PWC honors Phyfer-Strong.Andrea Phyfer-Strong, operations manager and director of supplier diversity for Turtle & Hughes Inc., a leading electrical and industrial distributor, has received a Special Recognition Award from Professional Women in Construction for her outstanding business success and commitment to furthering the advancement of women in construction and related industries. The award was granted in March at PWC's annual Awards Reception at The Yale Club in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. . Priscilla J. Triolo, Esq., PWC's general counsel, quoted from Suzanne T. Millard, chairman and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Turtle & Hughes, in presenting the award: "It is rare to find an individual who is completely dedicated to serving others so selflessly, be it at work, in organizations such as PWC, or among her family and friends. Andrea Phyfer-Strong is one of the reasons that Turtle & Hughes continues to be 'First in the Long Run.'" Triolo also praised the honoree's "dedication, ingenuity and accomplishments." Accepting the award, Phyfer-Strong paid tribute to PWC saying, "This is the finest organization for networking and building relationships that lead to potential business opportunities. I am truly proud to be a member." Phyfer-Strong joined Turtle & Hughes in 1995 as the account representative to such companies as PSE&G, General Motors, and First Energy Corp. (formerly GPU GPU: see secret police. (Graphics Processing Unit) A specialized logic chip devoted to rendering 2D or 3D images. Display adapters contain one or more GPUs for fast graphics rendering. ). As the head of Turtle & Hughes' Supplier Diversity program she helped increase the number of W/ MBE MBE (in Britain) Member of the Order of the British Empire MBE n abbr (BRIT) (= Member of the Order of the British Empire) → tÃtulo ceremonial MBE n abbr (Brit) (= subcontractors by 27% in the past year. A Jersey City native and graduate of St. Peter's College St. Peter's College may refer to: Places of education sorted by location Australia
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