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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:  January 2010

AIM Seeking Nominations for Gould Education & Workforce Training Award

Boston, Mass. -- Associated Industries of Massachusetts (AIM), an employer association of 6,500 Bay State businesses and institutions announced today that it is seeking nominations of individuals, employers or institutions to receive the John Gould Education & Workforce Development Award, at the Association’s 95th Annual Meeting & Luncheon on May 14^th at the Waltham Westin Hotel. Nomination applications for the Gould Award can be accessed from the links below.  Deadline to receive completed applications is March 19^th.

AIM established the annual education and workforce development award in 1998 to recognize individuals and/or employers and institutions for their contributions to the quality of public education and the advancement, employability and productivity of residents of the Commonwealth. In 2000 the award was named to honor former AIM president and CEO John Gould upon his retirement to recognize his many contributions to improve the quality of education and workforce training activities in Massachusetts.

Past recipients of the Gould Award include John Rennie, founder of the Massachusetts Business Alliance for Education; Middlesex Community College; NYPRO, Inc.; William Edgerly, chairman emeritus, State Street Corporation; Northeastern University; The Davis Family Foundation; Intel Massachusetts; EMC Corporation; IBM Corporation; former commissioner of the Massachusetts Department of Education, David P. Driscoll, Raytheon Company’s MathMovesU program; and State Street Corporation and Year Up Boston.

For more information or questions about the nomination process for the Gould Award, please contact AIM’s Public Affairs Office at (617) 262-1180.

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:                   
Brian R. Gilmore, Executive Vice President - Public Affairs
Phone: (617) 262-1180
E-mail:  bgilmore@aimnet.org

Website: www.aimnet.org