MMSDC Corporation of the Year - Educational and Governmental Entities 2014
Procurement & Strategic Sourcing is pleased to announce that the University has been awarded the Michigan Minority Supplier Development Council (MMSDC) 2014 Corporation of the Year - Educational and Government Entities Award. This is the twelfth time the University has been so recognized since 1989. This results from employing a continuous improvement process to increase both the level of expenditures and the number of qualified Minority owned and operated enterprises with which the University does business. Through a wide variety of activities, the University has been successful in this effort.
The University is a recognized leader in the manner and level of effort extended to enhance and support Minority owned and operated enterprises. The University:
While the above information is by no means all inclusive, it provides a substantial overview of the attention given to this important effort, which the University takes very seriously. We partner with the MMSDC in the following areas:
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"Recognition at this level comes from a collaboration of efforts from several areas" says Ken Doherty, AVP for Procurement. "We are fortunate to have support from Facilities Planning & Management, Business Operations, Computing & Information Technology, and the Office of Equal Opportunity".
Congratulations to all the Corporations, Institutions, and Minority Businesses that were nominated in 2014, and a special congratulations to those that were also award recipients.
The complete list of MMSDC Awards recipients can be seen at
MMSDC 31th Annual Awards Winners