We have a research triangle park in South Carolina. We have three major research universities, that makes a triangle. Unfortunately, it covers the entire state.

Even though we're getting high-paying jobs to the state, they're not employing as many people as they used to.

Economic development now is struggling to find its way. More of the same is not going to work because you can only get so many BMWs.

If you don't have the fertilizer and don't have the seed, I can tell you what, none of it will happen. If we are going to compete with the Third World on low-cost labor, we're going to lose, so that's not a good strategy. ... But you do have to have jobs for people that fit that category - not everybody in the state is going to be a computer scientist.

creating and overseeing a flawed organizational structure that undermined research analyst objectivity.

I am honored to receive this award and thankful to MetLife Foundation for supporting basic research in this important field. Alzheimer's disease is a devastating neurological disorder that affects millions of people and has a significant impact on our economy. We need to invest more in basic research so that we have the tools to understand and ultimately treat this disease.