Innovative organizations, educators and local students were honored recently at AIM Institute’s (aiminstitute.org) annual AIM Tech Awards, presented by Cox Business, Thursday, November 14, at Certified Transmission owner Peter Fink’s Private Muscle Car Museum in Omaha.
The AIM Tech Awards celebrates the achievements of industry and education visionaries. The event strengthens the region’s tech sector by showcasing the impact and result of the community’s dedicated efforts to build a strong and diverse tech ecosystem.
2024 AIM Tech Awards Winners:
- Technology Company of the Year: Children’s Nebraska
- Technology Leader of the Year: Mike Smith, The Bay
- Technology Innovator of the Year: Clarkson College
- Tech Start-up of the Year: Nebraska Innovation Labs
- Higher Ed Tech Leader of the Year: Dr. Deepak Khazanchi, Mutual of Omaha Distinguished Chair of Information Science and Technology and Professor of Information Systems and Quantitative Analysis in the College of Information Science and Technology at the University of Nebraska Omaha
- K-12 Educator of the Year: Jeff Brady, Millard North High School
- Tech Student of the Year: Patrick Stolinski, University of Nebraska Lincoln
- AIM After School Program Student of the Year: Christian Essien, King Science and Technology Middle School
- AIM Code School Student of the Year: Diana Grimaldo
- AIM Youth Academy Student of the Year: Alexis Franks, Thomas Jefferson High School
- Tech Champion of the Year: Women in Technology of the Heartland (WiTH)
AIM Institute’s mission is to grow a strong and diverse tech community through education, career development and outreach. As a nonprofit, AIM Institute has fostered the growth of Omaha’s tech sector for more than 30 years. Learn more at aiminstitute.org.