Mass High Tech names 2005 Women to Watch 01/24/2005 09:08 AM Mass High Tech has announced the honorees in the 2005 Women to Watch program, in which 10 New England-based women in fields from biotechnology to software are honored as future leaders and innovators. “These women will shape the future of their industries, while serving as role models for young girls going into science and engineering,” said Mass High Tech Editor Jim Malone. This year’s awardees are set to be honored at an event at 6 p.m. Feb. 17 at the Ritz-Carlton Boston. To register for the event, go to www.masshightech.com/ wtwreg.asp, or call Kelley Crowley at 617-241-4352. This year’s honorees were judged by their peers to possess demonstrated leadership abilities; the ability to think creatively and develop new opportunities with regard to business or the commercialization of technology; and have served in an active role as an inspiration to others or as a mentor. Awardees in academia have worked on research that has been, or soon will be, commercialized. This year’s awardees are: • Angela Belcher, professor, materials science, MIT • Margrit Betke, associate professor and director of undergraduate studies, Computer Science Department, Boston University • Anne Marie Biernacki, founder and chief technology officer, The Digiticians • Vicki Ann Frawley, vice president of operations, Target Software Inc. • Heidi Perry, leader of the software division and principal member of the technical staff, Charles Stark Draper Laboratory • Elizabeth Ricci, vice president of engineering, Authoria Inc. • Hollie Schmidt, vice president of scientific operations, Boston Cure Project for Multiple Sclerosis • Paula Soteropolous, vice president of program development and strategic development, Renal Division, Genzyme Corp. • Lorraine Wheeler, founder and CEO, Botzam Inc. • Lijun Wu, executive director, cardiovascular, Novartis Institutes for Biomedical Research.
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