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NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release: June 14, 2007 Contact: Matt Brusch (703) 506-3574
Dallas*Fort Worth and Seattle Chapters Win NIRI’S Prestigious Best Overall Chapter Awards
Vienna, VA – The National Investor Relations Institute (NIRI) announced today that its Dallas*Fort Worth and Seattle Chapters won the prestigious “Best Overall Chapter” awards for 2007. NIRI Chairman Matthew Stroud, Vice President, Investor Relations of Darden Restaurants said, “NIRI is committed to advancing the practice of investor relations through professional development for investor relations professionals at all levels. Our chapters truly make a difference in enhancing the NIRI experience and help make NIRI membership invaluable throughout our members’ careers. This Annual Conference and awards ceremony provides an excellent opportunity to recognize some of the innovative programs and best practices in our 33 nationwide chapters.” Eighteen awards were presented at the gala awards dinner in Orlando, Florida, where the 2007 NIRI Annual Conference was held from June 3-6, 2007, with more than 1,400 investor relations professionals in attendance. Winners of the 2007 Best in Category are:
Best Overall Chapter Small Chapter: Seattle Large Chapter: Dallas*Fort Worth
Programming Small Chapter: St. Louis Large Chapter: Virtual
Special Event Small Chapter: Austin-San Antonio Large Chapter: New York
Member Services Small Chapter: Arizona Large Chapter: Virtual
External Affairs Small Chapter: St. Louis Large Chapter: New York
Chairman’s Award for Innovation: Philadelphia, Boston, Dallas*Fort Worth, Virtual, Silicon Valley, Orange County and Seattle.
Individual Leadership Awards were presented to the following NIRI members: Maureen Wolff-Reid, Sharon Merrill Associates, Inc., Boston; Veronica Marks, Digital Recorders, Inc., Dallas*Fort Worth; Richard Koch, Crane Co., Connecticut/Westchester; Brook Wootton, Noble Drilling Services Inc., Houston; Kay McMillan, Embarq Corporation, Kansas City; Bill Walkowiak, EDO Corporation, New York; David Erickson, Edwards Lifesciences Corporation, Orange County; Mark Donohue, Dow Jones & Company, Philadelphia; Wendy Yang, Queenstake Resources Ltd., Rocky Mountain; John Stoepler, Mentus, San Diego; Brad Ogura, Seattle; Founding Members of the Triangle Chapter (Jenny Kobin accepting); and Don De Laria, Regal Entertainment Group, Virtual.
Nicole McIntosh was also honored with the University of Michigan Scholarship Award. Ms. McIntosh was selected to receive this award based on an essay competition.
About NIRI NIRI is the professional association of corporate officers and investor relations consultants responsible for communications among corporate management, shareholders, security analysts and other financial publics. NIRI’s 4,400 members represent over 2,100 publicly held companies in the United States.