Community Involvement

At Paragon Innovations, we strongly believe in "paying it forward". As an Aggie-owned company, our ties to the university are strong. We are dedicated to supporting organizations that promote innovation, entrepreneurship, and leadership.

Texas A&M University

As Texas A&M alumni, Paragon's management team is actively involved in supporting the university and the future entrepreneurs and leaders of our country.

	Paragon Innovations sponsors the annual MBA Tech Transfer Challenge hosted by the Center for New Ventures and Entrepreneurship at Mays School of Business. An integral part of the Mays MBA Program, the annual competition asks teams of MBA students to assess the commercial viability of an A&M invention. The 2009 MBA Tech Transfer Challenge was held in February.
	Each spring, Texas A&M holds Idea Challenge where students across campus are asked "What is your big idea?" The competition challenges everyone from freshmen to doctoral students to dream up the next great product or service and enter their big idea in this campus-wide competition. Paragon Innovations is the First Place Sponsor each year.
	Mike Wilkinson, Sandy Wilkinson, and Mike Willey are guest lecturers each semester at Texas A&M Electrical Engineering department.
	Paragon Innovations supports EET/TET Senior Capstone Experience at Texas A&M Engineering Technology and Industrial Distribution department through a $5,000 grant. The EET/TET Senior Capstone Experience is a two-course sequence that requires teams of undergraduate students to plan, execute, and control the design and development of a demonstrable prototype device/system suitable for commercialization.

Local and Regional Events

	TexPREP-Lubbock is an academically-intense, mathematics-based, summer enrichment program for students who have demonstrated mathematical ability. TexPrep provides students with the academic and intellectual competencies to succeed in high school level college preparation courses, college programs in mathematics, science and engineering. Since 2001, Paragon Innovations has been one of two engineering companies annually who have hosted a group of Lubbock-based PREP students as part of their off-campus field trip experience.
	Paragon Innovation executives and employees support the Boy Scouts of America by volunteering at the council, district and unit level. The Boy Scouts of America is one of the nation's largest and most prominent values-based youth development organizations. The BSA provides a program for young people that builds character, trains them in the responsibilities of participating citizenship, and develops personal fitness.
	Learning for Life offers seven programs designed to support schools and community-based organizations in their efforts to prepare youth to successfully handle the complexities of contemporary society and to enhance their self-confidence, motivation, and self-esteem.
	Each year, Paragon Innovations enters the Leukemia Cup Regatta as a great way to raise funds to fight leukemia, lymphoma and myeloma, while enjoying a favorite pastime... sailing.
	FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) is a unique varsity sport of the mind designed to help high-school-aged young people discover how interesting and rewarding the life of engineers and researchers can be. FIRST challenges teams of young people and their mentors to solve a common problem in a six-week timeframe using a standard "kit of parts" and a common set of rules. Paragon Innovations has been a proud sponsor of the Plano High School Robotics Club's participation in FIRST.