Awards & Recognitions

2023

American Water’s Lawrence Wooten named WBEC East for Advocate of the Year
American Water Named to 2023 America’s Top Corporation for Women’s Business Enterprises
Nominated by the EMSDC (Eastern Minority Supplier Development Council) for the Emmett T. Vaughn Corporate Advocate of the Year- Lawrence Wooten and Dina Cooper-Williams
American Water Recognized by Bloomberg -Gender Equality Index
American Water Recognized by Vets Indexes as 3 Star Employer
American Water Recognized by Military Friendly- Top 10 Spouse Employer

American Water Recognized by the African American Chamber of Commerce of New Jersey, Inc. as a Corporate Change Maker
American Water Nominated by WBEC East for Advocate of the Year
American Water Recognized by Bloomberg -Gender Equality Index
American Water Recognized by Vets Indexes as 3 Star Employer
American Water Recognized as a top-scoring company, for the fourth consecutive year, as Best Places to Work for Disability Inclusion- Disability Equality Index
American Water Recognized by Military Friendly- Top 10 Employer
American Water Recognized by Military Friendly- Supplier Diversity Program
American Water Recognized by Military Friendly- Top 10 Brand
American Water Recognized by Diversity Inc.- Top Companies for Utilities
American Water published its 2021 Inclusion, Diversity & Equity (ID &E) report and interactive website along with its Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Data Summary
American Water named one of Barron’s 100 Most Sustainable Companies for 2022.

American Water Recognized by US Veterans Magazine as Best of the Best
American Water Recognized by Military Times as Best for Vets Employers
American Water Recognized by Bloomberg -Gender Equality Index
American Water Recognized by Military Friendly- Supplier Diversity Program
American Water Recognized by Military Friendly- Military Spouse
American Water Recognized by Vets Indexes as 3 Star Employer
American Water Recognized as Best Places to Work for Disability Inclusion- Disability Equality Index
American Water nominated by the Eastern Minority Supplier Diversity Council as Corporation of the Year

Jan 27: Lawrence Wooten named chair for National Minority Supplier Development Council (NMSDC) Utility Industry Group (UIG). The UIG is a group of electricity, gas, and water organizations involved with generating and supplying individuals and businesses with utility industry specific best practices to foster increase diversity spend.
May 12: American Water named Noteworthy Company by DiversityInc.
July 20: American Water Recognized With Top Score on Disability Equality Index
Aug 27: American Water Recognized by U.S. Veterans Magazine & Military Times Magazine for Industry Leading Support of Veterans
Sept 30: American Water Named 2020 Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award
Oct 5: Sharon Manker, Sr. Diversity Program Lead, named 2020 Minority Enterprise Development Champion of the Year by Women's Business Enterprise Center East (WBEC East), regional affiliate partner of WBENC, the largest certifier of women-owned businesses in the U.S. and a leading advocate for women business owners and entrepreneurs.

May 14: Military Times awards American Water with Best for Vets for 2019.
July 22: Top Scorer on the Disability Equality Index for Disability Friendly.
Jul 23: Rhonda Carter Adams, Supplier Diversity manager for Illinois American Water, was recently recognized by Who’s Who Diversity in Color (WWDIC) in the Most Intriguing People category.
Aug. 1: VIQTORY announced Military Friendly® employers. American Water achieves Gold level status which means our results were within 10% of the 10th ranked organization.
Aug 8: Bruce Hauk honored by National Black Chamber of Commerce with the 2019 Inclusion and Diversity Award
Oct. 17: VIQTORY announced Military Spouse Friendly® employers. American Water is one of 106 organizations awarded with this recognition.
Minority Business News (MBN) USA Magazine Volume IV salutes 2019 All-Stars of Supplier Diversity for American Water Works Service Co. Inc. (pg. 79).
American Water Works Service Company, Inc., named a 2019 America’s Top Corporation for Women’s Business Enterprises with Bronze distinction.

May 7: Military Times awards American Water with Best for Vets Employer for 2018.
June 29: American Water is ranked as one of the leading companies for diversity, governance, & transparency in the Philadelphia region.
July: American Water named to the newly-launched NAACP Equity, Inclusion & Empowerment Index.
Aug. 6: Victory Media announced Military Friendly® employers. American Water achieves Bronze level status which means our results were within 40% of the 10th ranked organization.
Aug. 21: U.S. Veterans Magazine recognized American Water as a veteran-friendly company and for having a veteran-friendly supplier diversity program.
Aug. 27: American Water was approved for Military Spouse Employment Partnership (MSEP) partnership.
Oct.: American Water was honored by The Forum of Executive Women as a Champion of Board Diversity for 2018.
Nov: American Water is recognized as a 2019 member of the Bloomberg Gender Equity Index.
Nov. 15: American Water partnered with the Paradigm for Parity® coalition and announced its commitment to further support inclusion and diversity efforts across its corporate leadership structure by 2030 as well as show support for the same actions in corporations across the U.S.

American Water Supplier Diversity Awards