Desa Exceeding Expectations

Awards of Recognition

2006Katheryn M. Bellfield Booker Washington Heights Cultural Art Center Award
2005Bell South African American Calendar, June Honoree
2004Region IV, District Director Choice Award
2003Charles R. Drew Award
2003Visionary Service Award
2002Committee for Quality School Award
2002As-Salaam Construction Education Foundation Community Service Award
2002Top Diversity Owned Business in SC, Multicultural Award
2001Minority Small Business Person of the Year
Minority Business of the Year, Columbia Chamber of Commerce
People to Watch in Business in the Midlands, The State newspaper
2000BB&T Trailblazer Award YMCA of the Midlands Women and Industry Award
1997South Carolina Business Network Entrepreneur Achievement Award
1996Appreciation of Dedication to Minority Entrepreneurship, Benedict College
1995Minority Entrepreneur of the Year
1993Entrepreneur of the Year
1992Minority Small Business Person of the Year, Columbia District office
Minority Small Business Person of the Year Administrators Award of Excellence, U.S. Small Business Administration
Minority Small Business Person of the Year, Greater Columbia Chamber of Commerce
1990Administration Advocate of the Year, U.S. Small Business Administration