George E. Smith
The 2011 Award Recipients were Nancy Thornberry and Dr. Ann Weber, the leaders behind the development of Merck's Januvia. The 2010 Award Recipient was Dr. George E. Smith. Dr. Smith received one-quarter share of a Nobel Prize in Physics for the invention of an imaging semiconductor unit, his work paved the way for affordable camcorders and scanning equipment. The 2009 Award Recipients were Eliot Sigal, the Chief Scientific Officer of Bristol-Myers Squibb and the President of R&amp;D; the award was also given to President Barack Obama, in absentia. The 2016 award was given to Marcus Weldon, President of Bell Labs and Chief Technology Officer of Nokia, for his technology vision and leadership.