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Carolyn Sawyer named one of 2009's Top 100 MBEs
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Washington, D.C. - September 18, 2009 / -- DiversityBusiness.com /- Carolyn Sawyer, President and CEO of the Tom Sawyer Company, has been named one of the "2009 Top 100 MBE Award Winners." The annual awards program honors outstanding women and minority business owners in Maryland, Virginia, Delaware, and the District of Columbia.
Sawyer was chosen for this honor in recognition of her innovation and dedication to help fuel the nation's economy through these challenging times. Business owners selected for this prestigious award are living their dreams and making significant contributions to their clients, professions, industries, and communities. Winners are also recognized for their active involvement and leadership with business and professional organizations.
Nominations for the award are solicited through chambers of commerce, professional organizations, the business community, and the general public. A panel of distinguished judges then had the difficult task of evaluating hundreds of applications for the award.
Director Reginald B. Hayes, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), was one of several officials who recommended Sawyer for the award. According to Hayes, "Carolyn and her staff exemplify the type of firm that our government needs to carry out our mission. Whether it is a HUD report needed here in Washington or the expansion of a National Disaster Assistance Regional Call Center in South Carolina, HUD knows we can count on Carolyn and the Tom Sawyer team for accuracy, dependability, and a unique dedication to professionalism."
The awards presentation will take place Sunday, November 15, 2009 from 3:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m. at the University of Maryland: Marriott Inn and Conference Center in Adelphi, Maryland.
The University of Maryland University College (UMUC), Southwest Airlines, the Maryland Parren J. Mitchell Foundation, and the Governor's Office of Minority Affairs are this year's host organizations.
Carolyn Sawyer is President and Chief Executive Officer of the Tom Sawyer Company (TSC). With offices in Washington, DC and Columbia, SC, TSC operates a full service communications firm offering Contact Call Center operations and Strategic Training Initiatives for public outreach, education, and involvement. Sawyer is author of Forget the Glass Slipper, Build Your Own Castle, a survival guide for new business owners and she is featured in Bruno Bettelheim's The Children of the Dream.
About DiversityBusiness.com
Launched in 1999, DiversityBusiness, with over 50,000 members, is the largest organization of diversity owned businesses throughout the United States that provide goods and services to Fortune 1000 companies, government agencies, and colleges and universities. DiversityBusiness provides research and data collection services for diversity including the "Top 50 Organizations for Multicultural Business Opportunities", "Top 500 Diversity Owned Companies in America", and others. Its research has been recognized and published by Forbes Magazine, Business Week and thousands of other print and internet publications. The site has gained national recognition and has won numerous awards for its content and design. DiversityBusiness reaches more diverse suppliers and communicates more information to them on a more frequent basis then all other organizations combined. We also communicate with mainstream businesses, government agencies and educational institutions with information related to diversity. Our magazine reaches over 300,000 readers, a monthly e-newsletter that reaches 2.4 million, and website visitors of 1.2 million a month. It is a leading provider of Supplier Diversity management tools and has the most widely distributed Diversity magazine in the United States. DiversityBusiness.com is produced by Computer Consulting Associates International Inc. (CCAii.com) of Southport, CT. Founded in 1980.
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