Awards & Recognition

Carlson is a well-respected company with a global reputation for excellence, ethics and caring. Our company and our leaders have been recognized for their achievements in making Carlson a Great Place for Great People to do Great Work.

Carlson

• "Corporation of the Year," Minnesota Minority Supplier Development Council, 2007
• One of two "Best Adoption-Friendly" hotel and travel companies in America, Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption, 2007-2008
• Twin Cities International Citizen Awards' International Corporate Award for Corporate Social Responsibility and Global Business Development, International Leadership Institute, 2007
• "Best Places to Work for GLBT Equality," Human Rights Campaign, 2006-2007
• Work-Life Advocate, Minnesota Work-Life Champions, 2006
• "100 Best Companies for Working Mothers," Working Mother magazine 2001-2004, and 2006-2007
• "100 Best Companies to Work For," Fortune, 2002

Chairman, Marilyn Carlson Nelson

• Hall of Fame Laureate, Junior Achievement of the Upper Midwest (JAUM), 2008
• Lifetime Achievement Award, Travel Weekly, 2007
• Entrepreneur of the Decade, The Women Presidents' Organization (WPO), 2007
• Inducted into the Hall of Fame, American Society of Travel Agents (ASTA), 2007
• Corporate Social Responsibility Award, Foreign Policy Association, 2007
• Inducted into the French Légion d'Honneur, 2006
• Sharing Diversity Leadership Award, Multicultural Development Center (MCDC), 2006
• One of "America's Best Leaders," U.S. News and World Report, 2006
• The Icon Award, National Business Travel Association, 2006
• 18th Annual Lucia Trade Award, Swedish-American Chamber of Commerce, 2005
• "25 Most Influential People in the Meeting Industry," MeetingNews magazine, 2005
• "Businesswoman of the Year," U.S. Commerce Department's Small Business Administration, 2005
• "The World's 100 Most Powerful Women," Forbes, 2004-2007
• ATHENA Award, the ATHENA Foundation, 2004