The Mid-States MSDC recently recognized corporations and minority businesses during the 2019 Annual Dinner and Awards that took place in Indianapolis. Winners are:
- Corporation of the Year – Anthem, Inc. (Indiana)
- MBE Total Spend (Corporation) – Vectren, A CenterPoint Energy Company (Indiana)
- MBE Indirect Spend (Corporation) – Citizens Energy Group (Indiana)
- MBE to MBE Spend, Class One – WDi Architecture (Indiana)
- MBE to MBE Spend, Class Three – CMS Corporation (Indiana)
- MBE to MBE Spend, Class Four – Group O (Illinois)
- Advocate of the Year – Monica Buren, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (Missouri)
- Advocate of the Year – Lisa Hardin, Cummins (Indiana)
- Champion Customer Experience Award – BCforward (Indiana)
- Buyer Award – Jamie Samuels, Eli Lilly (Indiana, presented by BCforward and OneBridge)
- Buyer Award – Matt Davis, NCAA (Indiana, presented by BCforward)
- Buyer Award – Kendra Burris-Austin, CIGNA (Missouri, presented by OneBridge)
- Buyer Award – Bianca Hester, CIGNA (Missouri, presented by OneBridge)
- Buyer Award – Ryan Day, Cummins (Indiana, presented by OneBridge)
- Dr. Gene McFadden Community Service Award – Kevin Johnson, RFS Group (Indiana)