AWARDS

AWARDS FOR 2012

Phoenix Data Corporation received the Greater Lawrence Chamber of Commerce 2012 Business of the Year Award

The owner of Phoenix Data Corporation, Carol Curran (right), accepts 2012 Business of the Year award at the Greater Lawrence Chamber of Commerce 2012 Annual Membership Luncheon, on September 11, 2012.

Dr. Russ Eberhart of Phoenix Data Corporation receives the 2012 Computational Intelligence Society Evolutionary Computation Pioneer Award

This award is given by the Computational Intelligence Society, a society of the Institue of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, and reconizes "significant contributions to early concepts and sustained developments in the field of evolutionary computation." Dr. Eberhart (left) and his collaborator Dr. James Kennedy (middle) recieved the award for their invention of Particle Swarm Optimization.  For this work, Dr. Eberhart was given a Prestigious External Awards Recognition as Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at IUPUI. Prestigious External Awards Recognition recipients are faculty members who have been recognized by state, national, and international professional organizations for their academic achievements. They signify not only the "best of the best" at IUPUI but the "best of the best" to a broader national audience as well.

AWARDS FOR 2011

Carol Curran Phoenix Data Corporation Technology Innovator of the Year 2011Phoenix Data Corporation was named 2011 Technology Innovator of the Year in the 8th Annual Stevie Awards for Women in Business. The Stevie Awards honor women executives, entrepreneurs, and the companies they run worldwide, and have been hailed as the world's premier business awards. Phoenix Data Corporation was recognized for its unique application of Particle Swarm Optimization, a new patented technology which rapidly calculates multiple optimal solutions in ever-changing environments. Phoenix has focused this technology on creating strategic and tactical advantages in electronic warfare for the United States military, where one project for the Air Force Office of Scientific Research reduced mission planning time from two days to approximately 1.5 seconds. Phoenix Data Corporation is currently developing additional industry applications. Expansion of the company’s existing technology work includes engineering services, IT support, electronic Image conversion and integration, and technical personnel for the government, the U.S. military, health care and private industry.

 

 

Carol Curran, President and CEO, appointed to the 2011 National Advisory Board of Key4Women. In this capacity, Carol will serve as one of 23 women business owners, leaders and experts from a cross section of industries. Insights from the advisory board of the challenges faced by women business owners in today's economy helps drive the Key4Women's strategy and program enhancements, part of KeyCorp's focus on women in business.

Dr. Russ Eberhart, Chief Technology Officer, chosen by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) as a winner of the 2012 IEEE Computational Intelligence Society Evolutionary Computation Pioneer Award. The award is the international organization's highest honor in the field of evolutionary computation, recognizing significant contributions to innovative concepts and ongoing development in pioneering new evolutionary computation technologies and their applications. Comprised of more than 400,000 members in over 160 countries, IEEE is the world's largest professional association dedicated to advancing technology for the benefit of humanity.

Carol Curran is one of twenty women that are featured in the 2011 edition of the Woman's Advantage Calendar. Eight dynamic women entrepreneurs - who know firsthand what it takes to build flourishing multi-million dollar businesses share 365 innovative ideas on strategy, teambuilding, marketing, finance, and more. Learn more about the organization and how to order the calendar by visiting www.womansadvantage.biz/calendar.

AWARDS FOR 2010

  • Top 50 Women-Owned Businesses in Indiana, Diversity Business
  • Top 50 Diversity-Owned Businesses in Indiana, Diversity Business
  • Top 50 Privately-Held Businesses in Indiana, Diversity Business
  • Ranked 1st Fastest-Growing Indianapolis-Area Private Company by Indianapolis Business Journal

AWARDS FOR 2009

  • Woman Business Owner of the Year, awarded by the Indianapolis Chapter of the National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO-Indianapolis)
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Indiana Lt. Governor Becky Skillman and Carol Curran, President, Phoenix Data Corporation, NAWBO-Indianapolis Woman Business Owner of the Year

Carol Curran, President, Phoenix Data Corporation (center) pictured with Dottie Hancock, President, NAWBO-Indianapolis (left) Indiana and Lt. Governor Becky Skillman (right)
  • Starkey Award Honoree
  • Ranked 11th in the nation by DiversityBusiness.com for diversity employment and opportunities
  • Ranked 4th Fastest-Growing Indianapolis-Area Private Company by Indianapolis Business Journal

AWARDS FOR 2008Award-2008

  • Enterprising Women of the Year Winner, Enterprising Women Magazine
  • Ranked 28th of the Top 50 Diversity-Owned Businesses by DiversityBusiness.com
  • Ranked 2nd largest Woman-Owned Business in Indiana
  • Starkey Entrepreneurial Woman Award
  • Finalist - Indiana Companies to Watch by the State of Indiana Secretary of Commerce
  • Enterprising Women of the Year Winner, Enterprising Women Magazine
  • Certificate of Excellence, Key Bank
  • Finalist of 2008 inaugural class of Indiana Companies to Watch
  • Indiana Entrepreneurial Leadership Award-Growth Category 2008 Finalist, JCEI / Kelley School of Business / Indiana University

AWARDS FOR 2007

  • Ranked 7th largest Woman-Owned Business in Indiana
  • Largest Indianapolis-Area Woman-Owned Business, Indianapolis Business Journal

AWARDS FOR 2001

  • Indiana Science and Technology, Woman of the Year

AWARDS FOR 2000

  • Indiana Science and Technology Award, State of Indiana

AWARDS FOR 1997

  • Nominee for Business Entrepreneur of the Year, Merrill Lynch
  • Businesswoman of the Year, The Network of Women in Business

AWARDS FOR 1996

  • Nominee for Business Entrepreneur of the Year, Merrill Lynch

AWARDS FOR 1995

  • Business Woman of the Year, Indianapolis CEO Magazine
  • Nominee for Business Entrepreneur of the Year, Merrill Lynch

Community Involvement

1998 - 2001

  • TAWPI, The Association for Work Process Improvement, Chairwoman

1998 - 2001

  • TAWPI, Vice Chairman, Treasure, Associated committees, and other directorships
  • Served Big Brothers, Big Sisters Board of Directors
  • Served Community Foundations Board of Directors
  • Active Member in the Self Insured Association (SAIA) User Conference