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SAN FRANCISCO, CA – 1 February 2010 – The Toronto chapter of the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC) has won the association’s award for the International Chapter of the Year for 2010. The winners of IABC’s 2010 Chapter Management Awards were announced at the recently held Leadership Institute in San Diego, California. IABC/Toronto was also named the Large Chapter of the Year for the second year in a row. The award for the Small Chapter of the Year was presented to IABC/Lincoln while IABC/Montréal won the Mid-Size Chapter of the Year award.
IABC’s chapter management awards recognize the leadership abilities, management skills, creativity and teamwork of outstanding volunteer chapter leaders worldwide. Awards are presented in three divisions - small, mid-size and large chapters. Within those divisions are eight categories: branding, membership marketing, professional development, financial management, leadership development, communication, community involvement and student involvement.
“IABC's chapter management awards recognize the excellent work that volunteer leaders do in delivering content and networking opportunities to IABC members at the local level,” said IABC President Julie Freeman ABC*, APR**. “I salute the leaders whose commitment to high standards and best practices has earned these awards for their chapters.”
The 2010 winners are:
- International Chapter of the Year – IABC/Toronto
- Large Chapter of the Year – IABC/Toronto
- Mid-size Chapter of the Year – IABC/Montréal
- Small Chapter of the Year – IABC/Lincoln
- Chapter Leader of the Year – Yvonne Callaway Smith, IABC/ Montréal
- Student Chapter of the Year – IABC/Berkeley
- Student Chapter Leader of the Year – Jana Baseel, IABC/Central Connecticut State University
Honorable Mention
- Chapter Leader of the Year – Molly Walker, San Francisco/IABC
- Student Chapter Leader of the Year – Rajiv Eluthesen, IABC/Berkeley
Awards of Excellence
- IABC/Cleveland - Professional Development
- IABC/Lincoln – Professional Development
- IABC/Minnesota - Professional Development
- IABC/Montreal - Professional Development
- IABC/San Diego – Membership Marketing
- IABC/Toronto – Communication, Community Involvement, Leadership Development, Professional Development
- Kansas City/IABC –Financial Management, Leadership Development, Professional Development
- San Francisco/IABC - Membership Marketing
Awards of Merit
- IABC/BC - Leadership Development, Membership Marketing
- IABC/Grand Valley – Community Involvement
- IABC/Lincoln - Student Involvement
- IABC/Manitoba – Financial Management
- IABC/Minnesota – Communication, Financial Management
- IABC/Montreal - Student Involvement
- IABC/Phoenix – Communication, Community Involvement, Financial Management, Professional Development
- IABC/San Diego – Communication, Financial Management, Leadership Development
- IABC/Toronto – Branding, Financial Management, Membership Marketing, Student Involvement
- Kansas City/IABC – Communication, Membership Marketing
- San Francisco/IABC – Leadership Development, Student Involvement
Staff Awards
- Chapter with the highest overall percentage growth – IABC/Bangkok
- Chapter with the highest retention rate – IABC/Bangkok
- Chapter with the most new members – IABC/Toronto
- Chapter with the most new ABCs – IABC/Toronto
- Web site of the year – IABC/Minnesota
- Best student chapter internal/external communication – IABC/University of Georgia
- Best student chapter membership marketing collateral – IABC/Cal State Fullerton
- Best student chapter public relations and publicity – IABC/WKU
About IABC
The International Association of Business Communicators (IABC) is a global network of communication professionals committed to improving organizational effectiveness through strategic communication. Established in 1970, IABC serves more than 15,000 members in 70 countries and 100 chapters. For more information, visit http://www.iabc.com.
*ABC – Accredited Business Communicator
**APR – Accredited in Public Relations
