Awards and Recognition

  • Noblis recognized by Northern Virginia Family Service as a company who cares about its employees and awarded the 2007 CARE (Companies As Responsive Employers) Award.
  • Noblis recognized as one of the nation’s 2007 "Best Employers" for workers over 50 by AARP.
  • Noblis received the Career Connections Award from the superintendent of the Fairfax County School Board for our business-education partnership with Kilmer Middle School.
  • The Noblis video, "Revolutionizing Recall Management," received the Award of Distinction from The Communicator Awards.
  • For the third year in a row, Noblis won the Fairfax County Solid Waste Business recycling award for our innovative waste reduction, recycling and reuse program.
  • The U.S. Department of State’s Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization presented Noblis with a Small Business Achievement Award for exceeding its small business subcontracting goals for FY2005.
  • Noblis received AARP’s 2006 Best Employers for Workers Over 50 award. Noblis also received the award in 2002, 2004, and 2005. Noblis was recognized for embracing the changing demographics and developing outstanding approaches for attracting and retaining mature, experienced workers.
  • Lydia Thomas, Ph.D., has been named a Science Spectrum Trailblazer, Top Minority in Research Science by Career Communications Group.
  • Evangelos Andros, John Cappelletti, Robert Fuss, Steve Levitas, Eric Mandel, John Peacock, and Melissa Scroggs as members of the National Institutes of Health Information Technology Acquisition and Assessment Center team received the OD Merit Honor Award for their "extraordinary service and leadership to the National Institutes of Health and DHHS major IT acquisitions."
  • Noblis was named one of the top 2006 50 Best Small & Medium Companies to Work for in America. The list was announced on June 26th before an audience of more than 12,000 at the Society for Human Resource Management's (SHRM) 58th Annual Conference & Exposition in Washington, DC.
  • The 2005 annual report won the 2006 Communicator Award of Excellence.
  • Fairfax County Division of Solid Waste and Recycling Division presented Noblis with the Fairfax County 2006 Business Recycling Award for the second consecutive year.
  • The Regional Pawn Database System developed by the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (COG) has been selected to receive a "Leadership in Technology" Award by the International Chiefs of Police (IACP). Noblis’ Center for Criminal Justice Technology assisted the COG with the requirements for this system and also assisted COG in obtaining a $1 million grant from the U.S. Department of Justice Community Oriented Policing Services office to implement the project.
  • Ed Rea and Dr. Ron Morrison were among the recent recipients of the Commanding General’s Excellence in Engineering Award for their work on the Common Aviation Command and Control System (CAC2S). The award is presented annually by Major General William D. Catto, Commanding General, Marine Corps Systems Command.
  • Patrick Gerdes was recognized as a Black Engineer of the Year, Special Recognition Award Winner at the Black Engineer of the Year Conference.
  • The video enclosed in the 2004 annual report won the 2005 Communicator Award of Distinction.
  • Noblis was presented the 2005 Quality Supplier Finalist Award by the United States Postal Service. The Quality Supplier Award program provides recognition to suppliers who have made a significant impact towards helping the Postal Service benefit from supply chain management best practices which ultimately helps the Postal Service to effectively achieve its mission of providing mail service to the American public.
  • Washingtonian Magazine selected more than 50 employers that offer great pay and benefits, interesting work, flexible schedules, and a chance to learn and grow as a great place to work. Noblis made the list as one of the best places to work in the metropolitan area.
  • President and CEO Lydia Waters Thomas was presented the Lifetime Achievement Award by Women in Technology at the Sixth Annual Women in Technology Leadership Awards ceremony. Lydia was recognized for her outstanding accomplishments in the areas of mentoring, leadership, and success.
  • Fairfax County Division of Solid Waste and Recycling Division presented Noblis with the Fairfax County 2005 Business Recycling Award.