UNC-CH, NCSU professor, entrepreneur Joseph DeSimone to receive top N.C. award
Joseph DeSimone (UNC-CH photo)
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RALEIGH, N.C. – Joseph DeSimone, an inventor, entrepreneur and professor at UNC-Chapel Hill as well as N.C. State, is one of six people receiving the North Carolina Award.
The group will receive the state’s top honor for civilians from Gov. Bev. Perdue on Thursday night. Recipients have received the award since 1964.
DeSimone, the founder of such firms as Micell and Liquidia, was picked for the science award. He is a chemistry professor at UNC and a professor in chemical engineering at NCSU.
In 2008, he received the $500,000 Lemelson-MIT Prize for his inventions in green manufacturing, nanomedicine and medical devices as well as lab-to-market entrepreneurship. He also recently received a $2.5 million research award from the National Institutes of Health.
Former Bank of America chief executive Hugh McColl will receive one of two public service awards.
Also being recognized:
• Poet Gerald Barrax of Raleigh, literature
• Former Cultural Resources Secretary Betty Ray McCain of Wilson, public service
• Glass artist Mark Peiser of Penland, fine arts
• Cape Fear Regional Theater artistic director Bo Thorp of Fayetteville, fine arts.
The AP contributed to this report.
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