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Recognition for Nurturing Difference 

2010

2010 

 Four Lilly employees, Jeff Bunten, Mitchell Hendrickson, T. Herb Kelley and Kyle Brown, recognized by the Indiana Minority Business Supplier Development Council

 2010  

Lilly recognized for its workforce diversity and development opportunities for diversity education and communication within the organization at the Mayor's Celebration of Diversity Awards in Indianapolis

 2010  

Lilly was named one of the Most Admired Companies for Minorities in Research Science by the 24th Black Engineer of the Year Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) Conference
2010 One of Lilly's diverse suppliers, Safis Solutions LLC, was profiled by the Indianapolis Business Journal for its support of the local economy
2010

National Association of Female Executives (NAFE) named Lilly to Top Companies for Executive Women list

2009

 2009  Derica Rice, senior vice president and chief financial officer, selected as one of the “Most Powerful Executives in Corporate American” - Black Enterprise magazine
 2009  National Association of Female Executives (NAFE) named Lilly to Top Companies for Executive Women list
 2009  Lilly recognized as Top Corporate Diversity CODY Award recipient by Career Communications Group, Inc. for noteworthy achievements and accomplishments in the field of diversity
2009 Lilly named top Corporate Supporter of the Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Engineering Programs via survey by US Black Engineer & Information Technology magazine
2009 Holli Harrington, manager in supplier diversity, received 2009 Champions of Diversity Award from The Indiana Minority Business magazine
2009 Enrique Conterno, president of LillyUSA, is among 2009’s Top 25 Latinos in Business named by Hispanic magazine
2009 Lilly named one of the Top 50 Employers by Minority Engineer and Equal Opportunity publications
2009 Lilly named to Working Mother magazine’s Top 100 Best Places to Work and inducted into its Best Places to Work Hall of Fame to recognize 15 years on the ‘best of’ list
2009 Lilly named one of the Best Places to Work for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Employees for the fourth consecutive year by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s Corporate Equality Index
2009 Cheryl Beal Anderson, Ph.D., formerly director, global regulatory affairs, was nominated by Lilly and received the Healthcare Business Women’s Association (HBA) Rising Star Award for her professional contributions and demonstrated leadership
2009 Lilly received the top award—Epsilon "Star of Highest Magnitude" Award -- from the Black Data Processing Associates (BDPA) and WorkplaceDiversity.com—Lilly is the first pharmaceutical company to receive this honor
2009 Rosalind Shaffer, IT associate, was given the Epsilon Award for Personal Achievement in the IT field by the Black Data Processing Associates (BDPA)
2009 Matthew Harvey, IT manager, was given the Epsilon Award for Community Service by the Black Data Processing Associates (BDPA)
2009 Levora-Angel Henry, associate IT consultant, received the Outstanding Service Award in the young adult category at the 26th annual Diversity Volunteer Recognition Breakfast, an outgrowth of the United Way of Central Indiana’s committee on diversity
2009 Seven female employees were honored as either Technology Rising Stars or Technology All- Stars at the Women of Color – Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) Conference Hosted by Women of Color magazine
2009 Lilly honored with Lambda Legal Corporate Leadership Award for efforts to support the civil rights for the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender (GLBT) community
2009 Anne Nobles, senior vice president and chief ethics and compliance officer, named one of the 20 Most Influential Women by the Indianapolis Business Journal
2009 Derica Rice, formerly senior vice president and chief financial officer, and Patty Martin, vice president of global diversity, named to Top 100 Under 50 List by Diversity MBA magazine
2009 Lilly given the Corporate Circle Partners Award by the National Medical Association (NMA) in recognition of the company’s long-standing, productive partnership with the NMA to advance specific issues facing patients and to address healthcare disparities
2009 Brenda Johnson, procurement assistant, was recognized by the Indiana Minority Supplier Development Council with its Outstanding Volunteer Service Award for her longstanding involvement in the council’s special events
2009 Black EOE Journal recognized Lilly as a Top Diversity Employer for African Americans and Top Pharmaceutical and Biotech Company
2009 Hispanic Network magazine recognized Lilly as a Top Diversity Employer for Hispanics and Top Pharmaceutical and Biotech Company
2009 Professional Woman’s magazine recognized Lilly as a Top Diversity Employer for Women and Top Pharmaceutical and Biotech Company
2009

Derica Rice, formerly senior vice president and chief financial officer, was among the vice chairs of the United Negro College Fund (UNCF) honored in August for his contributions to UNCF

2007

 2007  Human Rights Campaign Foundation's List - 2007 Best Places to Work for GLBT (July)
 2007  Lilly made the '100 best companies to work for' list compiled by Working Mother magazine. It's the 13th time Lilly has made the list in its 22 years of existence.
 2007  Women of Color Technology Awards chose 3 Lilly employees as Rising Star in Technology recipients
2007 U.S. Small Business Administration again rated Lilly's supplier diversity efforts as outstanding
2007 Science Spectrum, awarded the Emerald Honors Award, in Research Leadership to Jesus Gutierrez, Ph.D. principle research scientist, integrated biology at the Minorities in Research Science Conference
2007 Black MBA magazine choose 4 Lilly employees for its Top 50 Under 50 Executives list - November
2007 Lilly honored with 2007 Corporate Leadership Award - National Urban League, November 2007
2007 Art of Compassion Award from the Community of Greater Indianapolis selected a Business to Business Cultural Competency Team
2007 Black Enterprise magazine: Lilly Named one of 40 Best Companies for Diversity w/ special recognition for Supplier Diversity among 15 best
2007

Second year in a row: Black Data Processing Associates (BDPA) honored Lilly as one of 10 Best Companies for Blacks in Technology

2006

2006   Named to The Black Collegian magazine's Top 100 Diverse Employers List (Rank #75) Human Rights Campaign Foundation's List - 2007 Best Places to Work for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender (GLBT) Employees
 2006   Minorities in Research Science Award - Venkatesh Krishnan Emerald Honors Award recipient - Science Spectrum
 2006   NMSDC 2006 Corporation of the Year Award - Supplier Diversity
2006  Japan - Equal Opportunity Award - Hyogo Labor Office Prize
2006  China - Hong Kong - Caring Company Award - Mental Health Support
2006  Lilly Recognized as Best Company for Blacks in Technology Award
2006 

Lilly once again made the '100 best companies to work for' list compiled by Working Mother magazine.

2000 - 2005

 2005  Lilly Named to Working Mother Magazine's Top 100 List
 2004  Lilly Named to Working Mother Magazine's Top 100 List
2003 Lilly Named to Working Mother Magazine's Top 100 List
2002 Lilly Named to Working Mother Magazine's Top 100 List
2001 Lilly Named to Working Mother Magazine's Top 100 List
2001 Lilly Receives Corporate Community Service Award from National Society of Black Engineers
2000 Law Division Takes Top Honor from the Minority Corporate Counsel Association for commitment to fostering diversity
2000 Forbes Magazine Rates Lilly Among Best Companies in America for People of Racial Minorities to Work
2000

Lilly Named to Working Mother Magazine's Top 100 List

1998 - 1999

 1999 Lilly Receives Award for Contracting $55 Million in Business in 1998 to Minority-Owned Enterprises; Circle of Excellence Award
1999  Fortune magazine names Lilly Among The 50 Best Companies for Asians, Blacks, and Hispanics
1999  Lilly Named to Working Mother Magazine's Top 100 List
1998 Lilly Named to Working Mother Magazine's Top 100 List
1997 Lilly Named to Working Mother Magazine's Top 100 List
1996 Lilly Named to Working Mother Magazine's Top 100 List
1995 Lilly Named to Working Mother Magazine's Top 100 List
1990 Lilly Receives Circle of Excellence Award for Fourth Year from Minority Businesses 1994
1989

Lilly Receives Circle of Excellence Award from Indiana Regional Minority Supplier Development Council for Achievement of Minority Purchases Program