Awards & Recognition

2005 - African American Women Corporate Business Award, Kappa Community
Development Corporation
2004 - Black Executive Corporate
Award, the Metropolitan Trenton African American Chamber of Commerce
2003 - Business Partner Award, the
Arts and Business Partnership of Southern, NJ
2001 - Professional Services Industry
Businessperson of the Year Award, The NJ Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
2001 - Tribute to Women and Industry Award, YWCA of Camden County
1999 - World of Today and Tomorrow Award, Camden County Council of Girl Scouts
1998 - #77 on the Philadelphia 100 (fastest growing privately held firms in the Philadelphia region),
The Philadelphia Business Journal & Wharton Business Journal
1998 - Camden Country Annual Economic Development Entrepreneur Award
1998 - Small business Entrepreneur of the Year, The NJ African American Chamber of Commerce
1997 - #43 on the Philadelphia 100 (fastest growing privately held firms in the Philadelphia region),
The Philadelphia Business Journal & Wharton Business Journal
1997 - Minority Small Business Person of the Year, U.S. Small Business Administration
1996 - The Arthur Pearlroth Trailblazer Award, The Regional Alliance for Small Contractors
1996 - #10 on the Philadelphia 100 (fastest growing privately held firms in the Philadelphia region),
The Philadelphia Business Journal & Wharton Business Journal
1996 - Camden County East NAACP Visionary Leader Award
1995 - Minority Growth Firm of the Year, The U.S. Department of Commerce
1995 - The Blue Chip Enterprise Award, Nations Business Magazine, U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Memberships
- Southern New Jersey Development Council
- New Jersey Technology Council
- Building Futures Council
Featured Articles
In addition to the Philadelphia Business Journal's "100 Fastest Growing Privately Held Firms,"
Armand Corporation has been featured in the following publications:
- New Jersey Business News
- Courier Post
- Philadelphia Inquirer
- Elan Magazine
- Burlington County Times
Barbara Armand, President & CEO - Professional Affiliations
- Trustee: Rowan University, Glassboro, New Jersey
- Chair: Southern New Jersey Development Council
- Board Member: University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey, School of
Osteopathic Medicine Dean's Advisory Board
- Board Member: Our Lady of Lourdes Heath Care Services, Inc.
- Board of Trustees: Metropolitan Trenton African-American Chamber of Commerce
- Leadership of New Jersey, Fellow 2003
- Sponsor: "Mad Science" Program, Samuel B. Smith Elementary School
- Sponsor: Armand Corporation Scholarship, Rutgers School of Business, Camden,
New Jersey