Dr. Sam Curl, Dean of the College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, accepts the plaques for the inventors. Guven Yalcintas, Vice President for Research Tom Collins, Representative Terry Ingmire, and President James Halligan. Representative Terry Ingmire addresses the group. Mary Small of the US Patent and Trademark Office discusses changes in patent law. Julia Crawford, Patent Librarian, presides at the ceremony.
Participants enjoy conversation and hors d'oeuvres.
Inventor Bruce Ackerson and his wife, Elaine, with Steve McKeever, Associate Dean and Director of Research of the College of Arts and Sciences, following the award ceremony. Cindy Malayer, Coordinator of Intellectual Property and Technology Transfer, and Patent Librarian Julia Crawford stop a moment for the camera before the ceremony. Monica Shinault, Unit Assistant, Intellectual Property and Technology Transfer, makes a last-minute check before the ceremony. Guven Yalcintas and guest Loreno Munoz relax before the ceremony.