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Company Awards and Notables (listed alphabetically)
AEA
1999: Kingston receives Best Employers Award, Hi-Tech Industry

AMD
2004: AMD Recognizes Kingston for Outstanding Partner Contributions to Athlon 64 and Opteron Launches

American Jewish Committee
April 1998: Human Relations Award – Awarded to Kingston CEO John Tu

Asian Business Association
February 1997: Entrepreneur of the Year Awarded to John Tu and Kingston COO David Sun

Asian Business League
December 1996: American Dream Award is given to John Tu

AsianWeek
Dec 28–Jan 3, 2000: Kingston Earns Front Cover of AsianWeek Magazine and featured article:
"All in the Family, The Kingston Technology Company Way to Dominance in the Computer Industry"

BusinessWeek
June 2001: Kingston ranked #8 on BusinessWeek's Top Private Info Tech Companies

Chapman University
January 1997: Ethics in America Achievement Award – Awarded to Kingston Technology

Computer Trade Shopper
2002, 2003, 2004: Memory Manufacturer of the Year, United Kingdom

Dell Supplier Award
April 2003: Kingston receives Diverse Supplier Award for Best Overall Performance' based on Kingston's relationship supporting Dell's base memory business.

DRAMeXchange
2006: Lists Kingston as the #1 Worldwide DRAM Module House Memory Maker for 2005
2007: Lists Kingston as the #1 Worldwide DRAM Module House Memory Maker for 2006
2008: Lists Kingston as the #1 Worldwide DRAM Module House Memory Maker for 2007

Financial Times
2003, 2004: Best Workplaces, United Kingdom

Forbes Magazine
December 1994: Kingston ranked #367 in "Top 500 Largest Private Companies in the United States"
December 1999: Kingston ranked #184 in "Forbes 500 Top Private Companies in the United States"
December 2000: Kingston ranked #141 in "Forbes 500 Top Private Companies in the United States"
December 2001: Kingston ranked #142 in "Forbes 500 Top Private Companies in the United States"
November 2003: Kingston ranked #178 in "Forbes 500 Top Private Companies in the United States"
November 2004: Kingston ranked #140 in "Forbes 500 Top Private Companies in the United States"
November 2006: Kingston ranked #97 in "Forbes 500 Top Private Companies in the United States"
November 2007: Kingston ranked #83 in "Forbes 500 Top Private Companies in the United States"
November 2008: Kingston ranked #79 in "Forbes 500 Top Private Companies in the United States"

Fortune Magazine
January 1998: Kingston Ranked #2 of the "100 Best Companies to Work for in the United States"
January 1999: Kingston Ranked #21 of the "100 Best Companies to Work for in the United States"
January 2000: Kingston Ranked #29 of the "100 Best Companies to Work for in the United States"
January 2001: Kingston Ranked #33 of the "100 Best Companies to Work for in the United States"
January 2002: Kingston Ranked #63 of the "100 Best Companies to Work for in the United States"

GoldSea 100 – Asian American Daily
1999: John Tu and David Sun ranked #7 as America's Most Successful Asian Entrepreneurs

Great Place to Work Institute
June 2003: Kingston Honored for “Excellence in Fairness” by the Great Place to Work Institute

GTDC Summit
September 2007: Kingston receives distribution industry Rising Star Award, which recognizes the IT Distributions industry's fastest-growing manufacturers and publishers.

Harvard Business School
John Tu Honored as a Prime Example of Business Success

Huntington Beach High School District - Resolution No.10
Established a Scholarship Program for College-Bound Students who Demonstrate Financial Need. Awarded to John Tu, David Sun and Kingston Technology

Inc. Magazine
October 1992: Kingston Ranked #1 in Inc. Magazine's Fastest Growing Privately Held Companies in America
October 1993: Kingston Ranked #118 in Inc. Magazine's Fastest Growing Privately Held Companies in America
January 2007: John Tu and David Sun receive Inaugural Distinguished Alumni Goldhirsh Award for Leadership, Guidance and Embodiment of the American Entrepreneurial Spirit
August 2007: Inc. ranks Kingston as the #1 fastest growing private company by revenue
August 2008: Inc.com's "Top 100 Inc.5000 Companies" ranks Kingston #2 in both gross dollars of growth and overall revenue

Industry Week
August 2001: Names Kingston a Top 5 Global Manufacturing Company

Infineon
2001: Kingston receives Infineon’s Certificate of Recognition 2000 for subcontractors, formally recognizing Kingston as one of Infineon's best and most efficient suppliers

Intel
2002: Intel Presents Kingston an Award In Recognition of Outstanding Contributions to the Successful Intel Pentium 4 Processor Ramp
2006: Kingston receives Intel’s Outstanding Supplier Award for Exceptional Support, Quality and Timely Delivery of FB-DIMM Products

Investor's Business Daily, Leaders & Success
June 2001: John Tu Profiled in "Leaders & Success"

iSuppli – Applied Market Intelligence
2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008: iSuppli ranks Kingston as world's number-one memory module manufacturer for the third-party memory market.

National Immigration Forum
May 2000: Thomas Carvel Immigrant Entrepreneur Award Given to John Tu and David Sun

OC Metro Magazine
2004: Kingston Earns Front Cover and Feature in Memory Technology Article:
"In the World of Technology, OC is the Epicenter of the Computer Memory Industry"

Orange County Business Journal
John Tu and David Sun Awarded Business People of the Year
July 2006: Kingston leads OC County's Top Minority-Owned Businesses with Posted Gain in Revenue for 2005

Queen's Awards for Enterprise
2004: Presented to Kingston for International Trade: Unique Enterprise and Consistent Growth, United Kingdom

Smart Computing Magazine
December 1998: John Tu named one of the "100 Top Executives in the Computer Industry"
August 1999: Kingston named one of the "100 Top High-Tech Companies"

The Sunday Times
2004: 100 Best Companies to Work For, United Kingdom

The Times
2007: Kingston Technology crowned winner of The Times Leadership Challege 2007, United Kingdom

United States Secretary of Labor visits Kingston
2000: U.S. Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao visits Kingston Headquarters to discuss its formula as a successful technology company in America.

Unites States Senate Honorary Speakers
April 1997: John Tu and Gary MacDonald testify on the positive benefits of legal immigration

University of New Haven, Connecticut
2007: John Tu presented with an Honorary Degree of Engineering

World Trade Center Association of Orange County
May 1995: Kingston Awarded Exporter of the Year

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