The Fermanian School of Business and Business Center of Point Loma Nazarene University hosted its annual signature business event Sept. 25, revealing the 2009 “Dealmakers of the Year” awards. The awards honor San Diego individuals and firms that create significant long-term value for the region. Recipients were selected from 30 original nominations with three finalists selected through blind ballot by a group of 15 regional business leaders, PLNU alumni and Fermanian School of Business faculty and staff. This year’s event drew 300 business and community leaders, students, faculty, staff and guests to The Dana on Mission Bay. The 2009 winners: • Individual Dealmaker of the Year Dr. Harry Gruber, CEO and president of Tocagen, a local biopharmaceutical company pursuing the discovery, development and commercialization of products for the treatment of cancer. • Firm Dealmaker of the Year San Diego Zoo for a wide variety of regional and global efforts, including activities as diverse as protection and expansion of endangered species and animal habitat and health. • The Collaboration of the Year The Kumeyaay Wind II project of the Campo Indian tribe for the collaborative $300 million wind-power project in the mountains east of San Diego. The project, which involves the Campo Indian Reservation, SDG&E and Invenergy Co., will be California’s second largest wind-power project and will provide 160-megawatts of renewable electricity. For information about the dealmakers event, visit www.pointloma.edu/Fermanian.