Awards & Recognition

Archive
2006

Adweek's Marketing y Medios

Sprint Nextel was recognized by Marketing y Medios as "Marketer of the year for 2006," an award given to an elite group of companies that have demonstrated exemplary marketing to the Hispanic community

Black Enterprise Magazine

Black Enterprise Magazine recognized Sprint Nextel as a Top 40 Company for Diversity

Black MBA Magazine

Sprint Nextel named to Black MBA Magazine's list of the Top 50 Corporations

DiversityBusiness.com

Sprint Nextel comes in at #19 on the list of America's Top Organizations for Multicultural Business Opportunities for 2006

DiversityBusiness.com

DiversityBusiness.com recognized Sprint Nextel on its Top 50 Corporations for Diversity

DiversityInc

DiversityInc named Sprint Nextel as #39 on its Top 50 Companies for Diversity Sprint Nextel was chosen for DiversityInc's Top 10 Companies for African Americans

FORTUNE Magazine

Sprint Nextel ranked #59
Sprint Nextel was named as the second most admired company in the Telecommunications sector and first in the innovation category

Frost & Sullivan

Sprint Nextel received the Frost & Sullivan's Product Line Strategy Award for the Financial Vertical

G.I. Jobs Magazine

For the fourth year in a row, Sprint Nextel has been recognized as one of the "Top 25 Most Military-Friendly Employers," which ranks companies based on the strength of the companies' recruiting efforts, the percent age of new hires with prior military service and the companies' policies toward National Guard and reserve service

Hispanic Business

Hispanic Business Magazine recognized Sprint Nextel as one of its Top 50 Companies for Hispanics

Hispanic Magazine

Sprint Nextel was chosen for Hispanic Magazine's Top 25 Companies for Hispanics

Hispanic Network Magazine

Hispanic Network Magazine's Top Organizations for Multicultural Business Opportunities recognized
Sprint Nextel

Hispanic Trends

Hispanic Trends Magazine recognized Sprint Nextel as one of its Top Companies for Supplier Diversity

Human Rights Campaign

For the second year in a row, Sprint Nextel received a perfect 100% score on the HRC's Corporate Equality Index

Institutional Investor Magazine

Sprint Nextel ranked #1 in the telecom service and wireless sector as the most shareholder friendly
Institutional Investor recognized Paul Saleh as the Best CFO in the telecom category

Kansas City Asian American Chamber of Commerce

Sprint Nextel named as Corporation of the Year by the Kansas City Asian American Chamber of Commerce

Legacy of Greenery Committee

The Overland Park, Kan., City Council's Legacy of Greenery Committee awarded the Sprint Campus in Overland Park with a 2006 Award of Landscape Excellence

Mid-America Education Hall of Fame

Sprint Nextel was inducted into the Mid-America Education Hall of Fame for its work with area K-12 public education programs

Minority Business and Professional Network

Minority Business and Professional Network recognized Sprint Nextel as Corporation of the Year

Northern Virginia Urban League

Sprint Nextel received Northern Virginia Urban League's Outstanding Corporate Diversity Leader award in the area of Community Service and Philanthropy

PR News

Sprint Nextel received a Corporate Social Responsibility Award from PR News for Diversity Communications

PTA

Sprint Nextel received the National PTA's Commitment to America's Children Award for its work with education and youth-development programs that directly affect student achievement, family involvement and educator development

U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce

The U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce recognized Sprint Nextel as its 2006 Corporation of the Year

Veteran's Business Journal

Sprint Nextel was recognized on the 2006 Best Companies for Veteran-Owned Business

2005

Advocate Magazine

Sprints Nextel was chosen for the Advocate's list of Top 10 companies for Gays and Lesbians

Black Engineer Magazine

Sprint Nextel rated "Excellent" for Best Diversity Program by Black Engineer Magazine

Forbes Magazine

Sprint Nextel named one of the 26 Best Managed Companies for 2005

G.I. Jobs Magazine

For the third year in a row, Sprint Nextel has been recognized as one of the "Top 25 Most Military-Friendly Employers," which ranks companies based on the strength of the companies' recruiting efforts, the percent age of new hires with prior military service and the companies' policies toward National Guard and reserve service

Human Rights Campaign

Sprint Nextel receives a perfect 100 score on the HRC's Corporate Equality Index

International Association of Privacy Professionals

Sprint Nextel received an Innovation award in the large organization category for the company's pioneering portfolio of privacy compliance tools and processes

Treasury & Risk Management Magazine

Sprint Nextel was recognized as the gold award winner in the credit risk management category of the Alexander Hamilton Awards

Washington Metropolitan Area Corporate Counsel Association

At the annual Corporate Counsel Awards, Sprint Nextel was recognized as the Outstanding Law Department for 2005 in the Washington Metropolitan Area