At its annual Symposium last month, the IBA announced two winners of the Shannon Pratt Award: Robert T. Slee, CBA, MA, MBA, and Robert J. Cimasi, MHA, ASA, CBA, AVA , FCBI, CM&A, CMP.  The award recognizes individuals who have made major contributions to the business valuation profession. Slee is President of Robertson & Foley (Charlotte, NC) and author of Private Capital Markets: Valuation, Capitalization, and Transfer of Private Business Interests, (John Wiley & Sons, 2004), a book that is revolutionizing valuation methodology, according to IBA director Ray Miles. Cimasi is President of Health Capital Consultants in St. Louis, and a leader in valuation of companies in the health care industry.