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SCRA Awards

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Micki Howard
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2011

SCRA named 9th fastest growing company by the South Carolina Chamber of Commerce
The Duke Energy Innovation Center, a partnership Duke Energy, Clemson University and SCRA, recognized in the American School & University Architectural Portfolio for Outstanding Design
SCRA selected as one of the Best Places to Work in South Carolina by the South Carolina Chamber of Commerce
SCRA’s SC Launch program recognized at the Stevie Awards for National Non-Profit of the Year by the American Business Awards
SCRA’s SeaHawk Program receives the Przirembel Prize for Outstanding Collaboration
SCRA’s Scott Beeson Awarded Coast Guard Meritorious Service Medal for his assistance during the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico
SCRA’s program managers, Danna Kelley-Haddad and Ryan Frankart, recognized by the Department of Defense’s Joint Defense Manufacturing Technology Panel (JDMTP) for exceptional leadership and significant contributions to the Manufacturing Technology (ManTech) Program

2010

SCRA MUSC Innovation Center in Charleston receives Eagle Award for Excellence in Construction from the Associated Builders and Contractors of the Carolinas
SCRA’s SC Launch program recognized by Forbes.com as a prime example of effective economic development
SCRA recognized for Regionalism and Cross-Border Collaboration from the International Economic Development Council (IEDC)
SCRA-led Metalcasting Program’s Procurement Solutions Network Project won the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Commander’s Choice Award
SCRA’s Robert G. Kiggans honored with International Leadership Award by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)

2009

SCRA’s ATI division selected by Wall Street Journal as Top 15 Winning Workplaces in the United States
SC Launch recognized for the SC Launch Annual Report from the International Economic Development Council (IEDC)
SCRA-led installation of ten backup power systems at Fort Jackson, SC, was recognized with the Palmetto Pillar Award for clean energy innovation
SCRA-led Copper Touch Surfaces program featured as a “highlighted project” in the Army’s Telemedicine and Advanced Technology Research Center annual report
SCRA-led forgings program won the Diminishing Manufacturing Suppliers and Material Shortage (DMSMS) Achievement Award for eliminating tooling duplication costs and reducing administrative and production lead times for critical defense parts
SCRA’s Chief Executive Officer, Bill Mahoney, honored with ThinkTEC Award for demonstrating outstanding leadership in advancing the knowledge-based business in the Charleston region

2008

SCRA named a finalist in Alfred Sloan “When Work Works” awards
SCRA’s SC Launch program received national recognition from the State Science and Technology Institute (SSTI) for Building Entrepreneurial Capacity
SCRA’s ATI division named as one of 28 “best places to work” in South Carolina by SC Chamber of Commerce and partners
SCRA CEO Bill Mahoney named as one of 25 most influential people in the southeast technology community by TechJournal South magazine
SCRA CEO Bill Mahoney awarded Innovator of the Year, public sector, by Charleston Chamber of Commerce ThinkTEC

Other Notable Awards

Defense Manufacturing Technology Achievement Award for the Large Marine Composite-to-Steel Adhesive Joint Project – presented at the Defense Manufacturers Conference
DoD Value Engineering Achievement Award for the X-IT Project Team, Defense Supply Center Richmond (DSCR)
Ray H. Witt Management Award
Industry Technical Excellence Award for the National Shipbuilding Research Program (NSRP)
Vice Presidential Hammer Award for the American Metalcasting Consortium