On Tuesday, May 31, TCA visited the Filipino American Multi-Cultural Center in Oxon Hill, MD for an awards ceremony hosted by the National Filipino Cultural Foundation Inc. (NPCF) honoring recipients of TCA's 2014 donation for Typhoon Haiyan relief efforts. TCA President G. Lincoln McCurdy and Ms. Kriselda Valderrama, a member of the Maryland House of Delegates, distributed the grants to Filipino American organizations based in the U.S. that have Typhoon Haiyan relief projects in the Philippines.

CHICAGO - Koleksiyon, one of Turkey's largest commercial furniture manufacturers, will expand its U.S. presence during NeoCon 2016 by opening a Chicago showroom. It established U.S. headquarters in Dallas last year, and also opened a New York City showroom. Koleksiyon has more than 900,000 square feet in its main campus, and expanded its factory's indoor facilities to 366,000 square feet at its home factory in Tekirdağ. Koleksiyon's lead designers and company executives hope the new Chicago showroom will increase brand recognition, drive sales and further accelerate Koleksiyon’s North American expansion.

Fatih & Eren Ozmen, Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) owners, who received honorary doctorates from the University of Nevada, Reno during the spring commencement ceremony on Friday, May 13, 2016. Fatih Ozmen, a 1981 graduate of the University with an M.S. degree in electrical engineering, is owner, along with his wife, Eren (MBA, business administration, '85) of the Sierra Nevada Corporation, an international aviation and aerospace engineering firm that is considered one of the world's fastest-growing and most innovative companies. Fatih Ozmen and Eren Ozmen have received professional achievement awards from the Alumni Association, including in 2009 when Fatih Ozmen received the Scrugham Medal from the College of Engineering. In 2014, Fatih Ozmen received the Ellis Island Medal of Honor, an award presented annually to American citizens who have distinguished themselves within their own ethnic groups while exemplifying the values and spirit of the American way of life.