i will second Matt for this. Knowing Dewey so many years ago, and knowing Matt, they are cut from the same community support ethic.
Kevin On Mon, Apr 13, 2009 at 6:30 PM, Terry Brown <[email protected]>wrote: > An obvious choice would be Matt Genovese - founder of Door64.com - He is > the epitome of what this award represents, and I cannot believe he hasn't > been nominated before! > > > ------------------------------ > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto: > [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *-- Monica Roesch -- > *Sent:* Saturday, January 31, 2009 2:44 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* [Refresh Austin: 3564] Dewey Winburne Community Service Award > Call for Nominees > > > > Hi Refreshers! > > > > I am coordinating an effort to recognize members of our community who > empower others through the use of technology > > > > Could you please help by nominating yourself, a friend and/or colleague for > The Dewey Winburne Community Service Award? > > > > The timeframe to respond is relatively short (by the end of this week), but > I'm confident that we'll be able to spotlight some great folks! > > > > The criteria and additional info is included below. Please let me know if > you have any questions. > > > > Thanks. > > > > ~~ Monica > > > > > > ~~ Keep Austin Austin. ~~ > ~~ Please Shop Local + Remember To Tip the Band. ~~ > ~~http://www.linkedin.com/in/heymonica > > > > > > *Dewey Winburne Community Service Award Call for Nominees* > > Do you or does someone you know use technology to empower others? > > > > If so, would you be willing to nominate them as a candidate for this year’s > Dewey Winburne Community Service Award that will be ? > > > > The Dewey Winburne Community Service Award, presented during the SXSW > Interactive Festival (www.sxsw.com/interactive), celebrates the vision > that technology is society's most effective tool to bridge the digital > divide. > > > > > > *Criteria* > > Like the man it honors (described below), the judging criteria is somewhat > open-ended and changeable. Your candidate should: > > > > 1. Be involved in some aspect of technology that promotes empowerment > > > > 2. Be involved in a hands-on effort-- as opposed to a philanthropist who > largely supports efforts at a financial level > > > > 3. Live (or spend a good majority of time) in the Greater Austin/Central > Texas area > > > > 4. Not have been previously nominated (see below) > > > > > > *Nomination Form* > > If you know of a suitable candidate (self-nominations are encouraged), > please e-mail me ([email protected]) by Saturday, February 7th with > as much of the following information as possible: > > > > 1. Name of candidate: > > > > 2. Contact information for candidate: > > > > 3. URL of this candidate's organization: > > > > 4. URL of articles/media reports about this candidate: > > > > 5. Why you think this candidate is a worthy nominee (in 50 words or less): > > > > 6. Your relationship with this candidate: > > > > > *About Dewey Winburne* > > Dewey Winburne <http://www.patrickcurry.com/dewey/> served as one of the > original co-founders of the event that we now know as the SXSW Interactive > Festival. A man of tremendous energy and vision, he imagined this event > would come to highlight people who combined technological innovation with > massive creativity. Years later, this vision has proven to be remarkably > accurate, as SXSW Interactive has evolved as an international mecca for > trend-setting creative thinkers. > > > > Teaching multimedia skills to teenagers, particularly teens of low-income > and minority descent, was one of the great passions in Dewey's life. Many of > the students who gained their initial new media training from him have gone > on to achieve incredible careers in the local and national tech community. > > > > > > *Past Nominees* > > Ileana Abounader > > Brenda Adrian > > Shahed Amanullah > > Stephen Amos > > Bianca Bickford > > Janet Blake > > Silona Bonewald > > Dennis Borel > > Donny Branam > > Gary Chapman > > Jeanine Christensen > > Pierce Collins > > Jayne Cravens > > Thea Eaton > > Dave Evans > > Jennifer Evans > > Joe Faulk > > Teresa Ferguson > > Betty Sue Flowers > > Tiffany Galligan > > Rodney Gibbs > > Lisa Goldman > > Danny Gomez > > Mona Gonzalez > > Sheri Graner Ray > > Steve Guengerich > > Bobbie Guerra > > Richard Halpin > > Wendell Handy > > Sheena Harden > > Tim Harrell > > Rondella Hawkins > > Josie Hughes > > Kat Jones > > Kathy Keller > > Karen Kreps > > Joyce Lauck > > Jon Lebkowsky > > Walter Lenoir > > Herman Lessard > > Adina Levin > > Nick Lewis > > Linda Litowsky > > Ron Lucey > > Rich MacKinnon > > Jan McSorley > > Lisa Moretti > > Rachel Muir > > Heberto Ochoa-Morales > > Pat Pound > > Diana Prechter > > Christian Raymond > > Lodis Rhodes > > Monica Roesch > > Gene Rodgers > > Chip Rosenthal > > Sharron Rush > > Keith Rutledge > > Dave Sanders > > Randi Shade > > Trent Sharp > > Glenda Sims > > Ana Sisnett > > Dr. John Slatin > > Leroy Smith > > Harvey Smith > > Roger Steele > > Artis C. Street > > Sharon Strover > > Dale Thompson > > Adam Weinroth > > Melvin White > > Stefan Wray > > Richard Yu > > Kevin Zeppernick > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Windows Live™: E-mail. Chat. Share. Get more ways to connect. 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