Miner Business Impact Awards

Celebrating the Fastest-Growing Alumni Businesses
and UTEP’s Leading Corporate Partners

What are the miner business impact awards?

The Miner Business Impact Awards celebrate the fastest-growing alumni businesses and leading corporate and organizational partners that have made a significant impact on UTEP and their community. This prestigious recognition highlights excellence in three distinct categories: Miner Business Trailblazers, Partners in Prosperity, and the Presidential Gold Bar Award.

award categories

Miner Business Trailblazers

This award honors the fastest-growing businesses owned, led, or founded by UTEP alumni. Trailblazers are determined based on the business’s compound annual growth rate over a period of years validated by an independent accounting firm, and other criteria.

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Partners in Prosperity

Partners in Prosperity are UTEP’s top corporate partners that have furthered UTEP’s mission to positively impact the health, education, culture, and economy of the community. Partners in Prosperity help educate and recruit UTEP students, do collaborative research with faculty, make philanthropic investments across our campus community, and engage in other meaningful ways throughout the university.

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Presidential Gold Bar

This prestigious award is presented to an organization whose contributions have made a transformative and lasting impact on UTEP’s students, faculty, and the wider community. The honoree’s exceptional partnership has elevated the university in truly unique and meaningful ways.