2023
Immigrant Entrepreneur of the Year: Alex Martinez & Paula Guevera, Owners, Paradise Flowers Distribution – (Columbia)
David Sarnoff Award for Advocacy and Community Engagement: Jaime Lucero, Founder, Fuerza Migrante – (Mexico)
Josephine Ho Award for Non-Profit Entrepreneurship: Diana Mejia, Founder, Wind of the Spirit – (Columbia)
Albert Einstein Award for Innovation: Chao Yan, CEO, Princeton Nu Energy – (China)
2022
Immigrant Entrepreneur of the Year: Shibber A. Khan, Principal, Criterion Group LLC – (Bangladesh)
Caspar Wistar Award for Growth: Amir Ulislam, P.E., President & CEO, Jersey Precast – (Pakistan)
David Sarnoff Award for Advocacy and Community Engagement: Elisa I. Neira, Deputy Commissioner, NJ Dept. of Human Services – (Ecuador)
Josephine Ho Award for Non-Profit Entrepreneurship: Mayra T. LaMantia, CEO, Immigration Community Outreach, Inc. – (Guatemala)
Ida Rosenthal Young Entrepreneur Award: Sheetal Bahirat, CEO, Hidden Gems Beverage Company – (India)
2020
Immigrant Entrepreneur of the Year: Ali A. Houshmand, President, Rowan University – (Iran)
Caspar Wistar Award for Growth: Raj Sahu, CEO Connexions Data – (India)
David Sarnoff Award for Advocacy and Community Engagement: Mahesh Yadav, CEO Optima Global Solutions – (India)
Albert Einstein Award for Innovation: Shuguang Sunny Wang, Managing Director, Broad USA – (China)
Rising Star: Hussain Bootwala, President & CEO, HAZ International – (India)
2019:
Nicholas Marcalus Award for Sustainability: Annabelle Radcliffe-Trenner AIA, RIBA, NCARB, Historic Building Architects – (United Kingdom)
Caspar Wistar Award for Growth: Sandeep Agarwal, Pure Indian foods – (India)
Albert Einstein Award for Innovation: Wei Wang, Ph.D., PE, UrbanTech Consulting Engineering, PC – (China)
Rising Star: Veronique Cardon, MS, The CogniDiet Program – (Belgium)
2018:
Immigrant Entrepreneur of the Year: Kamal Bathla, Maestro Technologies – (India)
Caspar Wistar Award for Growth: Pierre Hage-Boutros, Pierre’s of South Brunswick – (Lebanon)
David Sarnoff Award for Advocacy and Community Engagement: Jose Guerrero, Spencer Savings Bank – (Spain)
Albert Einstein Award for Innovation: Jack Li, Windsor Athletic Club – (China)
Rising Star: Suchitra Kamath, Minuteman Press – (India)
Honorable Mention Growth: Manuel Hernandez, Manny’s HVAC & Home Improvement – (Dominican Republic)
Honorable Mention Innovation: Christina Jeng, enfoTech & Consulting – (Taiwan)
2017:
Immigrant Entrepreneur of the Year: K. Peter Yu, Yu & Associates – Hong Kong, China
Caspar Wistar Award for Growth: Carlo Momo and Raoul Momo, Terra Momo Restaurant Group – Brazil
Albert Einstein Award for Innovation: Mihai Banu, Blue Danube Systems – Romania
David Sarnoff Award for Advocacy: Rashaad Bajwa, Domain Computer Services, Inc – Pakistan
Rising Star: Rekka Rao, Rao Legal Group, LLC – India
2016:
Immigrant Entrepreneur of the Year: Jose “Pepe” Garcia, Maverick Building Services – Cuba
David Sarnoff Award for Advocacy: Marino Posso, Advertise IT – Colombia
Nicolas Marcalus Award for Sustainability: Dr. Tavit O. Najarian, Najarian Associates – Lebanon
George Perrott Macculloch Award for Leadership: Meinling Lee Kravarik, NextAge M3 Realty – China
Albert Einstein Award for Innovation: Dr. V. Balasubramanian, Cabeus, Inc. – India
Caspar Wistar Award for Growth: Dennis Zhang, 24-7 International, LLC – China
Rising Star: Spoorthi Kumar Hidden Grounds Coffee Shop – India
Special Award for Immigrant Accomplishment: Dr. Jianping Wang, Mercer County Community College – China
2015:
Caspar Wistar Award for Growth: Sankalp and Trusha Trivedi, Mausam – India
George Perrott Macculloch Award for Leadership: Steve Sun, Genewiz, Inc. – China
Albert Einstein Award for Innovation: Tathiana Carrasco, Applique Techologies International – Panama
Immigrant Entrepreneur of the Year: Iftekhar Hossain, IH Engineers, Bangladesh
David Sarnoff Award for Advocacy and Community Engagement: Erick Cedano, GraphiCore – Dominican Republic
Nicholas Marcalus Award for Sustainability: Barry Zhang, Princetel, Inc. – China
2014:
Immigrant Entrepreneur of the Year: Mario Casabona, Tech Launch – Italy
David Sarnoff Award for Advocacy: Alfa Melesse Demmellash, Rising Tide Capital – Ethiopia
Nicolas Marcalus Award for Sustainability: Grigore C. Burdea, Bright Cloud International – Romania
George Perrott Macculloch Award for Leadership: Marcela Zuchovicki, Jalima & Associates – Mexico
Albert Einstein Award for Innovation: Rajendra Sadhu, VESAG Health, Inc. – India
2013:
Immigrant Entrepreneur of the Year: Jay Kulkarni, Theorem, Inc. – India
Albert Einstein Award for Innovation: John T. Lau, Applied Info Partners – Hong Kong, China
Evelio Cuellar Award for Family Business: Geetha Jayaraman, Grab ’em Snacks – Malaysia
George Perrott Macculloch Award for Leadership: Louis Rodriguez, Independent Power Systems – Colombia
Ida Rosenthal Young Entrepreneur: Adenah Bayoh, Irvington IHOP – Liberia
George Merck Award for Community Engagement: Rita Gurevich, SPHERE Technology Solutions – Russia and Italy
Caspar Wistar Award for Growth: Shau-wai Lam, DCH Auto Group – Hong Kong, China
David Sarnoff Award for Advocacy: Samia Bahsoun, S2Associates International – Senegal
Special Award for Immigrant Accomplishment: Mordechai Rozanski, Rider University – Poland
You can also watch our YouTube videos featuring some of our winners,
which were produced by a New Jersey Asian Indian videographer and immigrant entrepreneur.