| Business Advisory Council has
Spirit! |
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Richard Marquez, right, associate director for
administration (ADA), and former New Mexico Gov. Toney Anaya,
left, co-chair of the Laboratory's Business Advisory Council,
with BAC members Harry Rodas of Small Purchases (SUP-6) and
Alice Quintanilla of Information Assets Management Inc. of Los
Alamos, after presenting Rodas and Quintanilla with "Spirit of
the BAC" awards. The Business Advisory Council advises the
Laboratory on how the Laboratory's business practices affect
the regional business community. Photo by James E. Rickman
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| $2,000,000 for Entrepreneurship |
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Congratulations are in order for the Regional Development
Corporation! The local non-profit was recently notified by the
W.K. Kellogg Foundation of a $2,000,000 grant, to assist with
establishing and maintaining a region-wide collaborative to
nurture and empower entrepreneurship in northern New Mexico.
As one of several community partners, LANL is proud to be part
of this initiative to strenthen and grow entrepreneurship in
our community.
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| SBA Improves HUBZone Program |
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Under recent legislation, a small business applying for
HUBZone certification no longer needs to be owned and
controlled exclusively by U.S. citizens. Now, the level of
required ownership by U.S. citizens is 51 percent. Also,
agricultural cooperatives have joined community development
corporations and Indian tribes as entities that can
participate in the HUBZone Program.
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| Congratulations to Dr. Jose Griego! |
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We extend heartfelt congratulations to Dr. Jose Griego,
veteran educator and administrator, who was recently
inaugurated as the fifth president of Northern New Mexico
College. In fall 2004, Northern began offering bachelor of
arts degrees in education. Under new leadership, there has
already been preliminary discussions for the College to offer
a master's degree in education, and bachelor's degrees in
engineering technology, computer science, environmental
science and biology within the next few years. Dr. Griego has
shared that he would also like to launch four-year degree
programs in nursing and social work.
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| Tech Transfer Division Calls for
Proposals |
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The LANL Technology Transfer (TT) Division is proud to
announce the "Class of 2005" Summer MBA Internship Program's
Call for Proposals. The MBA interns will arrive on June 6,
2005 and spend 10-12 weeks assisting TT's Technology
Management Teams, Laboratory inventors, and regional
entrepreneurs with a variety of high-tech business development
and commercialization activities. This program places special
emphasis on support of new businesses based on LANL technology
and expertise. Projects must be related to technology
commercialization or business development, particularly
start-up businesses in Northern New Mexico. MBA interns can
help inventors, entrepreneurs, potential entrepreneurs answer
critical business questions. Competitive project proposals
are due by COB on May 27, 2005. For additional
information, contact Belinda Padilla at bapadilla@lanl.gov.
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| Math and Science Academy Recieves
$200k! |
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As part of their commitment to education in northern New
Mexico, KSL Services, the Laboratory's facility and site
support services contractor, presented a check for $200,000 to
the Los Alamos National Laboratory Foundation for the
Laboratory's Math and Science Academy.
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University of California Appoints New Laboratory
Director |
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The University of California announced the appointment
of Robert W. Kuckuck, a veteran in national laboratory
management, a former National Nuclear Security Administration
official and a leading expert in nuclear weapons testing and
treaty verification technologies, as interim director of Los
Alamos National Laboratory. UC President Robert C. Dynes,
acting with the approval of U.S. Secretary of Energy Samuel
Bodman, appointed Kuckuck interim director, replacing
departing director George Peter Nanos. Kuckuck will take
office on May 16, 2005, and is expected to serve through the
remainder of the university's current contract to manage Los
Alamos. Nanos will be stepping down to take a new position
with the U.S. Department of Defense. "Bob Kuckuck has the
knowledge and expertise to provide strong leadership for Los
Alamos," said Dynes. "His depth of familiarity with the
laboratory, the university, and the missions of both
institutions, as well as the National Nuclear Security
Administration and the Department of Energy, makes him an
excellent choice for this position. "Bob's expertise in
nuclear weapons and his fundamental understanding of how
strong management and science must coexist in a national
laboratory will be invaluable to the ongoing and important
work of the lab."
A nuclear physicist who has taken on a variety of
leadership responsibilities up to the highest levels of
laboratory management, Kuckuck has extensive experience in the
nuclear weapons complex having worked at Lawrence Livermore
National Laboratory and the Department of Energy's National
Nuclear Security Administration. "I am both honored and
pleased to serve as director of Los Alamos National
Laboratory," Kuckuck said. "The scientific and programmatic
achievements of Los Alamos under UC management have been
extraordinary. I look forward to working with these dedicated
and capable people, many of whom have been my colleagues over
the years." |
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