Johnson Controls to Receive Diversity Awards

Company-wide Commitment to Diversity & Engineering Excellence Showcased

MILWAUKEE, Feb. 17 -- Johnson Controls, Inc. will be awarded the U.S. Black Engineer Supplier Diversity Award during The Black Engineer of the Year Awards (BEYA) Annual Conference, February 17-19, 2005 in Baltimore, Maryland. Johnson Controls Project Manager Senthi Senthilmurugan will also be honored with the Modern Day Technology Leader Award.

"Johnson Controls continues to make gains in our commitment toward workforce and supplier diversity," said Darrell Middleton, vice president - human resources, Controls Group of Johnson Controls. "We have received national recognition for our supplier diversity program. Now, I am especially pleased to have the individual efforts of one of our own engineers nationally recognized for his engineering excellence among industry peers."

For nearly 20 years, the Black Engineer of the Year Awards Conference attracts top professionals and students from every part of the nation and every field of science, engineering, and technology. It offers seminars and workshops presenting new information on a variety of topics affecting Black technology professionals such as career advancement, diversity programs and specialized industry updates. The event is put on by Career Communications Group, Inc. which publishes US Black Engineer & Information Technology magazine.

Johnson Controls also will receive the "US Black Engineer Supplier Diversity Award" for its best in class business processes. In 2003, Johnson Controls was named "Corporation of the Year" by the National Minority Supplier Development Council. The award is regarded as the highest recognition a corporation can receive for conducting business with minority- and women-owned firms. Johnson Controls is the first non-consumer products company to receive the award.

At the conference, Johnson Controls will host the Black CEO Summit- Executive Meet & Greet where Johnson Controls Board Member and former Mayor of Detroit, Dennis Archer, will serve as the keynote speaker. The company will also participate in BEYA's Career Fair--an event aimed at linking qualified engineers, scientists, business professionals and students with employers both regional and national.

About Career Communications Group

Career Communications Group, Inc. (CCG) is a leading talent management and career development company whose mission is to promote career and educational opportunities for minority and female professionals and students in engineering, technology, and science. CCG publishes Hispanic Engineer & Information Technology, US Black Engineer & Information Technology, Science Spectrum, and CCG's Women of Color Magazine, and is founder and presenter of three national events: the Science Spectrum Magazine Conference on Minorities in Research Science, the Black Engineer of the Year Awards Conference, and the National Women of Color Technology Awards Conference. CCG also is founder and national coordinator of three public awareness campaigns to increase minorities' interest in technology: La Familia Technology Week, Black Family Technology Awareness Week, and the Native American Family Technology Journey.

About Johnson Controls

Johnson Controls, Inc., is a global market leader in automotive systems and facilities management and control. In the automotive market, it is a major supplier of seating and interior systems, and batteries. For nonresidential facilities, Johnson Controls provides control systems and services including comfort, energy management and security management. Johnson Controls , founded in 1885, has headquarters in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Its sales for 2004 totaled $26.6 billion. For more information on Johnson Controls, Inc., visit the company's web site at http://www.johnsoncontrols.com/ .