The president of Caja Rural Del Sur and its foundation, José Luis García-Palacios Álvarez, stood out on Wednesday afternoon at the Córdoba de la Amistad Círculo de la Amistad in XIV ‘Ricardo López Crepoz’ ceremony convened by the institution, highlighting the importance of recognizing excellence in the XIV awards and the extraordinary groups of excellence in the province of Córdoba in an increasingly appearance-oriented and goal-driven world.
In attendance at the event, in addition to the jury members and the winners with their respective families, were various political, economic, military, and social authorities from the province. According to the introductory remarks at the event by the Director of the Caja Rural Del Sur Foundation, Emilio Ponce, after the jury’s deliberations and the presentation of a video featuring each of the winners, the awards were given to this year’s winners.
As detailed in a statement by the foundation, the first winning prize went to an agreement for the Flamingo Biomechanical Laboratory in the category of business initiatives promoted by young entrepreneurs. The award was accepted by Luis Martínez, the initiative’s promoter, and offered to the Foundation’s director.
Following that, the prize for business initiatives promoted by young entrepreneurs was awarded to Hydroox Tech Corp SL on this occasion, with the delivery handled by the Vice President of Caja del Sur, Ricardo López Crespo, and collected by Pablo Romero on behalf of the entity.
The award for the Research and Development Project in the field of agricultural activity was granted to the Agromitiga Life Project «Development of strategies to mitigate climate changes through intelligent carbon agriculture.» The award was presented by the president of Caja Rural Del Sur and its foundation, José Luis García-Palacios, and collected by Jesús Gil Ribes, the lead researcher.
Furthermore, the Solidarity Social Action Award was given to Francisco Salinas, presented by the Director of the Caja Rural Del Sur Foundation, Emilio Ponce. Similarly, the award for the Best Student Degree at the University of Córdoba went to José Manuel Escudero Pérez. On this occasion, the university councilor, the Andalusian research and innovation board, José Carlos Gómez Villamandos, was responsible for presenting this award.
Finally, the Provincial Award for the Recovery of Historical-Artistic Heritage was given to the «Restoration of the Chapel of the Holy Spirit, of the Mosque of Cradoba,» carried out by the Cathedral Chapter in Córdoba. The president of Caja Rural Del Sur presented the award, collected by Joaquín Alberto Nieva, president of the Cathedral Chapter in Córdoba.
The president of Caja Rural Del Sur and its foundation expressed gratitude to the five jury members who accepted the invitation to review the proposals and determine the merits of each award, stating that «recognizing the extraordinary people of the province of Córdoba has also become a reference of values and attributes for society as a whole.
All of this, «in a world where sometimes the funeral is more important than the deceased, where appearances win over the soul, where we do not show the essential elements of human relationships, and this is one of the goals of the foundation that is given to people: to advance in a society increasingly rich in values and moral principles,» he said.
Finally, the president of Caja Rural del Sur and its foundation concluded by acknowledging the presence at the event of a broad representation of Córdoba society and the main authorities of the province, signaling the importance that Córdoba has placed on awarding these prizes, now in their fourteenth edition.