Awards & Recognition
Boeing efforts in supplier diversity have been recognized both nationally and regionally. Recent awards and recognition include:
- The Boeing Company named "Large Business Prime Contractor of the Year" in 2008 by NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center for its efforts to work with small businesses on the Ares I launch vehicle program.
- The Boeing Company recognized by NASA's Kennedy Space Center as "Large Business Contractor of the Year" in 2008 for providing quality service and support on the Checkout, Assembly and Payload Processing Services (CAPPS) program.
- Recognized as "Top Supporter of Historically Black Colleges" which was published in the U.S. Black Engineer & Information Technology (USBE&IT) magazine.
- Boeing becoming a member of the prestigious Billion Dollar Roundtable in 2007, an organization that brings together major corporations that make meaningful and measurable contributions to the economic growth of woman-owned and minority-owned companies.
- 2007 "Corporation of the Year" award was given to Boeing by the St. Louis Minority Business Council.
- 2006 "Top Corporation" award was given to Boeing by the Astra Women's Business Alliance, which provides resources for women in business in five Northwestern states.
- Department of Defense Nunn-Perry awards in 2007, 2006, 2005 and 2004 for outstanding Mentor-Protégé teams formed as part of the DOD Mentor-Protégé program. We were honored in 2007, along with protégés Pacific Countours and KAP Manufacturing. In 2006, with protégés Kemco Manufacturing and Precision Machine & Manufacturing. In 2005, we were honored along with DACA Machine and Tool, Inc. In 2004, we were honored along with Precision Machine & Manufacturing.
- 2005 Champion of Veterans Enterprise, given by the Center for Veterans Enterprise in the Dept. of Veterans Affairs, for successfully subcontracting a high percentage of IDS NASA Systems work to small businesses owned by service-disabled veterans.
- The First American Enterprise Award from the National Center for American Indian Economic Development in 2005. The award is presented annually to corporations whose leadership has demonstrated an exemplary commitment to economic progress for Native Americans.