weapons training, aerospace, medical, and industrial applications. Schwartz died in 2000. Following Schwartz's death, SEO won a role as a subcontractor in May 2001 on a Lockheed Martin project that was supposed to bring in $70 million to SEO over five years. The project focused on a high-end laser tag system for Army Infantry training. Following the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, the American military deprioritized their training programs as they prepared for military action in Afghanistan and Iraq. SEO had already ramped up for production, and as the Lockheed Martin contract slipped, SEO was forced to file for bankruptcy in May 2003. In November 2003, the remaining assets of the company were liquidated at auction. To honor Schwartz's many contributions to Orlando's growth, the Metro Orlando Economic Development Commission announced the establishment of the William C. Schwartz Industry Innovation Awards that are awarded annually to Orlando area companies based on their creative innovation in areas including business processes, technology development, strategic partnerships and products or services. References Wentworth Military Academy Trumpeter, 2001 External links Mathematical Association of America. Nothing Left of pioneering firm. 1927 births 2000 deaths People from Lexington, Missouri 20th-century American physicists Martin Marietta people Scientists from Missouri Physicists from Missouri People from Orlando, Florida Wentworth Military Academy and College alumni University of Missouri alumni University of Chicago alumni 20th-century American businesspeople