Midwest Research Institute Announces Details of Annual Gala, Names Citation Award Recipient
MRI’s “Route 66” Annual Dinner Commemorates Company’s 66-Year-Journey of Unparalleled Science and Technology and Includes Special Tribute to Hallmark Cards’ 100th Anniversary
WHO:
Civic leaders and supporters of not-for-profit Midwest Research Institute (MRI), one of the nation’s leading independent research institutes, will gather at MRI’s “Route 66” Annual Dinner to celebrate MRI’s 66-year journey of unparalleled science and technology.
WHAT:
Special presentations include:
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MRI’s Citation Award winner, G. Wayne Clough, Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution
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Tribute to Hallmark Cards’ 100th Anniversary
WHEN:
Thursday, September 30, 2010
5:30 p.m. Cocktails, 6:30 p.m. Dinner
WHERE:
Westin Crown Center Hotel
One East Pershing Road
Kansas City, MO 64108
Info Website: www.mriroute66dinner.org
About Midwest Research Institute
Midwest Research Institute (MRI), a not-for-profit scientific research organization with nearly 2,800 employees under management nationwide, performs contract research and laboratory consulting services for clients in government, industry, and academia. Established in 1944, MRI is one of the nation’s leading independent research institutes, conducting research in the areas of national security and defense, energy and environment, life sciences, food and agriculture, and transportation safety. With headquarters in Kansas City, Mo., MRI also has operations in Colorado, Florida, Kansas, Maryland, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Virginia Washington, DC and West Virginia.
MRI is a partner in and chair of the Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC, which manages and operates the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) in Golden, Colo., for the U.S. Department of Energy.
For more information, visit www.mriresearch.org