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Houston Associates, Inc. Wins 2004 Nunn-Perry Award Mentors and Protégés: Transforming America Together Through Innovative Technology


March 17, 2004

The Department of Defense (DoD) Small Business Office presented Houston Associates, Inc, (HAI) with the Nunn-Perry Award today for its exceptional achievements under the Mentor Protégé Program.  Serving as its mentor since 2002, Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) has assisted HAI in increasing its business opportunities through improved technical and business operation capabilities.  CEO John R. Houston, and President Alonzo E. Short, Lt. Gen., USA (Retired), accepted the award.

“HAI is very proud to receive this award with SAIC.  Both companies have been fully committed to the Mentor-Protégé Program, and the beneficial impact to HAI has been invaluable to our corporate growth and infrastructure enhancements,” said Short.  “HAI looks forward to continuing our mutually beneficial, long-term relationship.”

During the course of the program, HAI management and staff have benefited from increased technical training, achievement of ISO 9001:00 quality system registration; and increased revenue from contracts in support of DoD transformation initiatives and Defense Information Systems Agency global net-centric goals.  Future goals include achievement of CMMI certification for software development.

The Nunn-Perry Award was established in 1995 to recognize outstanding program performance of mentor-protégé teams formed under the auspices of the DoD Pilot Mentor-Protégé Program.  It was named in honor of Senator Sam Nunn for his vision and insight into sponsoring legislation that created the program, and in honor of former Secretary of Defense William Perry for his commitment to the program's implementation.