Rolex Awards for Enterprise
- Rolex Awards for Enterprise
The Rolex Awards is a series of biennial awards "aimed at fostering a spirit of enterprise around the world", promoted by the Swiss wristwatch company Rolex. The Rolex Awards recognize outstanding achievement, particularly in the areas of science and medicine; technology and innovation; exploration and discovery; the environment; and cultural heritage.
Award-winners
The Rolex Award Laureates for 2004 included:
* Lonnie Dupre, an explorer who crossed the Arctic in the summer of 2005
* Claudia Feh, a scientist working with Mongolian nomads
* Archeologist David Lordkipanidze
* Teresa Manera, who works to preserve prehistoric animal footprints
* Kikuo Morimoto, whose work is to revive Cambodian silk producing, particularly as a means of providing employment for Cambodian villagers
The Rolex Award Laureates for 2006 included:
* Alexandra Lavriller - "A disappearing culture"
* Brad Norman - "Saving the gentle giant"
* Pilai Poonswad - "Great mother of the hornbills"
* Chanda Shroff - "Reviving Kutchi traditions"
* Rory Wilson - "Observation in the wild"
The accomplishments of many Laureates benefit needy communities in the developing world.
Laureates apply on their own behalf, and are awarded US$100,000.
External links
* [http://www.rolexawards.com/ The Rolex Awards Web site]
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