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Fortune
Sallie Mae is listed on the Fortune 500, the annual ranking of America's largest corporations. |

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Ron Brown Award for Corporate Leadership
Sallie Mae was awarded the Ron Brown Award for Corporate Leadership in recognition of programs developed by The Sallie Mae Fund to provide scholarships and financial aid information to America’s neediest students and families. |
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Working Mother
"Even these tough economic times haven’t swayed the commitment of our forward-thinking 100 Best companies,” says Working Mother editor-in-chief Susan Lapinski. |

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NAFE
Sallie Mae was awarded high scores for its representation of women in higher management levels and spending for healthcare, childcare, and programs that encourage advancement.
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Washingtonian
"In their new headquarters, Sallie Mae employees have much to cheer about: They enjoy great benefits and are proud of their mission — to make college affordable." |

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Business Ethics
"Many companies are going to unusual lengths to address the needs and concerns of the various groups that have a stake in or are impacted by a company's activities." |

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Catalyst
Their "#1 for Executive Women among Fortune 500 Companies" honor is awarded two or three times a year by Catalyst and was based on the number of women holding management positions at Sallie Mae. |
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Additional awards
Sallie Mae has been a recognized leader for decades. Below are more notable awards since 2004.
American Cancer Society: “Five Star Award for corporate giving and special activities" 2005
American Red Cross: “Certificate of Appreciation” 2004
BusinessWeek: “Best Performers” 2004; “Corporate Philanthropists” 2004; “S&P 500 Best Performers based on net margin” 2004; “S&P 500 companies among Best Performers” 2004; “Top Corporate Givers”
CIO Magazine: “CIO Enterprise Value Award” 2004
ComputerWorld: “100 Best Places to Work in IT,” 2006; “Premier 100 IT Leaders” 2006
Department of Education: “Exceptional Performer” 2004, 2005, 2006
Forbes: “Best Managed Diversified Financial Companies in America” 2005; “Forbes 2000” 2004, 2005; “Best of the Web” for CollegeAnswer.com 2005; “400 Best Big Companies” 2004, 2005
Fortune: “Fortune: America’s Most Admired Companies” 2004, 2005; “Fortune 500” 2001–2008; “Fortune 500 Industry: Diversified Financial” 2006
Greenwich Associates: “Overall Quality of Investor Relations Management” 2005; “Diversified financials” 2007
InformationWeek: “InformationWeek 500” 2006
Insight Forums: “Insight Award for Customer Advocacy” for The Sallie Mae Fund’s Mission: Possible! book 2007
Institutional Investor: “One of America’s Best CFOs" in the financial institutions, specialty finance category 2004
International Financing Review Magazine: “North American Borrower of the Year” 2004
Linkshare Golden Links: “Merchants Choice Award” for Upromise website 2007
United Way: “Company That Cares Award” 2005; “Gold Award” 2006
Wall Street Journal: “Shareholder Scoreboard” 2004
Washington Business Journal: “Fastest Growing Companies” 2005; “Book of Lists—Top 100 Public Companies” 2004, 2005; “Top performing public company CEOs” 2008
Washington Post: “Largest Financial Services Area Firm” 2004; “Largest Overall Firm in the Top 200 Public Companies” 2005
WebAward: “Standard of Excellence Web Award” 2004, 2005, 2006
WEDDLE's: “User’s Choice Award” 2004, 2005, 2006