“We are honored to be recognized by MITX as entrepreneurial leaders in Massachusetts,” said Chris Wolfel, CEO of IDEA. “Our accomplishments wouldn’t have been possible without our amazing student coaches, management team, and service providers who have believed in us since the start.”

MITX is a nonprofit trade association for the digital marketing and Internet business industry. Their annual event, the MITX Innovation Awards, is a competition that “celebrates the innovations powering the future of marketing and revolutionizing the way we work and play.” IDEA and the Entrepreneurs Club competed against Harvard’s I-Lab and BC Tech Trek East in the category “Best Contribution to Innovation by a University or College.”

Matt Bilotti, President of Northeastern’s Entrepreneurs Club, told news@Northeastern: “When I came here as a freshman, the E-Club meetings were small, maybe 30 people at a normal one, and IDEA was just gaining steam. And just a few years in, entrepreneurship has really exploded at Northeastern and we’re being recognized as one of the top places for it.”

Wolfel and Bilotti feel the win highlights the success of the student-to-student entrepreneurial model employed by IDEA and the Entrepreneurs Club.

“We do things differently than a lot of other schools,” Bilotti explained to news@Northeastern. “We understand the fact that students want to have fun and enjoy themselves while still learning, so everyone is having a good time while building companies and developing new ideas.”

The official awards were lost in the mail so, for the time being, winners were presented with bright orange plastic megaphones during the ceremony held at The Westin Copley Place.

For full coverage of the win, click here.