Feb 6, 2007

J D Harrington Headquarters, Washington 202-358-5241

RELEASE: 07-22

NASA PRESENTS QUALITY AWARDS TO TELEDYNE AND BARRIOS

WASHINGTON - NASA presented its highest honor for quality and technical performance, the George M Low Award, to two companies committed to innovative management, process quality and customer service The awards, containing a medallion alloyed with material flown to the moon on Apollo 11, were presented Tuesday at NASA's fourth annual Project Management Challenge Conference in Galveston, Texas

Teledyne Brown Engineering, nominated by NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Ala , received the large business service award Barrios Technologies, nominated by NASA's Johnson Space Center, Houston, received the small business service award Three finalists also were acknowledged - Honeywell Technology Solutions Incorporated, Columbia, Md , Arcata Associates, Las Vegas, Nev , and Delaware North Companies Parks and Resorts, Kennedy Space Center, Fla

Senior managers and engineers from government and industry attend the Project Management Challenge Conference The conference is a forum for NASA and its contractor partners to exchange ideas, success stories and lessons learned It provides participants the opportunity to learn about quality management and improved communication practices to apply in their own organizations

Established in 1985, NASA's Excellence Award for Quality and Productivity recognizes those in the contractor community whose quality management practices can be a global benchmark for excellence In 1990, the award was renamed in memory of George M Low, an outstanding NASA leader who contributed greatly during his 27 year tenure and was deputy administrator from 1969-1976 Low was a leader in the early development of NASA's space and manned space flight programs

For more information about the George M Low Award, visit:

www hq nasa gov/office/codeq/gml/

For more information about George M Low, visit:

http://history nasa gov/Biographies/low html

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