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Awards and Honors
2008 Diamond Award WinnerPITTSBURGH, PA - Joyce A. Bender,
President and CEO of Bender Consulting Services, Inc. was honored as
one of 12 southwestern PA Presidents/CEOs to receive a 2008 Diamond
Award, sponsored by the Pittsburgh Business Times, during an awards
ceremony on April 16, 2008. In selecting the winners, judges considered
information submitted on the nominees' behalf, which included letters of
support from other business leaders, as well as details on the CEO's
customer service philosophy, relationship with employees, leadership
style, and contributions to the community, company performance and
impact on products/services.
National Easter Seals Society 2006 Distinguished Service Award
On Thursday, October 12, 2006, Joyce received the the 2006
Easter Seals Distinguished Service Award. This award is given to
individuals whose sustained efforts have had a significant, nationwide
impact on the quality of life for people with disabilities. Past
winners include: Senator Lowell Weicker (1986); Senator Robert Dole
(1987); Edward Mattei, FAIA, (1990); Safeway Inc. Chairman Peter Magowan
(1991); Rehabilitation International President Fenmore R. Seton (1992);
Justin Dart, Jr. (1993); Tony Coelho (1994); Judith E. Heumann (1996);
David Hoppe (1997); Senator Dale Bumbers (1998); Ginny Thornburgh
(2002); California First Lady Maria Shriver (2004), and Eunice Kennedy
Shriver (2005).
To read about the Easter Seals 2006 Distinguished
Service Award, click here.
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 2006 Community Champion PITTSBURGH,
PA - Joyce A. Bender was chosen as a 2006 Community Champion by the
Pittsburgh Post Gazette, WQED Multimedia, and the Pittsburgh Foundation,
for her steadfast volunteer service to the Western Pennsylvania region.
Ms. Judy Painter, Executive Director of the Epilepsy Foundation of
Western/Central Pennsylvania nominated Ms. Bender for this distinguished
award. The Community Champions program is part of a national volunteer
recognition program called the Jefferson Awards, which, was founded in
1972 by Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Sam Beard and United States Senator
Robert Taft. Fifty Community Champions were chosen throughout the
year and six to eight of them were honored as Jefferson Award
recipients. One recipient represented the Pittsburgh region at a
national awards ceremony in Washington, D.C. In January 2007, a
reception was held to honor all the Community Champions
To read
about the 2006 Community Champion award, click
here.
New Freedom Initiative Award On Thursday, October 16, 2003,
Joyce received the New Freedom Initiative Award Federal Labor Secretary
Elaine Chao. Joyce is the only individual who, along with five
businesses, and four non-profit organizations received the 2003 award.
The Secretary of Labor's New Freedom Initiative Award recognizes
businesses, organizations and individuals who have demonstrated
exemplary and innovative efforts in furthering the employment objectives
of President George W. Bush's New Freedom Initiative established on
February 1, 2001.
To read about the New Freedom Initiative Award, click here.
President's Award On June 4, 1999, President Bill Clinton
presented Joyce Bender, CEO of Bender Consulting Services, Inc., with
the 1999 President's Award for her work at Bender Consulting Services,
as well as her numerous community efforts. The President's Award is
America's highest honor for achievement in furthering the employment and
empowerment of people with disabilities.
To read about the President's Award, click
here.
Bender Consulting Services Awards
- New Jersey Epilepsy 2003 Employer of the Year.
On
Friday, September 12, 2003 Bender Consulting Services, Inc. (BCS)
received the Epilepsy Foundation of NJ’s 2003 Employer of the Year
Award. The recognition is for the tremendous public service
accomplished by the company, in the last year, to provide competitive
employment opportunities for citizens of NJ with epilepsy.
- National Epilepsy Foundation as the 2002 Employer of the
Year.
Bender Consulting Services, Inc. has been selected by the National
Epilepsy Foundation as the 2002 Employer of the Year. The award was
given because Bender's outstanding contributions and commitment to the
epilepsy movement and to a better quality of life for people with
epilepsy. The conference was in New Orleans, LA, September 12-14, 2002.
The Annual Awards Banquet was held on September 14, 2002.
- Pacesetters Award
Bender Consulting's accounting firm, Sisterson & Co., recently nominated Joyce and Bender
Consulting to receive the Pacesetters Award for 2002. The award is sponsored by
the Smart Business Network (SBN). This is the third year for the award
that honors executives of small businesses who are making an impact on
business in the Cleveland, OH, Columbus, OH, Akron, OH, and Pittsburgh,
PA areas.
The network provides presidents, owners, and senior-level
decision-makers of small businesses with the knowledge and tools to
build stronger businesses. SBN provides this through the SBN Magazine,
SBNonline.com, SBN conferences and SBN research.
- Delaware Maryland Paralyzed Veterans
Association Inc. Award
In June 2000, Bender Consulting Services, Inc. was recognized for its
significant contribution to the Butch Ward Memorial Bass Tournament.
- hireAbility Employer of the Year Award
On May 25, 1999, Bender Consulting Services, Inc. received the Employer
of the Year Award for leadership and an outstanding example set in the
support of hireAbility and the empowerment of people with disabilities.
hireAbility is a Philadelphia computer training school that teaches
students with disabilities information technology.
- United Rehabilitation Services Inc.(URS) Distinguished Services Award
On October 18, 1999, Joyce Bender received this award for her dedication
to improving the lives of people with disabilities. The URS is a United
Way Agency supported by the Luzerne/Wyoming Counties Mental
Health/Mental Retardation Program and the Office of Vocational
Rehabilitation.
- Goodwill Industries of Pittsburgh Power of Work Award
1997
On November 13, 1997, Bender Consulting Services, Inc. won the Power of
Work Award in the small for-profit category. The committee selected Bender because of the
outstanding efforts the company has made in the employment of people
with disabilities.
- United Cerebral Palsy of Pennsylvania
Employment Award
In 1997, Joyce Bender and Bender Consulting Services, Inc., were
recognized for inclusive work practices and a strong willingness to work
with people of all abilities.
- Small Employer of the Year
1996 by the Governor's Committee on Employment of People with
Disabilities
Joyce Bender and Bender Consulting Services, Inc. were recognized
by this prestigious committee for the outstanding achievement her
for-profit company has made toward employing people with
disabilities.
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