Northwest Indiana Society of Innovators

Founded in 2005, the Society of Innovators’ mission has remained simple: help drive entrepreneurship and innovation in Northwest Indiana by shining a spotlight on our region’s innovators. During the past 20 years, the Society has inducted...

NWI Innovators of the Month highlights Tom Clark, a 33-year history teacher at Lake Central High School who founded the nationally recognized Gold Star Honor Roll Project. This new Fellow leads an experiental learning project involving 5000 students...

NWI Innovators of the Month highlights Kathleen Gibson, CEO/Founder of Adjunct Professor Link, Valparaiso. This new Member launched the first digital platform to help higher education institutions “recruit, manage, onboard and certify” part-time...

NWI Innovators of the Month highlights Larry Alt of Merrillville, a 2007 Member of The Society serving on the Board of TradeWinds who inspired one of Indiana’s first computer recycling programs for workers with disabilities. Also featured is Mary...

NWI Innovators of the Month” highlights Porter and Starke County entrepreneur and farmer Chris Birky who invented an “automatic mallet” sold to farmers in Canada and the U.S. Also featured are part-time residents Alan and Rosemary Bell whose...

NWI “Innovators of the Month” highlights William Pauley, retired engineer, U.S. Steel Gary Works and Society Member; and Linda Woloshansky, Center of Workforce Innovations and Society Team Member. This issue is for media serving Jasper, Lake, La...

NWI “Innovators of the Month” highlights William Hanna, President and CEO, Regional Development Authority (RDA); and Bala Arshanapalli, Ph.D., Indiana University Northwest, both new Society Team Members. The RDA was named a Recipient of the...

To discover more innovators and encourage more innovation to make Northwest Indiana more competitive, The Society of Innovators of Ivy Tech Community College announced today its 7-county “Expedition Innovation 2015 – ‘A Call for Nominations.’...

NWI “Innovators of the Month” highlights Norma Serrano Williams, founder of Excellence by Design, Hebron; and Kenneth J. Brock, Ph.D., Chesterton, award-winning author and birdwatcher of Indiana birds, both new Society Members. This issue is for...

NWI “Innovators of the Month” highlights William E. Nangle, Executive Editor (Ret.), The Times, Society Fellow; and Dushan Nikolovski, Director, Center for Entrepreneurship Success, Purdue University Calumet, Society Member. This issue is for use...