And we are of course recognizing the folks in this room with awards for excellence in teaching and mentoring.

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After all, the firm has won countless awards for engineering excellence.

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The vice president handed out the awards to seven governmental programs chosen for their excellence in community service.

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The newspaper, which has a circulation of about 35, 000 and is available online, has won several awards from the Catholic Press Association, including for general excellence for 13 straight years.

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There are two available awards: The Dooge medal is particularly intended for hydrologists who have demonstrated scientific excellence, and have made fundamental contributions to the science of hydrology as evidenced by publications in the international scientific literature and other high standard evidence.

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In 2011, as part of Intel's Environmental Excellence Awards, 62 employee teams from around the world were nominated for their work that helped Intel reduce its environmental impact.

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He is also a finalist for the last six years in a row in the Marketing Excellence Awards competition of the Information Technology Services Marketing Association (ITSMA), and is a 2010 and 2005 gold award winner in Driving Demand.

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For 16 years, the Webby Awards have continually recognized the best of the Internet, including excellence in advertising, online film and video, mobile and apps, and and social.

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The Industrial Excellence Awards are granted to management teams on a national level, and those winners then become nominees for the top European prize.

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