The Cleveland Engineering Society (CES) has selected Dorothy C. Baunach for the 2006 CES Leadership Award. The award is presented annually to recognize and honor an individual who promotes the advancement of technology and supports the mission of The Cleveland Engineering Society: To serve the educational and professional development needs of technical professionals and the organizations that employ them; to encourage young people to pursue careers in science and engineering; and to foster an exchange of information and ideas that will advance development and recognition of the region as a technology center.
The award will be presented at the CES Annual Meeting and Awards Reception June 28, 2006, 5:30-7:30 PM, at the Myers University Club, 3813 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH. The evening’s keynote speaker is Stephen J. Gage, outgoing CES President and Manufacturing Advocacy & Growth Network (MAGNET) President. New CES Board Members, Officers, Committee Chairs and Scholarship recipients will also be announced during the annual meeting. Presentation of the scholarship awards is sponsored by Lincoln Electric Company.
“Dorothy’s tremendous contributions as the 125th and first woman President and Past-President of the Board in developing the relationship with Build Up Greater Cleveland (BUGC) while driving the strategic vision of CES as the umbrella organization for the region’s engineering community, make this a well deserved award,” comments Carol A. Duane, CES Executive Director. “Her unique contribution to CES has been an ability to blend CES’ strategic vision with the NorTech mission of aligning and leveraging the region’s technology assets to build a globally competitive economy through technology, innovation and entrepreneurship. The CES partnership with BUGC opens enhanced opportunities for public and private collaboration on infrastructure as an economic driver.”
Dorothy C. Baunach is President and Chief Executive Officer of NorTech (www.nortech.org), an economic development organization working with private and public sector leaders to shape Northeast Ohio’s economy through technology, innovation and entrepreneurship. Dorothy founded NorTech in 1999 as a program of Cleveland Tomorrow where she was Deputy Director from 1995 until 2004 when Cleveland Tomorrow merged with the Greater Cleveland Growth Association and the Greater Cleveland Roundtable to form the Greater Cleveland Partnership. At that time, NorTech became a stand-alone organization primarily supported by GCP and the Fund for Our Economic Future.
If you would like to register to attend the CES Annual Meeting please call 216-361-3100 or register online at www.cesnet.org.
About the Cleveland Engineering Society
Founded in 1880, the Cleveland Engineering Society is a non-profit professional membership organization with more than 700 members representing the various engineering and technical disciplines. CES provides a forum for northeast Ohio’s engineering community to share experience and explore new technologies, business strategies, trends and issues that impact regional workforce development, economic development, and professional development. For more information contact the Cleveland Engineering Society (www.cesnet.org) at 216.361.3100.
About NorTech
NorTech is a regional leader in shaping Northeast Ohio’s economy through technology, innovation and entrepreneurship. NorTech’s mission is to align and leverage the region’s technology assets to build a globally competitive economy for the benefit of all citizens. For more information contact NorTech (www.nortech.org) at 216-363-6883.