DeSimone Wins NC Award

It isn't because he's so successful at avoiding rivalries by holding concurrent professorships at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and North Carolina State University.

Joseph DeSimone, Ph.D., is just plain successful.

That's why he's one of six North Carolinians who this week received the state's highest civilian honor, the North Carolina Award.

DeSimone, founder of Liquidia Technologies in Research Triangle Park, got the award Thursday evening from Gov. Bev Perdue during a ceremony at the N.C. Museum of History.

The award, conferred for outstanding achievement in fine arts, literature, public service and science, is administered by the state's Department of Cultural Resources.

"The award celebrates creativity and innovation, two values which sustain our economy, our culture and our people," said Perdue, "bestowed upon individuals whose contributions to our state are enduring and significant."

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