Jhpiego, an international non-profit health care organization affiliated with Johns Hopkins University, has been selected as The Daily Record's 2009 Innovator of the Year Awards.
"We are honored to be named a 2009 Innovator of the Year by The Daily Record," says Dr. Leslie Mancuso, president and CEO of Jhpiego. "At Jhpiego, we are dedicated to saving the lives of women and their families. We do that by taking the science and creativity of Johns Hopkins University and use that knowledge to create low-cost health solutions that can be utilized in remote locations with few resources, like running water or electricity around the world.."
The Daily Record began the Innovator of the Year Awards in 2002 as a way to recognize Marylanders and Maryland-based companies for their innovative spirit � for creating new products, new programs, new services, or new processes that have helped their companies, industries, or communities.
There were more than 80 nominations for the 2009 awards nominated by readers, economic development agencies, chambers of commerce, and the business community at large. Nominees are then asked to complete an application, which explains their innovation, and the impact it has made on Maryland.
A renowned panel of judges reviewed the applications and whittled the list down to 25 winners for 2009, including the top Innovator of the Year. The winners were honored on October 14 at a cocktail reception, held at Baltimore's American Visionary Art Museum. Winners also were profiled in a special magazine that was included in the October 16 issue of The Daily Record.
Source: Leslie Mancuso, Jhpiego
Writer: Walaika Haskins