Utah technology group inducting three into Hall of Fame
The Salt Lake Tribune – August 2, 2010 – The Utah Technology Council will welcome three new members into its Hall of Fame. Inducted will be Gary L. Crocker, Mike Leavitt and the late Dale H. Ballard. The speaker at the Oct. 29 event is John T. Chambers, chairman and CEO of Cisco.
Utah Technology Council to induct Leavitt, Crocker, Ballard into Hall of Fame
Deseret News – August 2, 2010 – Former Utah Gov. Michael O. Leavitt, Gary L. Crocker and Dale H. Ballard will be inducted into the Utah Technology Council Hall of Fame, the organization announced Thursday. The council, a professional association, will honor these “legends” of Utah’s technology industry Oct. 29 at the Grand America Hotel.
Historic U. building to get $75M makeover
The Salt Lake Tribune – March 8, 2010 – A highly visible anchor of the University of Utah’s Presidents Circle will become a state-of-the-art interdisciplinary science hub under a $75 million plan to renovate the building soon to be vacated by the Utah Museum of Natural History.
University of Utah’s College of Science to occupy old museum
Deseret News – March 8, 2010 – When the dinosaur bones, rock slabs and fossils venture from their current location at Utah’s Museum of Natural History to a new home, the inside walls will come down to facilitate one of the largest on-campus renovation projects the University of Utah has yet to undertake. Kicking off the project is a $10 million donation from one of Utah’s most successful entrepreneurial couples, Ann S. and Gary L. Crocker, founders of several science-based companies nationwide.
U receives $10 million donation to renovate Thomas building
KSL, Associated Press, Standard Examiner – March 8, 2010 – A $10 million donation will help the University of Utah renovate the historic George Thomas Building after the Utah Museum of Natural History moves out of it. The university announced Monday that the donation came from Gary L. and Ann S. Crocker.
Utah entrepreneur Gary Crocker’s passion is to lend a hand
Deseret News – February 15, 2010 – Utah entrepreneur and philanthropist Gary Crocker has a habit of offering a hand early, before it’s clear how things will turn out. The help he offers comes in as many forms as the need it serves — a money boost for a life science idea in its very infancy, well before a venture capitalist would sign on, or funding for a program to help children whose lives might not go so well without intervention.
Forbes – Shrewd, Very Shrewd
Forbes – March 1, 2004 – Over the last few decades Sorenson has brought his family into the businesses. Son-in-law Gary Crocker worked for him for years before going off on his own, growing and selling medical-device companies.