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| Chris Winston

chris.winston@roanoke.com, 381-1678

The NewVa Corridor Technology Council announced last week its 2010 TechNite award nominees.

Winners in five categories -- Rising Star, Entrepreneur, NewVa Leadership, Innovation and Educator -- will be recognized at the 11th annual TechNite Awards Banquet on April 7 at The Inn at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg.

This year, TechNite will be held in conjunction with the second annual VT KnowledgeWorks Entrepreneurship Summit.

For more information visit www.TheTechnologyCouncil.com or call 443-9232.

Here are the nominees:

Rising Star Award This award recognizes a local technology company whose "star is rising." It may not be a household name yet, but it could soon be another local success story in the NewVa Region.

Keraderm LLC

InteractiveGIS Inc.

AC&E Inc.

Modea

Nicus Software Inc.

Smart College Visit Inc.

NetVentures Corporation

ABS Technology Architects

MiserWare Inc.

JPI

Interactive Achievement Inc.

Knowledge NoteBook

Handshake 2.0

2D Array

TORC Technologies LLC

Entrepreneur Award This award recognizes someone in our community who exemplifies what it means to be a risk-taker in the technology field.

Anne Clelland, Handshake 2.0

Ken Maready, Hutchison Law Group

David Catalano & Aaron Herrington, Modea

Pat Matthews, Rackspace

Dr. Vinod Chachra, VTLS Inc.

Jonathan Hagmaier, Interactive Achievement Inc.

Tracy Wilkins, TechLab Inc.

Dr. Richmond Dugger, III, UXB International Inc.

Brett Malone, Top Gear Consulting

Marty Muscatello, CCS-Inc.

NewVa Leadership Award  This award recognizes someone who not only succeeds in the workplace, but also leads by example by contributing significantly to the community.

Henry Bass, Automation Creations Inc.

Gordie Zeigler, SyCom Technologies Inc.

David Danco, Delta Dental of Virginia

David Ayares, Revivicor Inc.

Doug Juanarena, GenTek Ventures

Sam English, CIE Partners

Advance Auto Parts

Jay Foster, SoftSolutions Inc.

Allan Tsang, 88Owls Inc.

Innovation Award This award recognizes an individual, a group of individuals, company or other organization that sets the standard for thought leadership and innovation in its respective fields. Their innovation represents a significant technological breakthrough or addresses a great market opportunity or both.

Whitman, Requardt and Associates LLP

Design Nine Inc.

DevelopEase LLC

InteractiveGIS Inc.

Rackspace

NewCity

Breakell Inc.

The Coaches Console

Aegisound, LLC/Adaptive Technologies Inc.

Maxtena Inc.

TMEIC-GE (TM GE Automation Systems, LLC)

VTLS Inc.

UXB International Inc.

Delta Dental of Virginia

TranSecurity LLC.

Abokia Inc.

Trane Inc.

Advance Auto Parts

Flypaper Inc.

Revivicor Inc.

Educator Award This award recognizes a K-12 educator in the NewVa Region who promotes math, science and/or use of technology in creative ways to transfer knowledge and help develop future technology leaders.

Dale Vipperman, Christiansburg High School

Steve Franco, Glenvar High School

Matthew Rezac, Shawsville Middle School

Michael A. Beamer, Roanoke County Schools

Kelly Viars Ratliff, Salem City Schools

Delta Dental of Virginia

James Irby, Montgomery County Public Schools

Burton Center for Engineering

James Struzinsky, Roanoke County Schools

Karen Busher, Colonial Elementary School

Ferri Lockhart, Roanoke City Public Schools

Angela Charboneau, Roanoke City Public Schools

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