Sierra Nevada Corp.’s Hagerstown Business Area was honored Tuesday by the Federal Aviation Administration in recognition of its outstanding safety endeavors in 2009.

Sierra Nevada Corp. received the FAA’s most prestigious Diamond Aviation Maintenance Technician Award.

According to a prepared release, guest speaker Sandra McClure of the FAA’s Baltimore Region said the award “is only given to a very select few companies in the aviation industry exemplifying their dedication and commitment to safety. It is truly an honor for a company to receive this award.”

Sierra Nevada Corp. is known for its technology solutions in electronics, aerospace, avionics, space, propulsion, micro-satellite, aircraft and communications systems for both the private and public sectors.

Award recipients were Ralph Accocella, Casey Adams, Jon Alexander, Larry Berry, Anthony Birchem, Martin Bragg, Don Brake, Richard Burchfield, Todd Crow, Ron Deet, Thomas Devine, James Esswein, Tom Falco, Joe Gortva, Richard Gower, Randy Hamill, Keith Hanzlik, Greg Harne, William Hays, Kenny Hebrank, Sam Holdren, Jo Houston, Doug Hutton, Gary Johnson, Josephine Kalaw, Lisa Kaser, Stuart Keener, Steve Keller, Walter Kowalski, Ben Kriner, Peter Lancaster, Andrew Lewis, Sonny Magin, Jason Mertz, Gerald Michaels, Eric Miller, Jack Mills, Sam Mills, Jeff Moreland, Tony Najowicz, Dennis Nelson, Sharon Pilkerton, Zach Pinieski, Dean Popio, Michael Powers, Charles Randall, David Reid, Christopher Rolls, Thomas Rowland, Doug Russell, David Sandy, Mark Scriever II, Charles Seal, Jeff Seem, Harry Shockey, David Shore, Keith Skidmore, Michael Slatkin, Mike Slovak, Adam Snyder, Scott Stone, Scott Strickland, Robert Strong, Fred Taylor, Tom Taylor, Doug Timmons, Maria Torres, Richard Vitale, Tony Wallace, Jeffrey White and Adam Wright.