2023 RECIPIENTS:

Wyatt Toehlke Assistant Secretary Department of Commerce and Trade – For his ongoing facilitation with undertakings associated with the Department of Commerce and Trade.

Robert Davenport Director of Marketing and Development Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services – For being VIAB’s primary point of contact with VDACS and the state’s agricultural ecosystem.

Conaway Haskins VP Entrepreneurial Ecosystems Virginia Innovation Partnership Corp. – For his joining of the VIAB BIRD Grants Steering Group and accessing the Virginia innovation ecosystem.

Art Espey Managing Director Lighthouse Labs – For his joining of the VIAB BIRD Grants Steering Group and facilitating VIAB within in the Virginia start-up community.

Dr. Hal Irving Associate V.P. Health Sciences and Technology Outreach Virginia Tech Carilion (VTC) – For his promotion of VIAB in the Bio-Tech segment and the Roanoke Economic Development community.

Nissim Yochai Zim USA President – Who led Zim’s relocation to Virginia Beach and $30m expansion. Also Zim’s U.S. CFO Ilana Rosenberg who worked the VIAB for two years on the company’s expansion.

2022 RECIPIENTS:

Jack Kennedy, MS, MA, ESQ – For all your efforts and industry in advancing the Boards interests and those of Israeli concerns in Virginia. Particularly your efforts in bringing Energix to Virginia and your current undertakings in our space related initiatives.

Marian Marques – For all your efforts and industry in advancing the Boards interests and those of Israeli concerns in Virginia. Particularly your efforts in developing the Israel  Innovation Center (U.S.) at National Landing and your coming to Israel with the VEDP to cultivate clients. 

Eliad Peretz – For all your efforts and industry in advancing the Boards interests and those of Israeli concerns in Virginia. Particularly for your efforts in presenting at our autonomous vehicles defense conference and your on-going support with our space related initiatives.

2021 Recipients:

Erik Fox – CEO Elbit Systems, Roanoke

Delegate Will Morefield

Taubman Museum of Art, Roanoke

Dave Kuhn – Virginia Tech

Hon. Patrick Gottschalk – Williams Mullen Law 

2020 RECIPIENTS:

Brett Vassey – Virginia Manufacturers Association  

Bill Donohue –  GENEDGE

Virginia Economic Development Partnership VEDP

Barry Zebrak – Israel Ministry of Defense – SIBAT

Diane Bechamps  – Virginia Tourism Corporation

Amy Jordan – Hampton Roads Economic Development Alliance

Asher Kotz – Fairfax County EDA