Accelerance CEO Wins Goddard Award

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Accelerance CEO Wins Prestigious Goddard Award for Professional Achievement

Redwood City, CA (June 23, 2008) – Accelerance, the company dedicated to helping professionals and entrepreneurs take the risk out of global outsourcing of software development, announced today that its CEO, Steve Mezak, has won a 2008 Goddard Award for professional achievement from his alma mater Worcester Polytechnic Institute. The announcement was made at the annual reunion luncheon and awards ceremony in Worcester, Massachusetts earlier this month. 

Dr. Dennis Berkey (left), WPI President and Peter Horstmann ’55 from the Citations Committee (right) presenting the Goddard Award to Steve Mezak

Robert H. Goddard ‘08

This award is named in honor of Robert Hutchings Goddard, WPI class of 1908 and pioneer in the field of rocketry. Award recipients have demonstrated exceptional professional achievement in his or her chosen field. Qualifications include, but are not limited to, outstanding leadership skills, business acumen, and innovative approaches to technical challenges, pre-eminence in teaching or research, and/or entrepreneurship.

 “Receiving this award is indeed an honor.” said Steve Mezak. “I am proud to be a graduate of WPI although I sometimes have to teach people in California how to pronounce Worcester.” joked Mezak. “I fully support WPI’s continued work in producing well-rounded engineers with an excellent technical education in Worcester and with practical experience through a unique system of global project centers around the world.”

Steve Mezak received a Bachelors of Science degree with High Distinction in Computer Science from WPI in 1978. His son Charlie Mezak is now a senior at WPI studying Humanities and Environmental Engineering and just returned from Namibia where he completed his Interactive Qualifying Project studying water resource issues in the Fish River Basin.

ABOUT WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE

Founded in 1865, WPI was one of the nation's first engineering and technological universities. Its 18 academic departments offer more than 50 undergraduate and graduate degree programs in science, engineering, technology, management, the social sciences, and the humanities and arts. WPI's world-class faculty work with students in a number of cutting-edge research areas, leading to breakthroughs and innovations in such fields as biotechnology, fuel cells, information security, and nanotechnology. Students also have the opportunity to make a difference in communities and organizations around the world through the university's innovative Global Perspectives Program, at more than 20 project centers throughout North America and Central America, Africa, Australia, Asia, and Europe. www.wpi.edu

ABOUT ACCELERANCE

Founded in 2001, Accelerance, Inc. has a global partner network of expert software development vendors, along with consulting and coaching that helps clients through every step in the outsourcing decision-making process. The company offers its clients the tools and processes to quickly select offshore, near-shore and onshore outsourcing vendors. Accelerance can also guide customers in contract negotiation, offshore engagement set-up, and on-going software development oversight. Accelerance corporate headquarters are located at  303 Twin Dolphin Drive, Redwood City, CA 94065. www.accelerance.com

Contacts

Steve Mezak, Accelerance: 877-992-2235 toll-free or 650-472-3785 (direct).

Mar Junge, c3PR: 408-730-8506, www.c3pr.com