Technology Institute 2007 Photos
1. TA board chair Marty Smith welcomes participants to the 2007 Technology Institute.
2. Keynote speaker Dr. Charles M. Vest, president of the National Academy of Engineering, discusses U.S. competitiveness in the global economy.
3. Washington State Senator Linda Evans Parlette (center) offers her perspectives while TA board members Peter Wilson (left), engineering director at Google, and Lura Powell, chair of the Life Sciences Discovery Fund board of trustees, look on.
4. Dr. Vest (center) talks about the importance of university research, joined by Washington State Senator Jeanne Kohl-Welles (left) and TA board member Randy Hassler, vice president of facilities operations at Amgen.
5. Bellevue School District Superintendent Mike Riley shares ideas for improving student achievement in math.
6. Washington State Representative Deb Wallace talks about preparing students for higher education and the workplace, joined by (left to right) Ann Daley, executive director of the Higher Education Coordinating Board; Judy Mitchell, Dean of the Washington State University College of Education; and Washington State Representative Joe McDermott.
7. Bob Drewel, executive director of the Puget Sound Regional Council, discusses efforts to increase high-demand bachelor’s degree production.
8. Higher education panel participants share a laugh: (left to right) Les Purce, president of The Evergreen State College; Kathleen Ross, president of Heritage University; and Elson Floyd, president of Washington State University.
9. Matt O’Donnell, Dean of the College of Engineering at University of Washington, talks about the importance of strengthening graduate programs in science and engineering.
10. TA board members Lee Hartwell (left), president and director of the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, and Mike Kluse, interim director of the Battelle/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, discuss areas of opportunity for Washington’s research enterprise.
11. Hank Levy (left), chair of UW Computer Science & Engineering, emphasizes the importance of being able to attract the best science and engineering talent from around the world, joined by Guy Palmer (center), professor of pathology and infectious disease at Washington State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine, and TA board member Chad Waite, general partner at OVP Venture Partners.
12. Steve Sliwa, CEO of Bingen-based Insitu, Inc., discusses ways to nurture the growth of entrepreneurial companies in Washington.
13. Retired NASA astronaut Dr. Bonnie J. Dunbar (left), President and CEO of The Museum of Flight, is joined onstage by TA board member Jack Faris, president of the Washington Biotechnology & Biomedical Association, to talk about inspiring students through hands-on science learning.
14. Panelists offer their perspectives on strategies to advance Washington education, research and entrepreneurship (left to right): TA board member Marc Diamond, partner in CFO advisory services at KPMG; Washington State Representative Glenn Anderson; DeLee Shoemaker, state government affairs director for Microsoft; and Deb Merle, the Governor’s executive policy advisor for higher education.
15. Washington State Senator Chris Marr (left) is joined by Governor’s Executive Policy Advisor and TA board member Marc Baldwin to discuss next steps on the final morning of the Institute.