2006 Striving For Excellence Awards
The SMPS Striving for Excellence Program
recognizes excellence in chapter service to members. The following
chapters won Striving for Excellence awards for the 2005-2006
programming year:
Grand-Prize Winner: Georgia Chapter
President: Tiffany Posey, Inspection
Manager/Marketing, Certified Fire Protection Inc., Norcross,
GA
Service Accomplishments:
- Chaired the Southeast Regional Conference,
“Dealin’ in Dixie”
- Offered a minimum of 60 CEUs over the next three
years
- Enhanced mentoring by executing mentor/mentee
contracts
- Collaborated with ACEC, DBIA, NAWIC, and CMAA to
organize the program “Cultural Growth: Building Arts &
Entertainment in Atlanta” which had more than 100
attendees
- Marketed to nonmembers and minority firms through
the creation and distribution of a mailing piece, “How Educated Is
Your Marketer,” to increase awareness of SMPS
- Increased membership by 48%
- Doubled the number of program offerings for
senior members while also increasing mid- and entry-level
programming
- Doubled the number of member networking
events
- Provided funding for the Board of Directors to
attend National Conference
First-Prize Winner, Medium Chapter: Greater Cincinnati Chapter
President: Bethany Rustic, CPSM, Community Affairs
Director, Turner Construction
- Embraced diversity through partnership with local
business incubator and a program on “Leveraging Diversity to Win
Work”
- Implemented new chapter identity to brand chapter
communications and web site
- Increased membership by 25% in an 8-month
period
- Created a unique new member orientation program
involving board and past chapter leaders
First-Prize Winner, Small Chapter: Long Island Chapter
President: Diana Soldano, CPSM, Director of
Marketing, Eschbacher Engineering PC, Melville, NY
Service Accomplishments:
- Chartered at National Conference in 2004 and have
already increased membership by 233%
- Organized chapter leadership succession plan
through 2009
- Participated as organizational leader for
Northeast Regional Conference
Outstanding Certificate Winner: Arizona Chapter
President: Stephanie Garry, Business Development
Manager, Dibble & Associates Consulting Engineers, Phoenix,
AZ
Service Accomplishments:
- Partnered with the Alliance for Construction
Excellence, Del E. Webb School of Construction, Arizona State University
to provide program on “Design and Construction for the
Non-Technical Professional”
- Implemented a New Member Activation Plan (NMAP)
to engage members
- Created “Did You Know” postcard
campaign to educate members and nonmembers on the benefits of
membership
Outstanding Certificate Winner: Connecticut Chapter
President: Mary Beth Morris, P.E., CPSM, Director
of Marketing, Tighe & Bond, Inc., Westfield, MA
Service Accomplishments:
- Increased volunteerism among chapter members to
38% of membership
- Assisted in the creation of a first-time
volunteer leadership workshop for regional chapter leaders
- Diversified programming to include all levels of
membership
Outstanding Certificate Winner: Houston Chapter
President: Elyssa Wagman, Marketing Manager,
SpawGlass Construction Corporation, Houston, TX
Service Accomplishments:
- Created Membership Ambassador Program
- Increased attendance at Annual Marketing
Achievement Awards/Houston’s Design Awards Gala to almost 200
attendees
- Created “One2One” program to develop
mentor/protégé relationships
Outstanding Certificate Winner: San Francisco Chapter
President: Irene Lauren, CPSM, Director of
Business Development, Forell/Elsesser Engineers, Inc., San Francisco,
CA
Service Accomplishments:
- Promoted certification and has the highest number
of CPSMs in the country (27 total)
- Developed Coordinators Have A Talk (CHAT)
programming
- Increased new member outreach by providing
“Continuous Client Care”
Communications Awards
Newsletter
Winner: Georgia Chapter
President: Tiffany Posey, Inspection
Manager/Marketing, Certified Fire Protection Inc., Norcross,
GA
Honorable Mention: Arizona
Chapter
President: Stephanie Garry, Business Development
Manager, Dibble & Associates Consulting Engineers, Phoenix,
AZ
Honorable Mention: Houston
Chapter
President: Elyssa Wagman, Marketing Manager,
SpawGlass Construction Corporation, Houston, TX
Web Site
Winner: Arizona Chapter
President: Stephanie Garry, Business Development
Manager, Dibble & Associates Consulting Engineers, Phoenix,
AZ
Honorable Mention: Central Florida
Chapter
President: Judy Bradford, President, Full Spectrum
Consulting, Inc., Orlando, FL
Honorable Mention: Indiana
Chapter
President: John Andrews, Business Development
Manager, Shiel Sexton Company Inc.
Educational Program
Winner: New York Chapter
President: David Koren, Marketing Director,
GENSLER, New York, NY
Honorable Mention: Central Florida
Chapter
President: Judy Bradford, President, Full Spectrum
Consulting, Inc., Orlando, FL
Honorable Mention: Long Island
Chapter
President: Diana Soldano, CPSM, Director of
Marketing, Eschbacher Engineering PC, Melville, NY
Special Event
Winner: Indiana Chapter
President: John Andrews, Business Development
Manager, Shiel Sexton Company Inc.
Honorable Mention: Dallas Fort Worth
Chapter
President: Rob Cullison, Business Development,
Austin Commercial LP, Dallas, TX
These award-winning chapters were recognized
during the SMPS Awards Gala on August 17 in Hollywood.
The 2006 Striving for Excellence Awards were
chaired by Melissa Lutz, CPSM,
Principal/Director of Marketing, Champlin/Haupt Architects, Cincinnati,
OH. Also serving on the task force were: Michele Bisceglie, CPSM, Membership Director, City
Club of Washington, Washington, DC; Kristy Kevitt, Associate/Business Development,
SmithGroup, Phoenix, AZ; Christine King,
CPSM, Marketing Director, JE Dunn Construction, Denver, CO;
Scott Mickle, President, AEC
Marketing Solutions, Charlotte, NC; Doug
Parker, CPSM, Director of Marketing, PGAL, Houston, TX;
Christa Peachy, CPSM, Director of Marketing, Speight
Marshall & Francis, PC, Virginia Beach, VA; Bill Vicary, Senior Consultant, Gerson Goodson,
Inc., Clearwater, FL; and David Werking,
CPSM, FA Wilhelm Construction Co. Inc., Indianapolis,
IN.
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