Harris Corporation's Howard L. Lance Wins 'Best Chairman' at Fourth Annual American Business Awards(SM)
June 13 2006 - 11:00AM
PR Newswire (US)
MELBOURNE, Fla., June 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Harris
Corporation (NYSE:HRS) Chairman, President and CEO Howard L. Lance
won a Stevie Award in the Best Chairman category during the 2006
American Business Awards last night. Nicknamed the Stevies for the
Greek word "crowned," the awards were presented during ceremonies
at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York City. The ceremonies were
hosted by CNN business news anchor Ali Velshi, videocast live on
the Internet, and broadcast nationwide on radio. Stevie Awards were
presented in over 40 categories, including Best Overall Company,
Best Chairman, Best Executive, and Best Corporate Social
Responsibility Program. More than 1,500 entries from companies of
all sizes and in virtually every industry were submitted for
consideration. Members of the Awards' Board of Distinguished Judges
and Advisors and their staffs selected Stevie Award winners from
among the Finalists. Finalists were chosen by business
professionals nationwide during preliminary judging earlier this
year. Since joining Harris in January 2003, Mr. Lance has led
Harris to unprecedented increases in revenue and profitability
while expanding the company's presence and leadership into adjacent
markets through organic growth and acquisitions. Under his
leadership, Harris also has expanded its community and educational
outreach programs. Mr. Lance was the 2005 chairman of the Brevard
County, Florida, United Way campaign, which set new fund- raising
records, and Harris recently completed two community challenge
grants for a day-care center and pre-school facility that will
serve local disadvantaged youth. During the past 18 months, Harris
donated more than $4 million to Florida universities to better
prepare computer science and engineering students for high-tech
jobs. Mr. Lance was recently recognized with the AeA's 2005 Abacus
Award as Florida's High-Tech Executive of the Year for advancing
the business of technology in Florida. "The American Business
Awards are pleased to recognize Howard Lance as Best Chairman,"
said Michael Gallagher, president of The Stevie Awards. "The Stevie
Award presented to Mr. Lance tonight is a tribute to his leadership
and to the success of Harris Corporation." During an acceptance
speech at the award ceremony, Lance said, "From the beginning of my
business career, I aspired to lead an organization like Harris.
This award recognizes the wonderful accomplishments of our 13,000
employees around the world who serve our customers and shareholders
every day." Hailed as "the business world's own Oscars" by the New
York Post (April 27, 2005), Stevie Awards are conferred in three
programs: The American Business Awards, The International Business
Awards, and The Stevie Awards for Women Entrepreneurs. Honoring
companies of all types and sizes and the people behind them, the
Stevies recognize outstanding performances in the workplace
worldwide. To view The American Business Awards news release, visit
http://www.stevieawards.com/pubs/press/71_192_13026.cfm . Harris is
an international communications and information technology company
serving government and commercial markets in more than 150
countries. With headquarters in Melbourne, Florida, the company has
annual sales of over $3 billion and more than 13,000 employees --
including 5,500 engineers and scientists -- dedicated to the
development of best-in-class assured communications(TM) products,
systems, and services. The company's operating divisions serve
markets for government communications, RF communications, broadcast
communications, and microwave communications. Additional
information about Harris Corporation is available at
http://www.harris.com/ . "Stevie" is a registered trademark of
Stevie Awards, Inc. DATASOURCE: Harris Corporation CONTACT: Brent
Dietz, Harris Corporation, +1-321-724-3554, or Web site:
http://www.harris.com/
http://www.stevieawards.com/pubs/press/71_192_13026.cfm
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