CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (Nov. 9, 2010) – Rockwell Collins has been named DiversityInc magazine’s second annual “Top Company for Community Development.” The company’s Chairman, President and CEO Clay Jones accepted the award at the publication’s award event in Washington, D.C. on Monday night.
“Our community involvement extends across an array of diversity initiatives,” said Sue Nelson, director of Diversity for Rockwell Collins. “We’re honored to be recognized for our efforts, and we will continue our focus to create inclusive communities where we work and live.”
Rockwell Collins was honored for its efforts to form Diversity Focus, a Cedar Rapids non-profit organization whose goal is to increase diversity and cultural competence in Eastern Iowa through education, programming and connecting people. The company’s support of educational efforts through Engineering Experiences – its group of targeted programs to introduce at-risk students to science and engineering education and careers also were recognized, as well as its active support of diversity resource groups and non-profits that work to attract more diverse talent into the engineering and technology professions.
The DiversityInc awards recognize companies with exceptional diversity-management achievements in specific areas. The evaluation goes beyond the numerical assessment of the publication’s “Top 50 Companies for Diversity” list to include an analytical look at their diversity and inclusion programs. Companies are then selected based on DiversityInc's knowledge of their diversity initiatives after a decade of collecting and analyzing in-depth diversity-management data.
Earlier this year, Rockwell Collins was named to the 2010 DiversityInc "25 Noteworthy Companies for Diversity" list for the third consecutive year. More information about this award and the winning companies is posted at http://www.diversityinc.com/article/7584/.
For more information
Read about Diversity & Inclusion at Rockwell Collins
Read Rockwell Collins' Diversity Report
(TODO: Can we have a link to this video?) Watch a diversity message from Rockwell Collins' Chairman, President and CEO Clay Jones: http://www.rockwellcollins.com/about/diversity/index.html
About DiversityInc
DiversityInc is the leading publication on diversity and business. The publication was founded in 1998 as a web-based publication, and its print magazine was launched in 2002. DiversityInc reaches more than 1 million unique monthly visitors on DiversityInc.com, and the magazine has circulation of over 340,000. Learn more about DiversityInc at http://www.diversityinc.com.
About Rockwell Collins
Rockwell Collins (NYSE: COL) is a pioneer in the development and deployment of innovative communication and aviation electronic solutions for both commercial and government applications. Our expertise in flight deck avionics, cabin electronics, mission communications, information management and simulation and training is delivered by nearly 20,000 employees, and a global service and support network that crosses 27 countries. To find out more, please visit www.rockwellcollins.com.