The AGEUS Award for Individual Contribution began in 2006. It is presented annually during the meeting of the
Annual Georgia European Union Summit
The Annual Georgia European Union Summit (AGEUS) is a yearly gathering of Georgian and international economic development leaders. It occurs on the first Thursday in November. During its first nine years the event was held in Macon, Georgia, ...
, and goes to an individual who has shown exceptional success and dedication in fostering foreign economic development in the State of
Georgia
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* Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the southeastern United States
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, USA.
Prior AGEUS Award winners
*2006: Christopher N. Smith,
Honorary Consul
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A consu ...
of the Kingdom of
Denmark
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to Georgia, for his work bringing Danish companies to Georgia.
*2007: James Blair of the
Georgia Department of Economic Development
The Georgia Department of Economic Development (GDEcD) is a department of the state of Georgia, United States. The GDEcD is responsible for managing resources to attract new business investments to Georgia, expand Georgia's existing industries ...
for his 19 years of ongoing work in Europe on behalf of Georgia business.
*2008: Not awarded
*2009: Dr. Bruce S. Allen for his work in foreign relations and economic development.
*2010: Not awarded
See also
*
List of economics awards
This list of economics awards is an index to articles about notable awards for economics. The list is organized by region and country of the sponsoring organization, but awards may be given to economists from other countries.
General
Americas
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References
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Awards established in 2006
Economic development awards
American awards