iCON Awards Dinner
The iCON Award was developed to recognize the important role of education, research and training in fostering growth and in building the next generation of Midwest biotechnology and life sciences innovators and leaders. This award celebrates the achievements of leaders who nurture education, training and scholarship in the life sciences in Illinois.
iCON Knowledge Builder Award recognizes annually an individual who demonstrates exemplary teaching at the Grade 6-12 level, and who has positively impacted students’ understanding of biotechnology’s promise and challenges. This educator also serves as a model for colleagues on how to incorporate biotechnology into the classroom and acts as a resource to peers.
To learn more about the iCON Knowledge Builder Award, click HERE.
iCON Innovator Award recognizes an active researcher/scientist within the ranks of life sciences education who is acknowledged by his or her peers as a leader in the contemporary teaching of and scholarship in biotechnology and its related sciences. The award also recognizes those scientists who demonstrate leadership potential at the frontier of knowledge in the life sciences and conduct research that is anticipated to enhance economic development in the State of Illinois.
To learn more about the iCON Innovator Award, click HERE.
For information on the 2011 iCON Awards Dinner, click here.