Recipients have included I.B.M., Motorola, Honeywell and other companies.
Companies in that area include, Progress Energy, Weyerhauser, Honeywell, and ATC Panels.
Other well-known local employers include Honeywell, a large electronics firm based in the Newhouse industrial estate.
Remaining large corporations include Crowe Horwath, Honeywell, and AM General.
Other notable businesses include Honeywell, Bosch, Woodwind & Brasswind, and PEI Genesis.
Customers included IBM, Texas Instruments, Johnson Controls and Honeywell.
Others that have sold or spun off chip operations include Schlumberger, United Technologies, Honeywell and General Instrument.
Suppliers of software that solve the cutting-stock problem for the paper industry include ABB Group, Greycon, Honeywell, and Tieto.
The firm's largest holdings now include Conrail, Caterpillar, Deere, Honeywell, 3M, Teneco and Timken.
His directorships have included Honeywell and Philip Morris, and he is the founding dean of the Yale School of Management.