It was stated that it won for its "originality and extra innovation" in comparison to the other applications submitted to the contest.
It recently won a state award for innovation among nonprofits.
The subjects are not uninteresting by news magazine standards but will win no awards for innovation.
In 1995, the university's new field-based teacher education program redesigned the way teachers are prepared for the classroom and won two national awards for innovation.
In 2006 it won a Queen's Award for Enterprise for innovation.
In 2006 the glass won the Queen's Award for innovation.
Last year it won an award for outstanding innovation.
Small charities win top Guardian award for innovation.
The project has won national awards for its housing design, neighborhood design, affordability and environmental innovation.
Both have won awards for efficiency and innovation, VistA as recently as 2006.