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Executive Excellence Award

Each year, ACOM recognizes an Executive for his or her commitment and dedication to the industry and to supporting members of their services team with continuing education, excellence, as well as involvement in ACOM.

As a member of ACOM, if you feel your organization has an executive who is an ACOM supporter and convention services advocate, this is your opportunity to show appreciation for his/her efforts. The nomination process occurs in October - November each year, and the award is presented at the Annual Conference in January.

Criteria and Guidelines
- Nominee supports staff participation in ACOM.
- Nominee must be an executive of an organization which has an ACOM member. Executive is defined as a VP or higher at a CVB; a member of the executive committee or GM at a hotel; or a VP, GM or Executive Director at a Convention Center.
- Nominee personally and consistently supports quality assurance in organization's convention services operations.
- Nominee supports staff development, growth and continuing education. 

Past Recipients

2007 Sharon Kobayashi, CMP Positively Cleveland Cleveland, OH
2006   Beth Stehley Greater Boston CVB Boston, MA
2005 Anthony DiFilippo Norfolk CVB Norfolk, VA
2004 Dale Lockett, Jr. Albuquerque CVB  Albuquerque, NM
2003 Jeff Hard Sheraton of Birmingham Birmingham, AL
2002 Kelly Tortoriello    Greater Ft. Lauderdale CVB Ft. Lauderdale, FL
2001 Robert F. Bedell  St. Louis CVA St. Louis, MO
2000  Richard Scharf  Denver Metro CVB Denver, CO
1999 Segi Desta   Fort Worth CVB Fort Worth, TX
1998  Linda Howell DiMario Long Beach Area CVB Long Beach, CA
1997 Jean Ann Brakefield  Myrtle Beach Area   Myrtle Beach, SC 
1996  Gunther Stannius  Hyatt Regency  Sacramento, CA
1995  Carol Wallace   San Diego Convention Center San Diego, CA
1994 Jimmie Dee Fore   Morial Convention Center New Orleans, LA
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