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DES MOINES, Iowa (September 12, 2024) – The Technology Association of Iowa (TAI)
announces the finalists for the 2024 Prometheus Awards presented by UHY. The annual
Prometheus Awards unites technology pioneers, industry leaders, educators, and government representatives to honor the year’s most remarkable achievements and successes across Iowa’s dynamic technology landscape.

This year’s record-breaking nominations have resulted in an incredible lineup of finalists across 13 revamped categories, including over 65 outstanding organizations and individuals shaping the future of Iowa’s vibrant technology sector.

Winners will be announced at the Prometheus Awards presented by UHY on Wednesday,
November 6, 2024, at the Community Choice Credit Union Convention Center in Des Moines. Tickets and tables can be purchased at technologyiowa.org/prometheus.

Finalists in each category are:

Startup Technology Company of the Year

• Claimable
• Pyrone Systems
• Rise Energy
• Tumbleweed
• Upvote
• IT Service Provider

Technology Company of the Year

• BeyondReach
• CTI
• GlobalVetLink
• P3+Uplift
• Trility Consulting

Manufacturing Innovation of the Year

• ConstructEdge
• Orbit Farm
• Technologies
• Pella Corporation
• Roboflow
• Vermeer Corporation

Outstanding UX/CX Achievement of the Year

• Associated Computer Systems
• ClaimDOC
• Corteva Agriscience
• Vermeer Corporation
• Visual Logic

AI Breakthrough of the Year

• Provoke Solutions
• Roboflow
• UnityPoint Health
• Upvote
• Wells Enterprises Inc.

Data Solution of the Year

• Casey’s
• Hy-Vee, Inc.
• Kingland
• LCS
• Strategic America
• Tractor Zoom

Best Technology Company Culture of the Year

• Athene
• EMC Insurance Companies
• Holmes Murphy
• Source Allies
• Workiva
• Next-Gen Tech

Professional of the Year

• Addelyn Brewer, Athene
• Abby Draisey, Principal Financial Group
• Ben Fiedler, Benchmark, Inc.
• Joshua Higginbottom, Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence
• Tim Paulson, Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield
• Joshua Phillips, Pella Corporation
• Gabriel Stackhouse, GlobalVetLink

Emerging Technology Leader of the Year

• Mitch Crandall, revology
• Jacey Heuer, Pella Corporation
• Maggie Modica, John Deere Intelligent Solutions Group
• Phil Ohnemus, Principal Financial Group
• Rinkal Patel, Corteva Agriscience
• Theresa Swaim, F&G
• David Ziemann, GlobalVetLink

CISO of the Year

• Zachary Furst, University of Iowa
  Jake Gibson, F&G
• Andy Neller, Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield
• Megan Wheelock, John Deere
• Ryan Wood, VGM Group, Inc.

CIO/CTO of the Year

• Brian Barry, Telligen
  Aaron Horn, Benchmark, Inc.
• Ted Hughes, F&G
• Jeremy Kauten, VGM Group, Inc.
• Shawn Swaner, Athene

Small-Medium Iowa Technology Company of the Year

• Classroom Clinic
  Growers Edge
• Minburn Communications
• Sabanto Inc.
• SwineTech
• Principal®

Large Iowa Technology Company of the Year

• American Equity Investment Life Ins Co
• F&G
• ITA Group, Inc.
• Pivot Bio
• Zirous

The 2024 Prometheus Awards are proudly sponsored by:
● Presenting Sponsor: UHY
● Preferred Event Production Provider: Bow & Arrow Communications
● Award Sponsors: Aureon, Carrier Access, CIRAS, Dentons Davis Brown, Fortinet,
Fredrikson & Byron, P.A., Lean TECHniques, Next Level Ventures, Nyemaster Goode,
P.C., Principal Financial Group, Provoke Solutions, Trility Consulting
● Partner Sponsors: Check Point Software, Google, SHAZAM

Limited sponsorship opportunities are still available. Contact Tyler Wyngarden, Vice President of Strategic Partnerships, at tyler@technologyiowa.org or 515-218-2077.

About the Technology Association of Iowa (TAI)
Founded in 1997, The Technology Association of Iowa is a statewide, member-based
organization focused on building and uniting Iowa’s technology community. TAI empowers its members and elevates Iowa’s tech industry through engaging programming, premier events, talent development, driving public policy, and fostering a culture of inclusion to lead Iowa forward.

Get involved at www.technologyiowa.org and follow us at @technologyiowa on X and at https://www.linkedin.com/company/technology-association-of-iowa on LinkedIn.

Media Contact:
Nick Donovan, Vice President, Marketing and Communications
Technology Association of Iowa
Email: nick@technologyiowa.org

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