As she accepted the Intellectual Property Owner's Association 's 27th Annual Inventor of the Year award on June 28 for her work in tissue engineering--she is the first individual woman to win the award--her Donna Reed-style hair and her concerned expression made her look like a doctor about to apply a Band-Aid.
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Morpurgo told BBC News Online that he never expected to win the award himself.
"I am delighted to win an award with so much history and tradition, " he said.
The play toured all over the country and went on to win an award in Edinburgh.
We also asked Tom how it felt to win the award for the second time last year.
The co-ordinator of the Silver Gilt winning entry said the team was thrilled to win the award.
Owens said he was honoured to win the award, and praised the work of Stonewall and other similar organisations.
The Philips amBX should totally win an award for most oddball device which also happens to take itself seriously.
Most Oscar odds-makers say Hawke is a long shot to win an award but the nomination alone has raised his profile.
No matter how the World Series turns out, the Florida Marlins are sure to win the award for best financial upside.
It means that the Bolton player will have to rely on votes from other countries if he is to win the award.
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Smith is the first Knick to win the award given to the season's best player off the bench since John Starks in the 1996-97 season.
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"To be compared with the great inspirational Daniel Day-Lewis is a tribute in itself, so to win this award, I'm overwhelmed, " Jones said.
Even he thought it was too early to win an award usually given as a reward to veteran performers who were almost universally acclaimed.
He becomes only the second Australian to win the award after Jamie Lyon, who won the accolade in 2005 during his time with Saints.
Angelina Jolie was the first person to win the award in 2004 and she has gone on to become one of the most successful women in Hollywood.
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When asked directly if Caf had threatened Drogba that he would not win the award if he did not go to Lome, Habuba flatly denied the accusation.
"It was a big honour to win the award, there are a lot of players in the world and to come first was a great feeling, " he revealed.
Messi is the first Barcelona player to win the award since Brazilian forward Ronaldinho took it in 2005, and the sixth to have won it while at the club.
Glasgow company Sarkar Defence Solutions Ltd, whose principal products include body armour, ballistic vests, helmets and tactical clothing, was among 10 Scottish firms to win an award for international trade.
Sorenstam is the first woman to win the award since Alison Nicholas in 1997 and the first ever from outside Great Britain and Ireland apart from the Solheim Cup team in 1992.
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Playwright Simon Stephens, who adapted Mark Haddon's best-selling novel, joked on stage: "It's a remarkable thing to win an award for popularity - normally people leave my plays in a state of terror!"
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The case is published in Genetics and Medicine, a research journal, and was the subject of a heart-rending and informative three-part series by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel that deserves to win an award.
She tells us that Bigelow's biggest breakthrough was to win the award for directing a film traditionally considered a male domain -- in Hollywood 80 percent of films are action movies and virtually none of them are given to women directors.
"I am the first player to win this award twice in a row and maybe if I keep my head down there might be more around the corner, " said a delighted Ponting after receiving the top award at the ICC ceremony in Johannesburg.
Seventh Generation employees swear by the company, the brand continues to win every award out there for sustainability and green branding, and Hollender, despite not being a formal member of the company any longer, remains a vocal and busy activist in the sector.
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