Corporate Awards and Recognition
Synergy Enterprises, Inc. (SEI) and our President/CEO have received the following awards and recognitions:
- President Barack Obama invited SEI President/CEO to a meeting at the Oval Office on June 11, 2010, followed by a press conference at the Rose Garden to laud SEI as a successful "information technology small business."
- Prachee J. Devadas, SEI President and CEO, was one of 15 business owners invited to the White House on September 27, 2010, to be with President Obama, Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner, Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley, and members of Congress when the President signed the Small Business Jobs Act, designed to help small businesses hire new workers.
- SEI was nominated and named a top five finalist for the 2010 GovCon Contractor of the Year Award.
- SEI president was nominated and named a top five finalist for the 2010 GovCon Executive of the Year Award.
- SEI president honored as 2009 Washington Metropolitan Area District Small Business Person of the Year by the Small Business Administration.
- SEI president awarded 2009 Proclamation from Montgomery County Council.
- SEI ranked as 14 on Washington Technology's 2008 list of Top 25 Nationwide 8(a) Firms.
- President received Outstanding Contribution Award by the National Association of Professional Asian American Women in 1994, 1996, 1997, 2000, and 2002.
SEI's senior staff and subject matter experts have also received various industry awards and recognitions. Find a listing below.
- Rhonda L. Crenshaw—American Society for Training and Development President's Award Winner for Professional Excellence, 2009
- Carla McClure—Golden Quill Awards for national publications, 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008; EdPress, Distinguished Publication, senior writer, 2002; West Virginia Commission on the Arts, Fellowship Award in Literature, 1994
- Verna Robinson— Society of Government Meeting Professionals, Planner of the Month, 2006
- Doug Smith— Federal Supply Service, Webmaster of the Year, 1997–1999 and Criswell Automotive, Web Site of the Year, 1998
- Patrick Zickler—National Institutes of Health, Plain Language Award, 2010 and Association of Marketing and Communications Professionals, Gold Hermes Creative Award, 2008
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This same promise of being able to build your own dreams and be your own boss led Prachee Devadas to come to this country, become a citizen, and open up what's become a successful technology services company… Prachee told me that when she started, she had just one employee. Today, she employs more than a hundred people – including her husband Anand, who is here today.
—President Barack Obama (during a White House Focus Group at the Oval Office)
You have worked hard to earn this recognition for your personal achievements and contributions to the Maryland business community.
—Senator Barbara Mikulski (on Prachee J. Devadas being nominated as a GovCon finalist)
As a successful woman-owned company, SEI is an inspiration to our business community, providing jobs and expertise.
—Congressman Chris Van Hollen