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MITRE Receives American Psychological Association's Healthy Workplace Award FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: MITRE Contacts: Jennifer J. Shearman Karina H. Wright BEDFORD, Mass. and MCLEAN, Va., March 21, 2011 — The American Psychological Association (APA) has recognized The MITRE Corporation with its 2011 Psychologically Healthy Workplace Award. One of eight North American employers to receive the award this year, MITRE won in the APA's Large Not-for-Profit category. MITRE was honored in 2009 by the Virginia Psychological Association with its state-level Psychologically Healthy Workplace Award, which qualified the corporation to be nominated for the national APA honor. According to the APA, MITRE excelled in its efforts to foster employee involvement, health and safety, employee growth and development, work-life balance and employee recognition. The corporation's Flexible Work Arrangements Program, on-site health services department, and company-wide emphasis on education and training are among the practices cited by the APA in recognizing MITRE with the 2011 award. "We're thrilled to receive this recognition for our efforts to foster a dynamic, engaging, and healthy working environment for our employees," said Lisa Bender, MITRE Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer. "As we head into the economic recovery, employers who understand how a positive organizational culture and a healthy workforce can promote business success will have a distinct competitive advantage," says David W. Ballard, PsyD, MBA, the APA's assistant executive director for marketing and business development. "The MITRE Corporation's workplace practices help create a work environment where both employees and the organization thrive." MITRE received the award during a ceremony held in Washington, D.C., on March 12, 2011. About the APA's Psychologically Healthy Workplace Awards The APA's Psychologically Healthy Workplace Awards are designed to showcase the very best from among the award winners recognized by APA's affiliated state, provincial and territorial psychological associations. Nominees are evaluated on their workplace practices in the areas of employee involvement, health and safety, employee growth and development, work-life balance and employee recognition. Awards are given to for-profit and not-for-profit organizations as well as government, military and educational institutions. More information about APA's PHWA winners and Best Practices Honorees is available at www.phwa.org/media. About the American Psychological Association The American Psychological Association (APA), in Washington, DC, is the largest scientific and professional organization representing psychology in the United States and is the world's largest association of psychologists. APA's membership includes more than 150,000 researchers, educators, clinicians, consultants and students. Through its divisions in 54 subfields of psychology and affiliations with 60 state, territorial and Canadian provincial associations, APA works to advance psychology as a science, as a profession and as a means of promoting health, education and human welfare. About The MITRE Corporation The MITRE Corporation (www.mitre.org) is a not-for-profit organization that provides systems engineering, research and development, and information technology support to the government. It operates federally funded research and development centers for the Department of Defense, the Federal Aviation Administration, the Internal Revenue Service and Department of Veterans Affairs, and the Department of Homeland Security, with principal locations in Bedford, Mass., and McLean, Va.
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