Distinguished Acheivement Hall of Fame Eric Ward (BHS 1996), Honor Graduate, Sockeye specializes in technology to improve athlete and leader in high school, never business operations and finances across stopped. Senior class president and industries and nonprofits, governor’s student council vice-president, he was offices in 3 states, state and federal selected by faculty to be a student agencies, oil field support companies speaker at graduation. A threeand the Alaska Native Corporation, season athlete (football, wrestling, consulting and supporting in track), he joined the Army business analysis, systems design National Guard (field medic) in and implementation, training, high school, then served for six documentation and platform years. integration. Ward’s high school Sockeye now has football coach called Ward approximately 50 employees “a remarkable young leader,” in 30 states, customers across “with exceptional qualities,” the U.S. and Canada and has who “symbolizes the very served clients from Barrow, qualities the Distinguished Alaska, to San Juan, Puerto. Achievement Hall of Fame It has grown organically and recognizes, embraces and by acquisition. Sockeye has honors,” an “inspirational” received industry awards leader, “dedicated teammate” placing Sockeye at the top and “fierce competitor.” Ward’s of its field, nationally, and “roots are respect, loyalty, Ward regularly speaks and service, compassion and a presents at national software standard of excellence” carried conferences. out “quietly,” “humbly,” with a Others have described Eric Ward | BHS, 1996 “willing heart to learn.” Sockeye as an extension of His high school track coach who Eric Ward is, given its described Ward’s dedication, determination, tenacity and heart business model based on character, empathy and expertise, but as “second to none” as an eminently coachable athlete who also because of its respectful regard for its employees and its overcame lack of size and lesser physical abilities, a role model, mantras: “Believe that it is possible.” “Live with integrity.” “Value ultimate teammate and captain of the team. your work.” “Challenge the status quo.” A North Dakota State University (BS, Mathematics; BA Ward is a volunteer coach for his children’s high school track Education) graduate, Ward entered the software industry and soccer teams, teaches preparatory confirmation classes (Microsoft, in North Dakota). While with Microsoft, he received and is his church’s technology go-to person, fundraises and the Bill Gates Award for intellect, mastery and interpersonal chaperones for World Youth Day and conferences across the skills. country, is a lay Eucharistic minister, involved in men’s retreat Soon, Ward (and his 7 months along pregnant with first and serves on the board of education of his children’s school. child wife) moved to Alaska to join an accounting firm to apply Ward’s personal skills, centered on kindness, respect, his math/software skills. Soon, Ward and two partners started discipline, determination, innovation and grit, are the “through a business software company, Sockeye Business Solutions, in line” describing the teenage Eric Ward and the Eric Ward of a rented basement, with Ward as president. He holds major today. software certifications.
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