Forum - October 2011

Honoring;Excellence;in;Association Management

Association Forum’s 2012 awards
nomination process officially opens this
month. The winners will be selected in
early 2012 and recognized in June dur-
ing Association Week 2012 — a celebra-
tion of associations in Chicago — at the
Annual Meeting and Honors Gala. For
nominating and eligibility details, please
access associationforum.org
It’s never too early to think about which
of your colleagues deserve to be recog-
nized for exceptional achievements and
contributions to the association manage-
ment profession! By nominating a peer,
you help to advance the professional
practice of association management.

The awards presently include: Samuel B. Shapiro Award for Chief Staff Executive Achievement The highest honor the Association Forum bestows on an association professional, the Samuel B. Shapiro Award for Chief Staff Executive Achievement is presented to a CEO for outstanding service and accomplishments in association/nonprof-it management. The award is named after Samuel B. Shapiro, CAE, a past chairman of the Association Forum and ASAE. Recipients of this award have made outstanding accomplishments in their professional and personal lives.

The 2011 recipient is Mark Engle, D.M., FASAE, principal, Association Management Center and CEO, Metal Construction Association.

John C. Thiel Distinguished Service Award The John C. Thiel Distinguished Service Award is presented for outstanding service to the Association Forum by an individual association or supplier partner member. This award has been presented for exceptional, long-term volunteer ser-

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vice to the Association Forum, primarily through committee service or similar contributions. “Unsung hero” or “above and beyond the call of duty” are two ways to describe past recipients. This award is named in memory of the late John C. Thiel, CAE, the Association Forum’s chairman-elect in 1990-91.

The 2011
recipients
are Robert
A. Vitas,
Ph.D., CAE,
CFRE, execu-
tive director, American Academy of
Periodontology Foundation, and Debra
Bachman-Zabloudil, CAE, FACHE, presi-
dent, The Learning Studio.

Vitas Zabloudil

Association Professional Achievement Award This award is presented to an Association Forum member for exemplary service and outstanding accomplishments in association management. Given to an association staff member — not a CEO — it recognizes in its recipient a high level of commitment to professional growth, as well as personal pride in the association management profession.

The 2011 recipient is Laura
Metcalf Jelinek, CAE,
director, meetings, confer-
ences and travel, Easter
Seals Inc.

Inspiring Leader Award The Inspiring Leader Award is presented to an individual who has established a culture leading to employee satisfaction, motivation, engagement and achievement.

The 2011 recipient is Dawn Glossa, director of communications, American Society of Anesthesiologists.

Apply;for;D.;Michael;Ferguson Scholarship;by;Oct.;12 The Association Forum of Chicagoland Foundation awards this scholarship to one young meeting planner to attend the Professional Convention Management Association's annual meeting, held each January. The program consists of intense educational programming balanced with social events offering unlimited association networking opportunities. Named after the late D. Michael Ferguson, former senior director of programs and meetings at the Million Dollar Round Table, the scholarship is funded by the MDRT Foundation.

Eligibility

• Applicants must be Association Forum members.

• Applicants must be employed at Chicagoland associations in the meeting planning field with a minimum of three years of industry experience.

• Applications will be considered based on financial need and contributions to the meeting planning field.

How to Apply

1.;Complete the scholarship application form by visiting association-forum.org/files/FileDownloads/ associationForumScholarshipAppli-cation.pdf and indicating your career goals in the meeting planning area, contributions to the field and what you may contribute to the field by attending this meeting as a Michael Ferguson Scholarship recipient.

2.;Mail the scholarship application form to Tina Jackson, Association Forum Foundation, 10 S. Riverside Plaza, Chicago, IL 60606, or fax it to (312) 924-7173.