - Suja Chandrasekaran, CIO, Kimberly-Clark Corporation
2017 - Michael Boren, CTO, Beck Technology
2016 - Maya Leibman, CIO. American Airlines
2016 - Andrew Olowu, CTO, Axxess
2015 - Pam Parisian, CIO, AT&T
2015 - Mamie Jones, CTO, Intuit
2014 - Monica Martino, CTO, Accudata Technologies
2013 - Shailin Sehgal, CTO, Genband
2012 - John P. Volpi, CTO, Lone Star Aerospace
EMERGING COMPANY INNOVATION AWARD:
2021 - Esposure
2020 - BALANCED Media | Technology
2019 - GIACT
2018 - Bottle Rocket
2017 - Bloodbuy
2016 - Brainspace Corp.
2015 - Ziosk
2014 - Triune Systems
2013 - Optisense Network, LLC
2012 - 4G Biometrics, LLC
2011 - Encore Vision, Inc.
2010 - MicroTransponder, Inc.
2009 - Sipera Systems
2008 - RipCode, Inc.
2007 - Oryon Technologies
2006 - Masergy
2005 - Zyvex Corporation
2004 - SyChip, Inc.
2003 - BizDesign Software
2002 - Inner Wireless
2001 - Teleportec
EMERGING COMPANY CEO AWARD:
2021 - Mance Harmon, Hedera Hashgraph
2020 - Teresa Mackintosh, Trintech
2019 - Calvin Carter, Bottle Rocket
2018 - Vanessa Ogle, Enseo, Inc.
2017 - Dave Copps, Brainspace
2016 - Greg Fasullo, EnTouch Controls
2015 - Anuj Jain, Orchestra Technologies
2014 - Pardeep Kohli, Mavenir
2013 - Chris Drake, FireHost
2012 - Steven W. White, ImageVision
2011 - Jack Thompson, Tango Management Consulting
2010 - Shama Kabani, The Marketing Zen Group
2009 - Nina Vaca, Pinnacle Technical Resources, Inc.
2008 - Greg Smith, Accudata Technologies
2007 - Douglas Bartek, Tango Networks
2006 - Barry D. Nalls, Masergy
2005 - George Grayson, iStation
2004 - Patrick Brandt, Skywire Software
2003 - Sally Ann Zoll, LearnStar
2002 - Cynthia Comparin, Animato Technologies
2001 - Karen Shelton, T&S Software
EMERGING COMPANY CIO/CTO AWARD:
2021 - Andrew Wildrix, Intrusion
START UP COMPANY CEO AWARD:
2021 - JD Enright, TMGcore
TECHNOLOGY ADVOCATE AWARD:
2021 - Michael Hill, Cumulus Technologies
2020 - Stephanie Valdez, Per Scholas
2019 - Tom Edwards, BlackFin360
2018 - David Sym-Smith, Mobility Ventures
2017 - Trey Bowles, Dallas Entrepreneur Center
2016 - DFW*ATW Alliance of Technology and Women
2015 - Tad McIntosh, HumCap
2014 - Rep. Angie Chen Button, Texas House of Representatives
2013 - Dr. David E. Daniel, The University of Texas at Dallas
2012 - Robert Robb, Office of Tech Commercialization, The University of Texas at Dallas
2011 - TECH Fort Worth
2010 - North Texas Regional Center for Innovation and Commercialization
2009 - Rep. Dan Branch, Texas House of Representatives
2008 - The Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship at UT Dallas
2007 - Silicon Valley Bank
2006 - Ayoka
2005 - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
2004 - Office of Technology Development, Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas
2003 - Thompson & Knight
2002 - Haynes and Boone
TECHNOLOGY INVENTORS AWARD:
2021 - Leemon Baird, Hedera Hashgraph
2020 - Ed Chao, Polte
2019 - Corey Clark, Ph.D., Balanced Media | Technology
2018 - Rahul Saini, Zyvex Labs
2017 - Richard Margolin, RoboKind LLC
2016 - Dr. Sandy Dasgupta, The University of Texas at Arlington
2015 - Ray Baughman, The University of Texas at Dallas - NanoTech Institute
2014 - Ampcare, LLC
2013 - Larry Hornbeck, Texas Instruments
2012 - Dr. Mario Romero-Ortega, The University of Texas at Arlington
2011 - J.C. Chiao, The University of Texas at Arlington
2010 - Yves Chabal, Professor, UT Dallas, Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science
2009 - Dr. Bruce Li, 21st Century Silicon, Inc.
2008 - Dr. Bill Krenik, Jeff Bellay and the LoCosto Development Team, Texas Instruments
2007 - David Hanson, Hanson Robotics
TECH TITAN OF THE FUTURE - HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL:
2021 - Morris Goldade, Wylie ISD
2019 - Leigh Ann Mitchell, Lewisville High School
2018 - Douglas Lee, Dallas International School
2017 - Henry Vo, Richardson ISD
2016 - Kayla Olivas, Plano ISD
2015 - Michael Yakubovsky, Coppell High School
2014 - Daniel Brown, Irma Lerma Rangel Young Women's Leadership School, Dallas ISD
2013 - Chad Gilliland, Richardson High School, RISD
2012 - Janine Amy, WT White High School, DISD
2011 - Kim Wolff, Plano Senior High School, Plano ISD
2010 - Alisa Salvans, Richardson High School
2009 - Dr. George J. Hademenos, Richardson High School
2008 - Rebecca McGowan Jensen, Ph.D., School for the Talented and Gifted, Dallas Independent School District
2007 - Barbara Flickinger, J.J. Pearce High School
2006 - David Carroll, Plano West Senior High School
TECH TITAN OF THE FUTURE - UNIVERSITY LEVEL:
2021 - Jeffrey McGee, UT Arlington
2019 - Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, UT Dallas
2018 - University of North Texas
2017 - Magaly Spector, The University of Texas at Dallas– Young Women in Science and Engineering Investigators Program
2016 - University of Texas at Arlington ASSURE
2015 - Yan Wan & Shengli Fu, University of North Texas
2014 - Engineering and Technology Departments, Collin College
2013 - UTDesign, The University of Texas at Dallas
2012 - Net-Centric, IUCRC, University of North Texas
2011 - George A. Jeffrey, NanoExplorers Program, The University of Texas at Dallas, Alan G. MacDiarmid Nanotech Institute 2010 - UNT Summer Robocamp for Girls
2009 - UTeach Dallas, UT Dallas
2008 - Richland Collegiate High School of Mathematics, Science and Engineering, Richland College, DCCCD
2007 - ATEC Arts & Technology – UT Dallas
2006 - Academic Bridge Program, UT Dallas
2005 - Richland College ASA Engineering Degree
FAST TECH AWARD:
2021 - Cysiv
2020 - Leo Cyber Security
2019 - Leo Cyber Security
2018 - Zimperium
2017 - BroadJump
2016 - Newline
2015 - 4WEB Medical
2014 - Azpen Innovation, Inc.
2013 - Prism Microwave, Inc.
2012 - OneSource Virtual
2011 - Mavenir Systems
2010 - OraMetrix, Inc.
2009 - One Technologies LP
2008 - SoftLayer Technologies
TECHNOLOGY ADOPTER AWARD:
2019 - Rebel Athletic
2018 - Callbox Storage, LLC
2017 - Caliber Collision Centers
2016 - Children's Health
2015 - Artizone
2014 - BenefitMall
2013 - Baylor Health Care System
2012 - Methodist Richardson Medical Center
2011 - BNSF Railway
2010 - The Heart Hospital Baylor Plano
2009 - North Texas Tollway Authority
2008 - American Airlines
2007 - Dallas Ft. Worth International Airport
2006 - Methodist Health Systems
INVESTMENT CATALYST AWARD:
2019 - Perot Jain
2018 - Bryan Chambers, The Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, UT Dallas
2017 - Bios Partners
2016 - Hangar Ventures
2015 - Texas Women Ventures
2014 - Health Wildcatters
2013 - Frontier Capital
2012 - Tech Wildcatters
LEADERSHIP AWARD:
2006 - Cisco Systems
2005 - Skywire Software
2004 - Electronic Data Systems, EDS
2003 - Sabre Holding Corporation
2002 - AT&T Wireless
2001 - Ericsson