Tibbetts Award

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Affectionately referred to as the "Tibbie", these national awards are made annually (since 1998) to those small firms, projects, organizations and individuals judged to exemplify the very best in SBIR achievement.

Tibbetts Awards recognize accomplishments where, in the judgement of those closely involved and often most immediately affected, the stimulus of SBIR funding has made an important and definable difference.

In selection for Tibbetts Awards, the focus is primarily on:

• Economic impact of technological innovation
• Business achievement and effective collaborations
• Demonstrated state and regional impact and proven support

[edit] About the SBIR Program

Roland Tibbetts began the SBIR program as a tiny experimental project at the National Science Foundation. Today, the SBIR program has developed more than $21 billion worth of research by more than 15,000 firms -- resulting in more than 45,000 patents. SBIR companies employ more than 400,000 scientists and engineers -- making the program the largest concentration of scientific and engineering talent in the United States, exceeding the combined total of all American academic and non-profit institutions. Each year, 11 federal agencies award $2 billion in research contracts as part of the SBIR program.

[edit] Past Winners

2007

Winner	Company
Eric Adolphe, Esq	OPTIMUS Corporation
Houston Baker	National Cancer Institute
Mark Bakotic	Northrop Grumman Ship Systems
Dr. James I. Finley	Deputy Undersecretary of Defense (A&T)
Patty Forbes	Formerly Senate Committee on Small Business

2006

Winner	Company
Mr. Allen Baker	Vital Strategies, Inc.
Mr. Stephen Guilfoos	Air Force, Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL)
Dr. Patrick Guire	Innovative Surface Technologies, Inc.
Mr. Richard Hendel	Boeing Company
Dr. Mahendra Jain	Kentucky Science & Engineering Foundation