SOCIETY NEWS
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SMPS Recognizes Kleinschmidt Associates as the 2024 Marketing Innovation Firm of the Year
SMPS is pleased to announce that Kleinschmidt Associates has been honored with the 2024 Marketing Innovation Firm of the Year Award. GinaRenee Autrey and Russ Sanford, FSMPS, CPSM, from Kleinschmidt
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SMPS Recognizes Abby Lauck as 2024 SMPS Rising Business Developer of the Year
SMPS is pleased to announce that Abby Lauck, PMP, has been honored with the 2024 Rising Business Developer of the Year Award. Abby, a member of SMPS Indiana, accepted her
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Thank You, 2024 MCA Judges
Between April 8 and May 17, 2024, more than 200 professionals dedicated their time to volunteer as judges in the 2024 Marketing Communications Awards. Jurors spent countless hours evaluating numerous
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SMPS Recognizes Samantha VanSchoick as 2024 Impact Business Developer of the Year
SMPS is pleased to announce that Samantha VanSchoick has been honored with the 2024 Impact Business Developer of the Year Award. Samantha, a member of SMPS Connecticut, accepted her award
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SMPS Recognizes Duncan Robertson as 2024 Emerging Leader of the Year
SMPS is pleased to announce that Duncan Robertson, CPSM, has been honored with the 2024 Emerging Leader of the Year Award. Duncan, a member of SMPS Idaho, accepted his award
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SMPS Recognizes Frank Lippert With Its Highest Honor
SMPS is pleased to announce that Frank Lippert, FSMPS, CPSM, has been honored with the 2024 Weld Coxe Marketing Achievement Award (WCMAA). Frank, a member of SMPS Sacramento, accepted his
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Pearl-Grace Pantaleone Named Chapter President of the Year
SMPS is pleased to announce that Pearl-Grace Pantaleone, CPSM, Assoc. DBIA, 2022-2023 SMPS Alaska president, has been recognized as the 2024 Chapter President of the Year. Pearl-Grace was honored at
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My Final Thoughts on Change
This is my last A/E/C Insider column as president of the Society board, and what a year it has been! For those of us who have the honor to be
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Concern for Those Impacted by Hurricane Beryl
Earlier this week, Hurricane Beryl made landfall in Texas, causing significant damage and flooding in Houston, as well as other parts of Texas. The storm brought heavy wind and rain,
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SMPS Names New CEO
We are thrilled to share that Marci D. Thompson, DES, has been appointed chief executive officer (CEO) of the Society effective July 1, 2024. Marci succeeds Michael Geary, CAE, who