Karen C. Tracey Recognized at 2nd Annual Women of Innovation Awards

The Connecticut Technology Council during the Second Annual 2006 Innovation Leadership Awards Dinner on January 19, 2006 recognized women in Connecticut for their efforts in the technology, science and engineering fields. Dr. Karen Coale Tracey, Professor and Department Chair in the School of Engineering and Technology at CCSU was recognized as one of the 2006 finalists in the category of Academic Innovations and Leadership.

There were recognized women who are innovators, role models, and leaders and who are researchers, educators, managers or service providers in science, engineering and technology. Nominees can come from such fields as biotech, pharmaceuticals, telecom, software, computer hardware, electronics, alternative energy, nanotech, medical devices, IT, networks, communications and robotics.

The finalists are women who exhibit the extraordinary energy that powers a company or institution. They are hard working, entrepreneurial, and inspirational to others and motivated to excel.