BANNOCKBURN, IL – IPC bestowed its highest corporate honors on Raytheon Co. and DuPont yesterday, citing the firms for their contributions to the trade group.

IPC awarded Raytheon the Stan Plzak Corporate Recognition Award, while DuPont received the Peter Sarmanian Corporate Recognition Award.

The Stan Plzak Award is presented to a firm that has taken initiative to actively contribute to enhancing the industry, while demonstrating support of IPC through participation in technical and/or management programs. This award is named after a former board chairman, who was a founding member of the IPC Electronics Manufacturing Services Industry Management Council.

Raytheon has been an IPC member since 1971 and currently has 18 member facilities. Seventy-seven Raytheon employees actively serve on IPC standards development committees, with seven employees serving as committee chairs, vice chairs or co-chairs.

Named for another former IPC board chairman, the Peter Sarmanian Corporate Recognition Award honors an IPC corporate member PCB industry that has taken a leadership role and made contributions to the industry, while demonstrating support of IPC through participation in technical and/or management programs.

DuPont has been an IPC member since 1964 with three member facilities. Some 30 DuPont employees hold a total of 81 committee memberships, and three employees currently serve as committee chairs or vice chairs.