Sponsored by the Kresge Foundation, the 1890 Awards
recognize advances in teaching, research and innovation on 1890 university
campuses and encourage advancement and development in these areas of national
importance.
The Innovation Award is presented to the university that has
the largest increase in successfully transferring intellectual property into
new products, processes, applications, materials or services that have been
successfully taken to market from 2011-2012 through 2012-2013. FAMU was
recognized for a 67 percent increase in its Intellectual Property Transfer
between 2012 and 2013.
FAMU intellectual property transferred to processes,
products, applications, materials, systems or services in 2012-2013 includes:
· Dr. Karam
Soliman and Dr. Elizabeth Mazzio; Nutraceutical Agent for Parkinson’s Disease
(License);
· Dr. Elizabeth
Mazzio and Dr. Karam Soliman; Effective Topical Treatment for Dyshidrosis and
Dry Skin Disorders (License);
· Dr. Jiang Lu;
“Majesty Muscadine Grape” (New much larger grape variety with trademarked name
(License);
· Moeub Lanh;
Finger Flag and Flag Assembly (Market);
· Dr. Jennifer
Cherrier and Mr. Alex Bolques; Water Retention and Reuse System (Market);
· Dr. Violeta
Tsolova; Cosmetics Products/Cosmeceutical (Muscadine Grapes for Use as a Source
of Flavonoid Compounds) (Market);
· Malcolm Kelly,
Nordian Brown and Leitoya Snelling; Collapsible, Sanitized Straw Assembly
(License); and
· Dr. Hermanth
Vasanthaiah and Mehboob Sheik; A Variety of Healthy, Naturally Low Sugar Snacks
From Grape Products (License).
FAMU also tied with North Carolina A&T State University
to receive the Exemplary Alumni Award, which honors the university that has the
single largest donation (monetary or in-kind) to the university from an alumnus
of the university during the 2012-2013 academic year. The anonymous planned
gift in the amount of $500,000 will be used to establish an endowed scholarship
in the amount of $400,000 for students majoring in chemistry. The remaining
$100,000 will provide funding for the FAMU Black Archives and Research Museum.