*NEW DEADLINE - June 15, 2008

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The NAM Sandy Trowbridge Award for Excellence in Community Service each year recognizes an NAM-member company that has shown exemplary leadership in serving its community, state or nation, and is an example of the giving spirit of our nation’s manufacturers and businesses.

The award, a cash donation to the charity of the winner’s choosing, honors former NAM President Sandy Trowbridge for his contributions to American manufacturing and his distinguished career in public service.

Fairmount Minerals Ltd. Wins 2007 NAM Sandy Trowbridge Award

Read More About the Winner: NAM Press Release

About Sandy Trowbridge

Alexander “Sandy” Trowbridge presided over the NAM from 1979 to 1989. Before coming to the NAM, he served in the Lyndon Johnson Administration, where at 38 he became the youngest Commerce Secretary in history. A former marine honored with the Bronze Star for his service in the Korean War, Trowbridge was known for his decisiveness and leadership on behalf of manufacturing. His commitment to the community is reflected in his years of dedicated public service, including terms as a trustee of the Marine Corps University Foundation and the Aspen Institute and membership on the National Commission on Social Security Reform. Trowbridge also devoted himself to numerous charitable efforts, including A Better Chance, which aids minority youth in attending top boarding schools; the Foundation for Management Education in Central America, which provides advanced business education in Central America; the International Executive Service Corps, which sends retired U.S. executives to serve in third world countries; the Washington Center, Junior Achievement and Outward Bound.

How to Apply

Applications for the 2008 award will be distributed in May 2008. To be eligible for the award, a company must be an NAM member with 1,000 or fewer employees. The winning applicant will have a demonstrated commitment to community service, reflected by company policy, resources and employee participation, as well as a strong relationship with the NAM.

NEW Deadline: June 15th, 2008. Apply online here or Download form here.

Please direct questions about how to apply, eligibility, or the award criteria to trowbridgeaward@nam.org