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FAQ'S

The Miner Business Impact Awards recognizes the fastest-growing alumni businesses and leading corporate and organizational partners making a significant impact on UTEP and their community. The awards highlight excellence in three categories:

  • Miner Business Trailblazers
  • Partners in Prosperity
  • Presidential Gold Bar Award

Miner Business Trailblazer Award:
Awardees are determined solely by their compound annual growth rate (CAGR), calculated by an independent accounting firm based on reported revenue submitted during the application process.

Partners in Prosperity Award:
Awardees are evaluated based on multiple factors that reflect the company’s commitment to UTEP’s mission, including their efforts to recruit UTEP students, do collaborative research, make financial investments, and engage in other meaningful partnerships across the university.

Presidential Gold Bar Award:
This prestigious award is presented to an organization whose contributions have created a transformative and enduring impact on UTEP’s students, faculty, and the broader community. The recipient is selected at the discretion of UTEP’s president.

An independent accounting firm calculates each eligible company’s compound annual growth rate (CAGR) based on revenue submitted by applicants.

Revenue is defined as the income generated from the sale of goods or services as outlined by Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) 606.

 

Yes, all financial information will be sent directly to and processed by an independent accounting firm, KPMG, and will never published or made public.

Businesses that are Miner-led, Miner-owned, or Miner-founded are eligible to apply for the Miner Business Trailblazer award. Below are the definitions for each:

  • Miner-owned: A UTEP graduate or group of UTEP graduates collectively own 50% or more of the company.
  • Miner-founded: The company was founded by a graduate who remains an active member of senior management.
  • Miner-led: A UTEP graduate served as CEO, chairperson, president, managing partner, or other C-suite position in the years being measured.

Yes. Companies that have undergone acquisition or merger must provide verifiable financial data and a reconciliation summary with their application.

 

Yes, if they meet these criteria:

  1. Leadership (CEO, President, etc.) held their position from January 1, 2021, to October 31, 2023.
  2. Submit a verified leadership roster via the latest SEC Form 10-K with your application.
  1. Complete the Miner Business Trailblazer Application.
  2. Download and complete the Miner Business Trailblazer Revenue Verification Form.
  3. Email the completed Revenue Verification form to us-audMBIA@KPMG.com.
  4. Honorees will be notified in March 2025.
  5. Final rankings will be announced at the May 2025 Awards Ceremony.

Deadline: All financial information must be submitted by 11:59 p.m. MT, January 23, 2024.

Applicants will receive a confirmation email upon successful submission of their application. If you do not see the confirmation email, please check your spam folder. Any questions regarding application status may be directed to Cristian Botello, Assistant Director of Corporate and Foundation Relations at mbia@utep.edu

 

Applicants will receive a confirmation email upon submission of their financial information. No further follow-up is required on the part of the applicant.

 

The information that will be published will include company name, logo, owner or leader names, location, and ranking. Specific information about revenues will NOT be published.

 

You can find out more information here. For questions and inquiries, contact Andrea Kerr at arzamorakerr@utep.edu.

Companies will be notified via email in March 2025 as to whether they will be honored as a Miner Business Trailblazers Awardee.

Miner Business Impact Awards will be celebrated in May 2025.

Independent Accounting Firm:

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