37th Annual Governor's New Product Awards

You are invited to enter the 2008 Governor’s New Product Awards (GNPA), a prestigious State-wide competition. For over three decades the Wisconsin Society of Professional Engineers (WSPE) GNPA competition has recognized Wisconsin’s leading manufacturers who have contributed to the State’s economic growth through the development, manufacturing and marketing of new and innovative products.

As a Governor’s New Product Award entrant:

• Your company competes to be named the 2008 GNPA winner in the mega, large, medium or small company
  employment categories.
• Four Best of State winners will compete in the 2009 National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE) New
  Product Awards for national recognition. Since 1993 Wisconsin has won the top award fourteen times.
• Each entrant receives a GNPA Certificate signed by the Governor recognizing your economic contributions to Wisconsin.
• Each entry is publicized through WSPE assistance by preparing and distributing news releases to state and local media.
• All entrants will be invited to attend the Governor’s New Product Awards Banquet, Thursday evening, April 17, 2008 at the Kalahari Resort, Wisconsin Dells, WI. Over 100 people are expected to attend the awards banquet.

Download the application form and instructions (316 KB PDF).

-- Dale R. Swenson, P.E., WSPE 2008 GNPA Chair