AWARDS

Our annual Awards Program recognizes individual members, suppliers, and corporations that help advance small and diverse suppliers within life science industries.

• Supplier Inclusion Program Manager of the Year: This award is given to a program manager or leader from a life science corporation who is involved with different business organizations, demonstrates a commitment to supplier inclusion, and advocates for small and/or diverse businesses at different levels of their organization.
• Catalyst of the Year: This award is given to a life science corporation representative not in the primary Supplier Inclusion Leader role, but to someone who demonstrates support of supplier inclusion and dedicates time to advocacy, outreach, mentoring and/or awarding contracts.
• Corporation of the Year: This award recognizes a life science corporation that shows year over year improvement in supplier inclusion initiatives, demonstrates a commitment to the development of small and/or diverse suppliers, and has been actively engaged with different inclusion business organizations.
• Supplier of the Year: This award is presented to a small and/or diverse supplier that has shown continued growth for the past 3-5 years, helped life sciences clients overcome challenges, improved operations and service offerings, contributed to the community, and has supported other small and/or diverse businesses through B2B initiatives.
• Earvin “Magic” Johnson Business and Healthcare: In 2009, Earvin “Magic” Johnson was our keynote speaker and announced in his honor, DA4S, would award a deserving recipient with this award. This award is presented to an individual, corporation, or organization that has demonstrated commitment to furthering inclusion in the healthcare arena.
• Linda Secola Volunteer of the Year: This award recognizes an outstanding volunteer who has consistently volunteered their services for various roles within DA4S, whose unselfish and dedicated service to DA4S made a significant difference in the enhancement of the services and successful events provided by DA4S to its members.