2007 Awards and Recognition

• Harris named and ranked on Forbe's Platinum 400.
• Harris received the Family Friendly Business Award by the City of Palm Bay.
• Harris RF Communications received the 2007 Wealth of Health Award by Rochester Business Journal.
• Harris named Undergraduate Professional Intern Employer of the Year by Georgia Tech.
• Diversity/Careers Magazine recognized Harris as a Best Diversity Company by its readers.
• Harris named a Top 100 Employer for the Class of '07 by Black Collegian Magazine.
• Harris named in the 100 Fastest Growing Tech Companies by Business 2.0 (CNNMoney.com).
• Harris' Vice President of Human Resources and Corporate Relations, Jeff Shuman, received the Stevie for Best Human Resources Executive by the American Business Awards.
• Harris received Company of the Year award from the Salvation Army of Melbourne.
• Harris Corporation was selected as the Daily Point of Light for December 3, 2007 by the Points of Light Foundation.
• Harris is ranked #54 on Top 100 Employers List by The Black Collegian.
• Harris is recognized by Women Executive Leadership for being one of Florida's largest public companies with two or more women serving on its corporate boards.
• US Black Engineer & Information Technology Magazine names Harris one of the private–sector organizations most supportive of historically black engineering schools.
• Diversity/Careers in Engineering & Information Technology salutes Harris for active support of workforce diversity for its participation as an advertiser April/May 2007.
• Harris named Top Supporter of HBCU's/Black College Engineering–2007.
• Harris is recognized by three separate organizations for its commitment to education and diversity. US Black Engineer & Information Technology Magazine recently identified Harris as one of the private-sector organizations most supportive of historically black engineering schools. Selection was based on an annual survey conducted by the magazine's publisher, Career Communications Group, Inc., of the deans of engineering programs at 11 historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs), and the board members of the Advancing Minorities' Interest in Engineering (AMIE) corporate-academic alliance.
• Harris receives Economic Development Commission award for "Most Manufacturing and High Tech Jobs Created."
• The Manufacturers Association of Florida named Harris Manufacturer of the Year in the category of companies with more than 500 employees. Criteria for selection include a company's commitment to employees, customers and community; dedication to quality; growth during the past two years, and innovative systems and products.
• Harris Corporation sponsored an academic forum to increase the number of female engineers entitled "Bridging the Engineering Gender Gap: Expanding the Future Pipeline of Women Engineers," March 2007, at Rochester Institute of Technology. The event attracted more than 100 K-12 educators committed to creating a more diverse engineering workforce.