The Utah Technology Council (UTC) (http://www.utahtech.org) today announced this year’s Hall of Fame inductees will be U.S. Senator Orrin G. Hatch, Gretchen McClain and Will West. The inductees will be honored on November 2 at the Grand America Hotel in Salt Lake City at the UTC Hall of Fame Celebration, the annual gathering of the technology industry. Hatch is the first lawmaker, and McClain, a mechanical engineering alumna, is the first woman to be inducted into UTC’s Hall of Fame in its 16-year history.

“The track record of these leaders is unparalleled, and we are so excited to be inducting them into the 2015 Hall of Fame,” said Richard R. Nelson, president and CEO of the UTC. “These leaders have served in significant leadership roles in a variety of areas as pacesetters representing Utah’s outstanding technology accomplishments. Please save the date for this historic moment for the Utah technology industry.”

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