IEDC Excellence in Economic Development Awards
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AWARDS IEDC Excellence in Economic Development Awards IEDC’s professional economic development awards Honorary & Leadership Awards will be presented recognize excellence in the economic development at the Recognition Dinner on Monday, September profession. These prestigious awards honor 19 from 6:30 P.M. – 9:00 P.M. at the Mint Museum individuals and organizations for their efforts that UPTOWN, 500 South Tryon Street, Charlotte, NC. have created positive change in urban, suburban, and Please note the registration fee of $100. rural communities. Promotional & Program Awards will be presented during the Awards Ceremony on Tuesday, September 20 from 3:45 P.M. – 5:45 P.M. in the Convention Center Ballroom. 91 2011 AWARD CATEGORIES IEDC 2011 ANNUAL CONFERENCE CONFERENCE IEDC 2011 ANNUAL HONORARY & LEADERSHIP AWARDS ...................................................................................92 Fellow Member Designations .................................................................................................................92 Honorary Life Member Designation .......................................................................................................94 New Economic Development Professional of the Year ..........................................................................94 Leadership Award for Public Service ......................................................................................................95 Citizen Leadership Award .......................................................................................................................96 Institutional Leadership Award ..............................................................................................................97 Chairman’s Award for Excellence in Economic Development ................................................................98 Lifetime Achievement Award for Excellence in Economic Development in Honor of Edward deLuca ...99 PROMOTIONAL AWARDS ...................................................................................................103 General Purpose Brochure ..................................................................................................................103 Special Purpose Brochure ....................................................................................................................106 General Purpose Promotion ................................................................................................................110 Annual Report .....................................................................................................................................112 Paid Advertising Campaign ..................................................................................................................115 Newsletter/Newspaper ........................................................................................................................117 Magazine .............................................................................................................................................122 Special Event ........................................................................................................................................125 WEBSITE AND NEW MEDIA AWARDS.................................................................................128 General Purpose Website ...................................................................................................................128 Special Purpose Website .....................................................................................................................131 New Media...........................................................................................................................................134 PROGRAM AWARDS ...........................................................................................................137 Technology-Based Economic Development .........................................................................................137 Multi-Year Economic Development .....................................................................................................138 Business Retention and Expansion – Single Event ................................................................................139 Business Retention and Expansion – Program of 3 Years or More .......................................................141 Entrepreneurship .................................................................................................................................143 Neighborhood Development ................................................................................................................145 Human Capital ......................................................................................................................................149 Responding to Globalization ................................................................................................................150 Sustainable and Green Development ...................................................................................................151 Real Estate Redevelopment and Reuse ................................................................................................152 PARTNERSHIP AWARDS ......................................................................................................155 Public-Private Partnerships ..................................................................................................................155 Partnerships with Educational Institutions ...........................................................................................156 Regionalism and Cross-Border Collaboration .......................................................................................159 2011 IEDC AWARDS JUDGES ...............................................................................................164 SPONSORS OF THE EXCELLENCE IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AWARDS .......................165 AWARDS served on several IEDC Committees over the years, HONORARY & and currently serves on the International Committee. LEADERSHIP AWARDS David holds a B.S. degree from Louisiana Tech The Honorary and Leadership Awards are bestowed University, and is a graduate of the Graduate School upon individuals who maintain an unparalleled of Banking of the South at Louisiana State University. level of excellence in community development and He is a Certified Economic Developer, and attended economic growth. the Oklahoma University Economic Development Institute (OU/EDI) before moving on to become This year’s awards are presented in the following Dean, then Director of International Development, categories: Fellow Member Designations, Honorary and is currently a faculty member. For over four Life Member Designations, New Economic years, David worked with CETYS University in Baja- Development Professional of the Year, Leadership California, and helped launch the first Basic Economic Award for Public Service, Citizen Leadership Award, Development Course and OU/EDI outside the United 92 Institutional Leadership Award, Chairman’s Award, States to be accredited by IEDC. David and his CHARLOTTE, NC | SEPT 18-21, 2011 NC | SEPT CHARLOTTE, and Lifetime Achievement Award for Excellence in Cockatoo Network partner Rod Brown are currently Economic Development. working with officials from the UN, OECD, the World Bank, and other international organizations to create Sunrise, a collaborative-based trade development Fellow Member Designations system. The designation of Fellow Member is given by IEDC to In the wake of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, active members who have attained unusual stature David served as lead consultant in organization in the field of economic development and closely and implementation of the Gulf Coast Business related disciplines. Unusual stature is defined as Reinvestment Forum, sponsored by the U.S. Chamber significant contributions to the profession through of Commerce, IEDC, and the states of Alabama, service to IEDC and/or academic endeavors directly Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas. In June of 2011, related to the practice of economic development. David traveled to Japan to tour the damaged region and make a presentation on disaster recovery at a David A. Dodd, CEcD national summit on the March, 2011 earthquake President and CEO and tsunami. He is also developing a framework for DADCO Consulting Services, Inc. reinvestment and recovery from a major earthquake Shreveport, LA in the Mexicali Valley of Baja-California for the federal government of Mexico, and is leading a team of consultants in developing a recovery strategy for the fishing industry in southeast Louisiana after the PB oil spill. For his recovery work, David has been given the David A. Dodd, CEcD is the President of DADCO nickname “Disaster Dodd”-which for those who know Consulting, Inc., a leading strategic economic him well-is a fitting moniker. development consulting firm, and Co-managing Principal of Confluence Advisors, Inc, a financial Jim Fram, CEcD, CCE advisory firm specializing in development and Senior Vice President – Economic community finance. Development Tulsa Metro Chamber Over the past 17 years of consulting, he has provided Tulsa, OK training and presentations for organizations throughout the U.S. and abroad, including 37 state economic development organizations, the Southern Economic Development Council, Australian Parliamentary Library, Development Bank of A 25 year