Cornell University

Cornell is the only Ivy League/Ancient Eight university that also is its state's federal land-grant institution; whose official motto is in English ("I would found an institution where any person can find instruction in any study"—Ezra Cornell); and whose board of trustees includes student, faculty, and staff voting members. It was the first among all U.S. colleges and universities to allow undergraduates to borrow books from its libraries.

The Cornell Center for Technology, Enterprise, and Commercialization (CCTEC) facilitates the commercial development and use of technological innovations created by Cornell researchers, and encourages related entrepreneurship and economic development, by securing intellectual property rights protection and by marketing and licensing the technologies to businesses. In 2005–06, CCTEC received 237 invention disclosures, helped file 228 U.S. patent applications, distributed $3.7 million in royalties, licensed 47 inventions to industry, and helped form five start-up companies that are based on Cornell technologies.

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) is a private, non-profit basic research and educational institution. Under the leadership of its President, Dr. Bruce Stillman, a member of the National Academy of Sciences and a Fellow of the Royal Society (London), over 400 scientists conduct groundbreaking research in cancer, neurobiology, plant genetics and bioinformatics. Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory is one of sixty-three institutions supported by the Cancer Centers Program of the National Cancer Institute (NCI) and has been an NCI-designated cancer center since 1987.

Central Florida University

The University of Central Florida is one of the most dynamic universities in the country. Offering 223 degree programs, it has become an academic and research leader in numerous fields, such as optics, modeling and simulation, engineering and computer science, business administration, education, science, hospitality management and digital media.

UCF’s 1,415-acre main campus provides modern facilities, most of which have wireless abilities, with 600 acres set aside for lakes, woods and an arboretum. UCF now has 12 colleges, including the newly established College of Medicine, and College of Graduate Studies. More than 50,000 students attend classes on UCF's main campus and its 11 regional campuses located throughout Central Florida. UCF recently granted its 171,659th degree in its 39th year of offering classes.

University of Maryland

Since 1995, the Maryland Alumni Association has inducted distinguished alumni in the Alumni Hall of Fame in a ceremony that occurs once every five years. Each of the 51 Hall of Fame members has given something to society—educating, entertaining, serving and defending us. Their efforts reflect back on their alma mater and show the world what it means to be a Terp.

Lockheed Martin

Headquartered in Bethesda, MD, Lockheed Martin is a global security company that employs about 140,000 people worldwide and is principally engaged in the research, design, development, manufacture, integration and sustainment of advanced technology systems, products and services. The corporation reported 2007 sales of $41.9 billion.

As a lead systems integrator and information technology company, the majority of Lockheed Martin's business is with the U.S. Department of Defense and the U.S. federal government agencies. In fact, Lockheed Martin is the largest provider of IT services, systems integration, and training to the U.S. Government. The remaining portion of Lockheed Martin's business is comprised of international government and some commercial sales of our products, services and platforms.

Emhart Glass

Emhart Glass is the world's leading international supplier of equipment, controls and parts to glass container industry. With broad-based expertise in glass container forming, glass conditioning, gob forming, ware handling, cold end inspection, refractory parts and quality assurance, the company's machines and systems are established as standard products worldwide. Emhart Glass also provides installation, training, production assistance, and maintenance related services.

Diamond Visionics

Diamond Visionics was founded in the mid-90s by partners David L. Peters and David P. Gdovin as a technology services company in Vestal, NY (adjacent to Binghamton, NY, the birth place of Simulation for training).

In 2007, Diamond Visionics started its transition to a dedicated COTS software company due to changing market conditions and cutting-edge technology available to take to market.

In 2008, Diamond Visionics staffed a dedicated sales team and now generates the majority of its revenue from COTS tools sales and modifications to those COTS tools to enable large and small integrators to be successful in the market place.