Scott Milder, CPSM, of Dallas/Fort Worth Selected as 2003 Chapter President of the Year

The Chapter President of the Year Award represents excellence in leadership through empowerment of chapter members and committees, innovative programs and educational resources, strategy for continued growth, and overall natural enthusiasm in a manner that creates an environment for engaging involvement.
This is what it takes to build a stronger, closer, more vital and active chapter-the foundation of SMPS. Milder is the current Chapter President of the Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) Chapter and vice president of communications with SHW Group Inc. in Dallas.
Milder prepared for his presidency very early in his year as President-Elect with pre-planning, generating creative ideas and setting a goal of "leadership development" for the Chapter Board. Under his leadership, the DFW Chapter has become a well-oiled machine. A few of the chapter's accomplishments under Milder's leadership include:

· increased reserves from $10 per member to over $100 per member
· implemented online registration/payment for programs
· developed new scholarship program standards, qualifications, and career goals that increased the award amount four times over that of the previous year's award
· designed a June Annual Board Planning Retreat for both outgoing and incoming board members
· created a chapter handbook for local members
· participated in planning for the first Southern Regional Conference in years, with attendance of 110= increasing national recognition for the DFW Chapter and the southern region
· offered exceptional and more frequent programs, social/networking events, and "Training at Night."

Milder received the Chapter President of the Year Award during the SMPS Awards Gala on August 14 in Phoenix. The Chapter President of the Year is selected by a distinguished jury of former SMPS Chapter Presidents. This year's jury was chaired by Dana L. Duran, who is in marketing and communications for Flintco Inc. in Oklahoma City. OK. The jurors included Jane A. Caffey, CPSM, business development manager, Ninyo & Moore, Oakland, CA; Sally Handley, FSMPS, The Marketing Partnership, Kinnelon, NJ; Kimberly Kayler, CPSM, president, Constructive Communication, Dublin, OH; and Eric P. Mott, principal, Mott Associates, Westminster, CO.