Innovation Prize Winner Announcement Tues. April 23

WHO:

Mayor Greg Fischer

WHAT:

Will award $20,000 in prize money to the winners of 55,000 Degrees Innovation in Education Attainment Competition, a quest for knowledge-building innovations sponsored by the Gheens Foundation.

WHEN:

1:30 p.m., Tuesday, April 23

WHERE:

Mayor’s Gallery, Metro Hall, 527 W. Jefferson St.

MORE:

The competition is designed to foster technology-based approaches to improve degree completion rates, encourage more people to earn college degrees and attract more college-educated people to Louisville. More than 90 entries were narrowed to six finalists, who made presentations to a panel of judges on Friday, April 19.