April 27, 2007
2007 Donald W. Reynolds Governor’s Cup Competition
Last night the 2007 Donald W. Reynolds Governor’s Cup Competition awards ceremony was held at the Siena in downtown Reno. The event was sold out with many proud parents, sponsors, and business owners there to see which students would take home the more than $100,000 in cash prizes for the best business plans.
Nevada’s Governor, Jim Gibbons was there as the keynote, and Brian Kroliki, Lieutenant Governor did a very good job as the emcee.
As I reported before, I had the pleasure of participating in the judging process, so it was nice to see the entire process come to fruition. A huge shout out goes to David Archer, managing director, as well as Emily Lowe, marketing manager, both from the Nevada Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology (NCET). They worked very hard to put on the competition and the awards ceremony.
Additionally, I do have to give props to our very own David LaPlante, CEO of Twelve Horses who is one of NCET’s founding board members and current Chair. David has been instrumental in the success of NCET and the competition.
The winners are as follows:
Governor’s Cup - Undergraduate Winners:
- First place - Weingart & Keranen Environmental Solutions – Sierra Nevada College
- Second place - EVO Fuels - UNR
- Third place - ME3 - carGLOW – UNR
Governor’s Cup - Graduate Winners:
- First place - NanoVation, Inc. – UNR
- Second place - Samsara Interactive, Inc. - UNR
- Third place - Simply Healthy Food – UNR
Lt Governor’s Award
- Undergraduate Winner – EVO Fuels - UNR
- Graduate Winner - NanoVation, Inc. - UNR
These Flickr photos of the event are courteous of Inbytes Studio.
Posted in Company News, Reno-Tahoe, Social
