2019 Media Archive

2019 News Articles / Press Releases

2019 inductees

Hedy Lamarr Among Inductees To Florida Inventors Hall Of Fame
September 17, 2019
Lamarr will be honored for her role in the field of wireless communications by the Florida Inventors Hall of Fame.

UF professor to join Florida Inventors Hall of Fame
July 23, 2019
Richard Yost will be inducted into the Florida Inventors Hall of Fame for a life-saving device the world didn’t know it needed: the triple quadrupole mass spectrometer.

They called it a stupid toy. Now it makes billions and saves babies.
July 11, 2019
Richard Yost, now a chemistry professor at the University of Florida, will be inducted Sept. 20 into the Florida Inventors Hall of Fame for his work on the mass spectrometer that revolutionized the field of neonatal screening.

Florida Inventors Hall of Fame comes calling for area duo
April 12, 2019
The Florida Inventors Hall of Fame named another round of inductees, and among them are two innovators with strong ties to the Tampa Bay region: University of South Florida alum Joanna Fowler and Moffitt Cancer Center President and CEO Alan List.

UCF Professor Emeritus Elected to the Florida Inventors Hall of Fame
March 31, 2019
Michael Bass is the fifth UCF professor to receive the distinction, and his selection marks the fourth consecutive year that a UCF faculty member has been recognized.

UF alumnus and UF professor to be inducted into 2019 Florida Inventors Hall of Fame
March 31, 2019
They will be inducted on Sept. 20.

UCF Professor Emeritus Michael Bass Elected to Florida Inventors Hall of Fame
March 30, 2019
Bass, whose research career spans nearly 60 years, was selected for contributions to a wide range of innovations, including breakthroughs in internal medicine, cancer research, and fiber optic communications.

Moffitt CEO to be inducted into the 2019 Florida Inventors Hall of Fame
March 27, 2019
President and CEO of Moffitt Cancer Center, Dr. Alan List, is being inducted into the 2019 Florida Inventors Hall of Fame for developing new therapeutic strategies for treating blood cancers.

Florida Inventors Hall of Fame Announces 2019 Inductees
March 26, 2019
Lights, camera, invent! Hollywood icon and inventor Hedy Lamarr, ATM creator Luther Simjian, and hybrid motor pioneer Thomas Lipo among those selected for induction. Eight incredibly talented and diverse inventors will be inducted at the Florida Inventors Hall of Fame 6th Annual Induction Ceremony & Gala on September 20, 2019, at the Hilton Tampa Downtown.

Moffitt CEO, Hollywood icon join Florida Inventors Hall of Fame
March 26, 2019
Alan List, CEO and president of H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute in Tampa, and Hedy Lamarr, a movie star whose invention helped enable WiFi, GPS and Bluetooth, are among the eight new inductees in the Florida Inventors Hall of Fame.

Florida Inventors Hall of Fame announces 2019 inductees
March 26, 2019
Lights, camera, invent! Hollywood icon and inventor Hedy Lamarr, ATM creator Luther Simjian, and hybrid motor pioneer Thomas Lipo among those selected for induction.

Nvidia Co-founder Chris Malachowsky Inducted into Florida Inventors Hall of Fame
March 26, 2019
University of Florida alumnus who co-founded the computer graphics company NVIDIA is among the newest members of the Florida Inventors Hall of Fame.

USF Alum Joanna Fowler, Faculty Member Alan List Inducted into Florida Inventors Hall of Fame
March 26, 2019
Fowler pioneered imaging technology to diagnose and treat diseases. List leads in the development of personalized cancer drugs and is Moffitt Cancer Center CEO.

University of Florida computer graphics pioneer and chemistry professor among 2019 inductees into Florida Inventors Hall of Fame
March 26, 2019
A University of Florida alumnus who co-founded the computer graphics company NVIDIA and a chemistry professor who invented a groundbreaking analytical instrument that is used daily in drug development are among the newest members of the Florida Inventors Hall of Fame.