Chapter President of the Year Award Recognizing Excellence in Leadership

Previous Years' Winners

Who is Eligible?
To be eligible, the candidate must have served as a Chapter President in the programming year 2004-2005. All nominations must be made by a current SMPS member.

Guidelines for Nominations
All nominations must include:

• General Information about your nominee (Name, address, SMPS member number, telephone, fax and e-mail).
  
• Your general information (Name, address, SMPS member number, telephone, fax and e-mail).
  
• Letters of Support for Nominee.
  

1. Please provide three letters of support from SMPS members. Two letters should be from members of the Chapter President's chapter; the third letter may be from a member of a neighboring chapter if desired. The letters of support should be two pages or less, stating specific reasons why the writer feels the nominee should receive the award. (10 Points)


• Examples of Achievement.
  

  1. In a total of five pages or less, submit a synopsis describing how the nominee initiated or influenced each of the following five items during his or her term. *Samples of documents supporting any of the five achievement items may be included in a Addenda.
  

  A. Achieved or enhanced chapter financial stability. Demonstrated fiscal responsibility, which might include recovery from a difficult financial year or continuation of a positive trend; adhering to an annual budget; a positive cash flow and net income; a reserve fund; an annual audit. (20 Points)
  

  B. Initiated new chapter program. Ensured the chapter followed SMPS guidelines for educational programs. Sought ways to increase the value of membership. (20 Points)
  

  C. Increased chapter/national organization visibility. Encouraged publicity in a variety of channels. (10 Points)
  

  D. Recruited and retained members. Encouraged and participated in efforts to show a net gain in number of members and to make chapter members feel welcome and included. (20 Points)
  

  E. Led the chapter in an innovative manner. Fostered an environment among members and other chapter leaders where new ideas and approaches were embraced and successful. (20 Points)
  

Deadline
Please submit seven copies of each nomination submittal to: SMPS National, Attn: Tina Myers, 99 Canal Center Plaza, Suite 330, Alexandria, VA 22314. No faxes or e-mails, please. Nominations are due by May 5, 2006.

Selection Process
The nominations will be reviewed by a committee of distinguished members from around the nation,

Award
The 2006 Chapter President of the Year recipient will be announced at the SMPS National Marketing Conference, August 16-19, 2006, in Hollywood, CA.

Questions?
Tina Myers, 800-292-7677, ext. 224, or e-mail tina@smps.org.

Previous Chapter Presidents of the Year

2005 Stephanie Craft, CPSM, Sacramento Chapter 

2004 Not Awarded

2003 Scott Milder,CPSM, Dallas/Ft. Worth Chapter

2002 Dana Duran, Oklahoma Chapter

2001 Melissa McLaughlin, Georgia Chapter

2000  Carolyn Ferguson, CPSM, Houston Chapter

1999  Mary Ellen Graham, Toledo Chapter

1998  Sally Handley, New York Chapter 

1997  Sammi Reeves, Los Angeles Chapter

1996  Trisha Clark, San Diego Chapter 

1995  Craig E. Park, FSMPS, San Francisco Chapter

1994  Stephanie Craft, CPSM, Utah Chapter 

1993  Ruth Higley, Nashville Chapter