Awards
We work hard to make sure that Penrose is a great environment for learning, for personal development, and for building community, and we are very proud of the recognition that we receive for those efforts. Our recent awards include:
2017 WINNER
Modern Salon Magazine Excellence in Education Award for Top Nail Technician Program
2015 WINNER
Better Business Bureau of Greater Arizona Business Ethics Award
2013 WINNER
Greater Phoenix Chamber of Commerce IMPACT Award for Business of the Year
Additional Awards and Recognitions
Modern Salon Excellence in Education Awards
- Winner 2017
Nail Technician Program - Winner 2016
Technology - Winner 2015
Marketing Innovation - Winner 2014
Technology - Winner 2012
Community Involvement - Finalist 2012
Marketing & Community Involvement - Winner 2011
Marketing & Technology - Winner 2010
School Culture
Greater Phoenix Chamber of Commerce Impact Awards
- Winner 2013
Small Business of the Year - Winner 2013
Response to Adversity
Scottsdale Chamber of Commerce Sterling Award
- Winner 2009
Small Business Category
Student Awards & Accomplishments
- 33 Beacon Award winners
- 9 Matrix ‘Spread The Love’ Contest winners & finalists, 2011 & 2012
- 8 Vidal Sassoon Salon Bob Competition finalists
- 2 Vidal Sassoon Bob Competition winners, winning lunch with Vidal Sassoon
- 5 SportsClips Scholarship winners
- 150+ National Technical Honor Society members
- Participation in Scottsdale Fashion Week
- Participation in Phoenix Fashion Week
- Hair and Makeup styling / Annual Notre Dame Preparatory School fashion shows
- Chosen to participate in editorial and runway show at Millennium Conference
- Chosen to participate in hair & makeup styling for AACS Annual Convention
- Hair and makeup styling for 20+ magazine covers and editorial spreads for azTeen Magazine
- Chosen to participate in the “Beauty Changes Lives” presentation at the Orpheum Theater in downtown Phoenix, AZ