AURP Presents 28th Annual Awards of Excellence at 2024 International Conference

Tucson, AZ, November 14, 2024 – Tech Port San Antonio – an innovation and technology campus and dynamic hub for aerospace, manufacturing, cybersecurity and robotics – has been named the 2024 “Outstanding Innovation District” at the AURP 2024 International Conference (Nov. 11-14) at the University of Arkansas. Harry Brislin IV, AURP Awards Committee Chair, AURP Board Secretary and Executive Director of the USA Technology & Research Park, served as emcee of the evening’s award festivities.

AURP’s International Conference annually brings together 200+ research park and innovation district leaders from around the world for high-impact knowledge exchange and networking with the industry’s premier experts and leaders.

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Outstanding Research Park / Innovation District:

Tech Port San Antonio

Andy Castillo, Board Member; Margaret Wilson-Anaglia, Board Chair; Jim Perschbach, President and CEO; Adrienne Cox, COO; Marcel Johnson, SVP Talent & Technology Scouting & Identification

Leadership Award:
The Walton Family Charitable Support Foundation

Harry Brislin, Chair of the 2024 AURP Awards Committee; Secretary, AURP; Executive Director of Real Estate Services & Asset Management, USA Technology and Research Park, University of South Alabama; Dr. Naccaman Williams, Director of Special Projects, The Walton Family Foundation; Allison Madden, Incoming AURP President for 2025-2026; Corporate Secretary and COO, University of South Florida Research Park

Career Achievement Award:
Dan Berglund, President & CEO, State Science and Technology Institute

Innovation Award: 
BlueHalo - LOCUST Laser Weapon System

Harry Brislin; Rich McAdams, MBA, PMP, CISSP, Senior Vice President of Operations and Deputy General Manager, Armed Forces Portfolio, with BlueHalo; Allison Madden

Vision Award:
Peter Pellerito, Senior Policy Advisor Federal/State Economic Development & Technology Transfer Lead, Biotechnology Innovation Organization

Innovation Award: 
Dreamscape Learn

Harry Brislin; Chris Huff, Vice President of Academic Partnerships, with Dreamscape Learn; Allison Madden

About the Association of University Research Parks (AURP):
AURP, a non-profit international organization with offices in the Washington, DC area at the University of Maryland Discovery District and in Tucson, AZ at the University of Arizona Tech Park, focuses on creating communities of innovation and education for research parks both operating and planned, plus innovation districts, incubators, accelerators and the businesses that support the research park industry. AURP and its global membership promote research, institute-industry relations and innovation districts to foster innovation and to facilitate the transfer of technology from such institutions to the private sector. Learn more: www.aurp.net

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