Other Awards and Honors
2008 Elected Positions and Offices
Mike Schwenk appointed to board of directors for Washington Technology Center
Washington State Governor, Chris Gregoire, appointed Mike Schwenk, Director of Technology Deployment and Outreach, to the board of directors for the Washington Technology Center. The WTC is a statewide economic development organization focused on technology and innovation. The organization's board is comprised of business and academic leaders who serve as the governing arm of the state-charted agency, which promotes technology and innovation-based economic development throughout Washington. Mike will serve a three-year term. Mike has 30 years of technical and business management experience in government, non-profit and corporate settings. For the past ten years, he has championed numerous efforts that moved research out of the science laboratory and into the business community. His service on numerous regional and national boards and policy committees for government, industry and academia gives the Lab a leadership position in the national debate on how to collaborate across large research organizations. (announced 9/1/2008)