What is the recipe for achievement? Choose a career you love. Give it the best there is in you. Seize all of your opportunities. And be a member of the team.Benjamin Fairless
My Professional Awards
AWARDS and RECOGNITIONS
My work has been recognized with a variety of professional industry awards in the areas of website design, writing, publishing, and video production. Below is a list of selected awards.
Best Business/Finance Website, MarketingPower.com, (Editor & Publisher)(2011-2012)
Best General Excellence in Magazine Publishing, Journal of Property Management,(SNAP)
Journalist of the Year (Society of Professional Journalists)
Judge: Illinois Business Press Editor Association Competition; MACY awards
Excellence in Association Publishing (Best Overall), Journal of Property Management(Association Trends)
Excellence in Association Publishing (Websites), IREM Online (Association Trends, 2001)
Excellence in Association Publishing, (Magazines), Journal of Property Management (Association Trends, 2001)
Best Video Questar Award (International Academy of Communications Art and Sciences, 1993)
Silver Quill Awards (Magazines), Perspectives (International Association of Business Communications, 1993)
Mercury Award (Magazines); Perspectives,(International Academy of Communications Arts and Sciences, 1993)
Mercury Award (Video) (International Academy of Communications Arts and Sciences) (1993) (Video)
Mercury Award (Newsletters); ARM News(International Academy of Communications Arts and Sciences, 1993)
Best News Writing, Perspectives (EFfie Award for Newsletter Excellence, 1993)
Best Feature Writing, ARM News (EFfie Award for Newsletter Excellence, 1993)
Best Feature Writing, Perspectives(EFfie Award for Newsletter Excellence, 1993)
Best Overall, Perspectives (EFfie Award for Newsletter Excellence, 1993)
Best Overall, ARM News (EFfie Award for Newsletter Excellence, 1993)
Gold Circle Award, ARM News (American Society of Association Executives, 1993)
Chicago Women In Publishing Award (Newsletters); ARM News (1993)
Chicago Women in Publishing Award-First Place (Periodicals); Perspectives(1993)
Mercury Award (Writing); ARM News (International Academy of Communications Arts and Sciences, 1992)
Mercury Award (Writing); Perspectives (International Academy of Communications Arts and Sciences, 1992)
Mercury Award (Overall Excellence); ARM News (International Academy of Communications Arts and Sciences, 1992)
Mercury Award (Newsletters);(International Academy of Communications Arts and Sciences, 1991)
Best News Writing-First Place); Perspectives (Effie Award for Newsletter Excellence, 1991)
Best News Writing; ARM News (EFfie Award for Newsletter Excellence, 1991)
Best Overall Excellence; ARM News (EFfie Award for Newsletter Excellence, 1991)
Best Feature Writing; ARM News, (EFfie Award for Newsletter Excellence, 1991)
Best Feature Writing; Perspectives (EFfie Award for Newsletter Excellence, 1991)
Best Overall Excellence; Perspectives (EFfie Award for Newsletter Excellence, 1990)
Best News Writing; ARM News (EFfie Award for Newsletter Excellence, 1990)
Best Design; Perspectives (EFfie Award for Newsletter Excellence, 1990)
Best Overall Excellence; ARM News (EFfie Award for Newsletter Excellence, 1990)
Best Overall Excellence; ARM News (EFfie Award for Newsletter Excellence, 1990)