Shoemaker Awards 2025 logo featuring a stylized gold rocket in a starry space-themed design.

Presented by Desert Financial Credit Union

September 18, 2025

Join us for the 4th Annual Shoemaker Awards

LOWELL OBSERVATORY
FLAGSTAFF, ARIZONA

You’re invited to the 4th Annual Shoemaker Awards, an inspiring, entertaining event celebrating stellar Moonshot Flagstaff Campus entrepreneurs and leaders. We’ll be celebrating our 2025 Mission Control Award Winner and our 2025 Shoemaker Award Winner!

  • Moonshot's Mission Control Award

    This award is given to a volunteer who helps to serve Moonshot's non-profit mission and embodies energy and passion for entrepreneurship.

  • The Shoemaker Award

    This award is given to a Moonshot Flagstaff Campus company who has successfully landed their mission and is creating job growth in Flagstaff.

* More information about this event is coming soon! Stay tuned.*

Many thanks to our title sponsor Desert Financial Credit Union for their support.

Check out photos and details from past
Shoemaker Awards events below.

Logo of WWF showing a panda

Why are the Moonshot Entrepreneur Awards called The Shoemaker Awards?

Image of Carolyn Shoemaker standing beside astronomical equipment, with text honoring her achievements in astrogeology. She and her husband established the USGS Center for Astrogeology. Noted for holding records in comet discoveries and other contributions to astronomy, she began her career at 51 after working as a teacher and homemaker.

Shoemaker Award Winners

Mission Control Award Winners

Inspiring Stories from our Shoemaker Award Winners