~ Invitation Only ~ 

The City of Flagstaff and APS present the 2nd Annual Shoemaker Awards. The dinner and awards banquet will take place on June 17, 2022 at Little America Hotel. This inspirational and entertaining event celebrates stellar moonshot-thinking entrepreneurs from Flagstaff and across Arizona. 

Winners from our state-wide AZ Pioneer Pitch Tour will present their ideas/products during the cocktail reception. First place winners from each region/city will compete against one another for the title of state-wide AZ Pioneer Pitch winner, which will be announced during the event. The state-wide winner will take home a $10,000 cash prize thanks to our generous sponsor, APS. 

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The Shoemaker Awards

The Shoemaker Awards are named  after Carolyn Shoemaker for her extraordinary moonshot thinking and phenomenal achievement in astrogeology. She and her husband, Gene, established the USGS Center for Astrogeology. 
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​Many thanks to our generous sponsors...
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Title Sponsors: 

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Sponsors:
 Arizona Commerce Authority
AWD Law
City of Winslow
Deckers
DES
Elevated Manufacturing
Jennifer Nordstrom, CPA
Kinney Construction Services/Genterra
Lowell Observatory
​Northern Arizona University
Poba Medical
Southern Gila County EDC
Rim Country Chamber of Commerce
Sunwest Bank
The Sonoran Founders Fund
Verde Valley Regional Economic Org
​W. L. Gore & Associates
War2In
​Yavapai College & SBDC


2022 Schedule

June 17, 2022
Little America Hotel - Flagstaff, AZ


5:00 PM
Cocktail reception + Live Music

5:45 PM
AZ Pioneer Pitch Competition Finals Competition 

~ Dinner ~

7:30 PM 
Announcement of Awards

8:45 PM
Closing Remarks
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Learn more about the 2019 1st Annual Shoemaker Awards...
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