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Johnson Controls Awards Educational Fellowships

26 May 1999

Johnson Controls Awards Educational Fellowships To Executives from Minority-owned Businesses

Four Senior Executives from Minority Businesses
To Attend Leadership Program at Dartmouth College

    PLYMOUTH, Mich., May 26 -- For the second consecutive year,
Johnson Controls has awarded company-sponsored fellowships to
senior executives from four minority-owned businesses in Michigan. The group
will attend the Minority Business Executive Program (MBEP) -- a five-day
intensive management course presented by the Amos Tuck School of Business
Administration at Dartmouth College, in Hanover, New Hampshire. The recipients
were named last night at the 18th Annual Michigan Minority Procurement
Conference reception, which was held at Cobo Center, in Detroit, Michigan.
    The fellowships are part of minority business development efforts at
Johnson Controls -- a leading global supplier of automotive interior systems.
    Three fellowships went to leaders of organizations previously named
"Minority Suppliers of the Year" by the Michigan Minority Business Development
Council (MMBDC). They are: Edward Ruth, president of E.R. Tool Company in
Warren, Michigan; Sid Taylor, chairman and chief executive officer of SBF
Automotive in Detroit, Michigan; and Chain Sandhu, president of NYX, Inc. in
Livonia, Michigan. The MMBDC named Minority Suppliers of the Year in three
categories based on overall sales volume at its 1998 awards dinner.
    The MMBDC is a Michigan-based, non-profit organization that supports
minority businesses. With more than 1,300 members, the group works to create
linkages between major corporations and minority businesses.
    Johnson Controls awards the fourth fellowship to a top executive at one of
its minority-owned suppliers. This year's recipient is E. Don Cunningham,
president of Universal Trim, Inc. in Madison Heights, Michigan. Universal Trim
was selected for its outstanding performance during the past year as a key
supplier to Johnson Controls.
    John Barth, president and chief operating officer for Johnson Controls,
said the company is strongly committed to supporting minority-owned companies
and the MMBDC. He serves as the group's vice chairman.
    "These fellowships provide outstanding, personal development opportunities
for minority executives," said Barth. "They're part of our efforts to provide
leadership support and skill-building for people who manage top minority
companies."
    As a sponsor of the fellowship, Johnson Controls underwrites the MBEP
program registration costs, tuition, course materials, and related expenses.
The Dartmouth College program is designed for presidents and senior managers
of minority-owned businesses. The five-day curriculum is designed to help
executives become dynamic leaders and strengthen their management skills.
Program enrollment is limited to 50 executives selected from the most
promising minority-owned companies in the nation.
    The Plymouth, Michigan-based automotive business of Johnson Controls --
which employs more than 57,000 people at 275 facilities worldwide -- achieved
US$9.3 billion in sales for the 1998 fiscal year. In model-year 1999, it will
supply interior products for more than 22 million vehicles.
    Johnson Controls, Inc. is a global market leader in automotive
systems and facility management and control. In the automotive market, it is a
major supplier of seating and interior systems and batteries. For non-
residential facilities, Johnson Controls provides building control systems and
services, energy management and integrated facility management. Johnson
Controls, founded in 1885, has headquarters in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Its sales
for 1998 totaled US $12.6 billion.

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