Governor's Technology Awards

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2011 Winners

Secretary of Technology Jim Duffey and Chief Information Officer Sam Nixon presented the 2011 Governor’s Technology Awards at a lunchtime ceremony at COVITS on Sept. 26. Fourteen winners and 10 honorable mentions were honored in nine categories in 2011.

Congratulations to all of the winners.

Category: Online, Not in Line

Winner: Roanoke County
For: Roanoke County Website

Winner: Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles
For: myDMV Account

Honorable Mention: City of Richmond
For: MPACT project

Honorable Mention: Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries
For: Hunt Fish VA

Honorable Mention: Virginia Department of General Services
For: eVA Report and Resource Center

Category: Cross-Boundary Collaboration

Winner: Counties of Lee, Russell, Scott, Smyth and Washington and the City of Bristol
For: MERG: Mountain Empire Regional GIS

Category: IT as Efficiency Driver

Winner: City of Lynchburg
For: Work and Asset Management System

Winner: Virginia Department of Social Services
For: SMILE and Check 21

Honorable Mention: Albemarle County
For: eProcurement

Category: Innovative Use of Technology in Economic Development

Winner: Henrico County
For: Online Development Plan Review System

Winner: Virginia Tech
For: Accelerate Virginia

Honorable Mention: Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
For: Virginia Grown Mobile Application

Honorable Mention: Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles
For: EZ Fleet

Category: Innovation in Local Government

Winner: City of Danville
For: Fire Department Technologies

Winner: Fairfax County
For: Placing Government in the Palm of Your Hand

Winner: Page County
For: Interactive Address Atlas for Emergency Services

Honorable Mention: City of Richmond
For: Neighbor to Neighbor Volunteer Application Process

Category: Innovation in K-12 Education

Winner: Virginia Department of Education
For: Interactive Chinese Language/Culture Game Module

Category: Innovation in Higher Education

Winner: Virginia State University
For: Digital at the Core

Honorable Mention: Piedmont College and Albemarle County IT Department
For: IT Intern Program

Honorable Mention: Tidewater Community College
For: Student Loan Education and Counseling

Honorable Mention: Virginia Commonwealth University
For: WEAVEonline

Category: Innovative Use of Modeling & Simulation Techniques

Winner: College of William and Mary, Old Dominion University and Virginia Institute for Marine Science
For: Chesapeake Bay Inundation Prediction System

Category: Cross-Boundary Collaboration in Modeling & Simulation

Winner: Virginia Modeling, Analysis and Simulation Center
For: Strategic Mortgage Default – An Epidemiological Approach

Contact Information

For questions about entries or the awards program, e-mail Emily Seibert, emily.seibert@vita.virginia.gov.