The Crossroads Coalition is comprised of partnerships with individuals and established organizations from which have come Awards and Recognition as listed below:

Southern Growth Policies Board

2007 Innovator Award Winner: The Arkansas Delta Training and Education Consortium (ADTEC). 2007 Report on the Future of the South. Southern Growth Policies Board. Award presented at the 35 th Annual Conference, Hyatt Regency St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, June 3-5 2007.

CIEC (Conference for Industry and Education Collaboration) sponsored by the American Society for Engineering Education

2003 Best Paper Award Winner for "The GENESIS Connection" Session. Tucson , AZ. January 28-31, 2003

"The GENESIS Connection to comprehensive partnerships between universities and they serve" by Otto J. Loewer ( University of Arkansas ).

"The GENESIS Connection to Economic Development Partnerships in a Rural Community" by William J. Thomas (Cross Country Economic Development Corporation)

"The GENESIS Connection to Research Partnerships in a college of engineering" by Otto J. Loewer, Melissa Tooley and John English ( University of Arkansas).

"The GENSIS Connection to Teaching Partnerships in a College of Engineering " by Robert E. Wardlow and John Schemmel (University of Arkansas ).

"The Genesis Connection to Marketing Partnerships in a college of engineering" by Robert E. Wardlow ( University of Arkansas ).

2004 CIEC Best Paper Award Winner for "SEED: Student Efforts in Economic Development" Session. Biloxi , MS. February 3-6, 2004.

"The University of Arkansas Economic Development Institute SEED Program" by Otto J. Loewer ( University of Arkansas ).

"The Cross County Participation in the University of Arkansas Economic Development institute SEED Program" by William J. Thomas (Cross County Economic Development Corporation).

"Faculty and Student Experience with the University of Arkansas SEED program" by Betty S. Loewer ( University of Arkansas ).

"Publicizing and marketing the University of Arkansas Economic Development SEED program to the State of Arkansas " by Robert E. Wardlow ( University of Arkansas ).

University Economic Developer Association (UEDA)

Finalist for Partnership Development Award, Annual Meeting. Portland , OR . November 4-7, 2007. Title of presentation: "Crossroads Coalition - UAEDI Partnership"