2009 Program - Sales and Marketing Executives International, Inc

The Akron Affiliate of
Sales & Marketing Executives
International
presents…
The 37th Annual
Distinguished Sales & Marketing Award™
“Accent on Excellence Event”
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
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“ACCENT ON EXCELLENCE”
37TH Annual Distinguished Sales & Marketing Award™ Event
Tuesday, February 17, 2009 • The Tangier
5:30 p.m. Cocktails • 6:30 p.m. Dinner • 7:30 p.m. Awards Presentation
WELCOME
Jim Butler
Master of Ceremonies
Business Consultant, The Butler Group
INTRODUCTION OF HONOREES
Jim Butler
INVOCATION
Father Norm Douglas
Co-Founder
Heart to Heart Communications
NATIONAL ANTHEM
DINNER IS SERVED
GREETINGS
EXPLANATION OF THE
DISTINGUISHED SALES &
MARKETING AWARD (DSMA)™
PRESENTATION OF THE DSMA™
AWARD
Carla Davis
Marketing Communications Director
Akron-Summit County Public Library
Christine Sabo
Director of Marketing and Community Relations
Akron Beacon Journal
Jim Butler
Alan Bleyer
President, Akron General Medical Center
President & CEO, Akron General Medical Center
INTRODUCTION OF THE 2009
EXECUTIVE OF THE YEAR
Alan Bleyer
PRESENTATION OF THE 2009
EXECUTIVE OF THE YEAR AWARD
Chuck Collins
Program Director & 9 am to 3 pm Host
WAKR
ACCEPTANCE AND ADDRESS
Ward J. “Tim” Timken, Jr.
Chairman
The Timken Company
PRESENTATION OF
PROCLAMATIONS
Governor’s Representative
Region 9
PRESENTATION OF SMEI AKRON
MEMBERSHIP PLAQUE
Nancy Bird
SMEI Akron President
Senior Sales Manager
RCL Benziger Publishing
CLOSING REMARKS
Mayor Don Plusquellic or Mayor’s Representative
City of Akron
Sharon Reed
SMEI Akron Immediate Past President and Event Chair
Benefits Specialist
Essenture Workplace Benefits
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Welcome to the 37th Annual
SMEI of Akron Awards Event
Sharon R. Reed,
Benefits Specialist,
Essenture Workplace
Benefits
As well as honoring the Executive of the Year, we also
honor 12 sales and marketing professionals as
Distinguished Sales and Marketing Award™ recipients.
These leaders have made major contributions to the sales
and marketing professions, to their industry, to their place
of work and with all those to whom they are connected.
As business leaders we know that the world has
become more complex. With the challenge of the financial
crisis, we have learned to be more creative with our business services. There are leaders among us that we learn
from and whose best practices we embrace enthusiastically
and with great confidence!
As you can imagine, putting on an event such as this is
no small task. To the committee and those who work
behind the scenes to make this event successful, we give
you all our thanks.
The Akron Affiliate of Sales and Marketing Executives
International (SMEI Akron) celebrates outstanding leadership here tonight. We thank you for joining us tonight to
honor and recognize this year’s outstanding leaders and
their achievements, their professional contributions as well
as their skill in incorporating leadership traits into all facets
of their lives. All of them are outstanding individuals who
separate themselves from many others by remaining on target and focused on their personal and organizational goals.
To Sue Warren, CSE, SMEI Akron’s Executive Director
and driving force, we say “Thank you!” The belief she has
in SMEI Akron shows in the long hours she invests in this
event and in her dedication and hard work year-round.
We recognize and appreciate the help of our presenting
sponsor, the Akron Beacon Journal/ohio.com, our radio
sponsor, WAKR and our media partner Inside Business
Magazine.
When we consider the cornerstone of great leadership
represented by this year’s award recipients, we focus on
their integrity, commitment, lifelong learning pursuits,
adaptability, motivation, team-building skills, passion and
persistence. This year’s Executive of the Year, Ward J. “Tim”
Timken Jr., Chairman, The Timken Company, gives us a perspective on these cornerstones and focus on connectednesshow each of us impacts the other and how reaching out to
others can be a recipe for success in today’s business world.
Mr. Timken, our Executive of the Year and all 12 of the
DSMA™ Award Recipients that are here tonight represent a
solid example of why Northeast Ohio is an exciting place to
live, work, play and build an active and exciting
community.
Five Founding Principles ™
ALL SMEI’s activities are guided by five founding principles, designed to strengthen principles and practice of the profession.
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Professional Standards and Identification. The improvement of the standards for professional selling, sales management and marketing, in order to establish sales and marketing as a recognized profession.
Continuing Education. The planning and implementation of monthly meetings of the membership to enable members to keep up-todate with changes in the marketplace and to grow as professionals. The planning and implementation of organized training programs
for professional selling, sales management, and marketing.
Sharing Knowledge. The establishment of discussion forums, for example, shirt sleeve seminars, and roundtable meetings which
enable members to share sales and marketing experiences and knowledge.
Assist Students. The establishment of programs to work with students at the high school and college levels to enable them to understand the excellent career opportunities in the sales and marketing profession. This objective ultimately led to the current SMEI sponsored programs with Junior Achievement, Distributive Education Clubs of America (DECA), and Pi Sigma Epsilon (PSE).
Support the Free Enterprise System. In recognizing that sales and marketing is the energizing force that drives the competitive marketplace, SMEI has always been committed to supporting the free enterprise concept.
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2009 EXECUTIVE OF THE YEAR
TIM TIMKEN
SHARES
HIS WISDOM
What contributed to
your success?
“I attribute much of
my personal success
to a strong upbringing, a good education, a diverse set of
life and work experiences and a little bit
of luck.”
What are your philosophies on leadership?
“I like to go with the
tried and true concept of picking the
right people for the
job and then getting
out of their way.”
Words of wisdom?
"Never set your
name to anything
that you will ever
have cause to be
ashamed of." This
quote from my great,
great grandfather has
been instrumental in
defining the core values of The Timken
Company and my
own personal
beliefs.”
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Celebrating outstanding leadership with SMEI
Celebrate outstanding leadership Feb. 17
SMEI to honor Tim Timken as Executive of the Year
Join the Akron affiliate of
Sales & Marketing Executives
International (SMEI) at the
37th annual Distinguished
Sales & Marketing Award
event to celebrate outstanding
leadership. SMEI is the premiere
international organization
dedicated to providing a forum for
knowledge, growth, leadership and
connections for the community of
sales and marketing professionals.
Founded in 1935, SMEI is focused
on its Five Founding Principles:
Professional Identification and
Standards, Continuing Education,
Sharing Knowledge, Assisting
Students, and Supporting Free
Enterprise.
This year’s event begins at
5:30 p.m.Tuesday, Feb. 17, at
Tangier in Akron. Reservations
are required. Tickets are $65;
Bronze Sponsorship/Corporate
tables are $600. Register online at
www.smeakron.com , or call Sue
Warren, SMEI executive director,
330.945.7740.
Presenting Sponsor
Gold Sponsors
Executive of the Year...
Ward J. “Tim” Timken Jr., chairman
The Timken Company
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Ward J. “Tim” Timken Jr. is
chairman of the board of
directors of the Timken Company.
He was elected to the board in
2002 and later served as vice
chairman prior to being named
chairman in 2005. Previously,
Timken served as president of the
company’s Steel Group, leading it
to record levels of profitability.
In 2000, Timken served as
corporate vice president in
the Office of the Chairman.
Responsible for strategy
development, he played a pivotal
role in the acquisition and
integration of the Torrington
Company, by far the largest
acquisition in the company’s
history. The addition of
Torrington doubled the size
of the Timken Company and
significantly expanded its
product breadth and capabilities
for friction management and
powertrain solutions.
His other positions at the
company included key postings in
Europe and Latin America in the
1990s. While in Europe, he led a
team to acquire bearing-making
assets in Romania and other
regions in Central and Eastern
Europe. In Latin America, he was
responsible for all operations and
sales from Mexico to Argentina.
Before joining the Timken
Company in 1992, he opened and
managed the Washington, D.C.,
office of McGough & Associates,
a Columbus, Ohio-based
government affairs consulting
firm.
Timken holds a bachelor’s
degree in marketing from
Georgetown University and an
MBA from the Darden School at
the University of Virginia.
Timken is a member of the
board of directors of Pella
Corporation. He also serves on
several other boards, including
the American Iron and Steel
Institute of which he is past
chairman, the Ohio Business
Development Council, the Ohio
Business Roundtable Executive
Committee, Team NEO, the Stark
Development Board, Firestone
Country Club, the Henry and
Louise Timken Foundation, the
Timken Foundation and the
Timken Charitable Trust.
Carl Albright,
president and CEO
Shield Manufacturing in 1997 as
regional sales manager. He began
his sales career in Cleveland, first
with Allied-Signal Corp., where he
became the company’s youngest
district manager in the nation.
Later, he was vice president and
general manager at Dougherty
Lumber Corp.
An Akron native and graduate of St. Vincent-St. Mary High
School, Anderson has a bachelor’s
degree in marketing from the
University of Akron and attended
the University of Michigan School
of Business Management. He is
a board member of the Knights
of Columbus and active at St.
Sebastian Church. He is a trustee
of the Arc of Summit and Portage
Counties, a 19-year volunteer and
trustee for Northern Ohio Golf
Charities, and current vice chair
of the Bridgestone Invitational at
Firestone Country Club.
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Carl Albright, InfoCision
president and chief executive
officer, oversees all aspects of the
company’s day-to-day operations.
A 15-year veteran of InfoCision,
Albright has served in leadership
roles companywide, experience
that makes him uniquely qualified
to manage the full spectrum of
InfoCision’s functions.
He joined InfoCision as an
assistant call center supervisor and
worked his way up. Prior to his
current position, he was director of
telemarketing, senior vice president
of call center operations and
chief operating officer. During his
tenure, InfoCision has experienced
a 10-year average of 14.5 percent
annual growth. In that time the
company has launched numerous
employee benefit programs, added
more than 3,000 jobs and opened
24 call centers in Ohio, West
Virginia and Pennsylvania.
Albright graduated with
honors in 1989 from the Ohio
State University with degrees in
journalism and political science.
Jo Bethea,
senior sales associate
Greater Akron Chamber
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Jo Bethea has worked for
the Greater Akron Chamber in
membership development for the
past 10 years. In 2002, the former
third-grade teacher received the
Bronze Lifetime Achievement
Award and in 2004 the Gold Lifetime Achievement Award from the
American Association of Chamber Executives (ACCE). For four
consecutive years, 2005 to 2008,
she has been recognized nationally
by ACCE as a top 10 producer in
the Circle of Champions, both in
dollars and numbers of new sales.
Her numerous volunteer activities include 25 years for the Ronald
McDonald Charity Golf Classic,
Women Against MS, the American Heart Association, Akron Art
Museum, St. Thomas Hospital and
Walsh Jesuit High School.
A native of Pittsburgh, Bethea
has a bachelor’s degree in education from Kent State University.
John E. Anderson,
national sales manager
Schield Family Brands;
Weather Shield Mfg. /
Peachtree Doors & Windows
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John E. Anderson, 46, national
sales manager for all Schield
Family Brands, joined Weather
Robert T. Doherty Jr.,
branch manager
Wolff Bros. Supply Inc. - Akron
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Robert T. Doherty has been in
the wholesale distribution business
since 1976, joining Wolff Bros.
Supply Inc. as branch manager in
1992. Headquartered in Medina,
the company serves the Northern
Ohio market at 10 locations as a
wholesale distributor of electrical,
plumbing and HVAC supplies,
power tools and cabinetry.
Doherty believes in giving
back to the industry, a conviction
he demonstrates by serving on
the board of the Illuminating
Engineering Society of North
America, Cleveland Section; as
board member and past president
of the National Association of the
Remodeling Industry of Northeast
Ohio; board member and past
president of the Subcontractors
Association of Northeast Ohio;
president, Electrical League of
Ohio Akron/Canton chapter;
and board member, Professional
Remodelers of Ohio.
Doherty is also a “Career
Criminal” for the Muscular
Dystrophy Association, having
participated in the association’s
annual “Lock-up” program since
1999.
Jennifer Hajdu
senior account executive
SummaCare, Inc.
Vinceen Davis. She attended St.
Vincent -St. Mary High School
where she lettered four years
playing on the girl’s basketball
team. She graduated from the
University of Akron with a
bachelor’s degree in business
administration.
Following graduation, Hajdu
accepted a sales position with
SummaCare Health Plan’s Akron
office where she worked for eight
years. In 2003, she was offered –
and accepted – the opportunity to
open up the Cleveland market at
the SummaCare Cleveland office,
where she has worked for five
years.
Jeff Iula,
general manager
All-American Soap Box Derby
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Jeff Iula has been associated
with the All-American Soap Box
Derby for more than 50 years,
first as a fan, later as a volunteer,
and for the last 34 years as a staff
member. Over that time, the Derby has grown from 99 competitors
in 1975 to a $2 million operation
and more than 600 competitors
in 2008.
The official historian and media
liaison, he has helped market the
Derby on radio and TV and in
newspapers and magazines. He
has served as the Derby commentator on national and local TV
and radio shows, including ESPN,
Wide World of Sports, HBO, the
Today Show, National Public
Radio and others.
A lifelong Cuyahoga Falls resident, Iula attended the University
of Akron. He serves on several
community and church boards
and is active with 'Rockin' on the
River.
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Jennifer Hajdu grew up as the
youngest of nine children in west
Akron, the daughter of Paul and
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Professional
Development - educational opportunities through
our monthly events
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Networking - Interchange of ideas and experiences with other
members locally, nationally and internationally
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Michael Jones is committed to
fulfilling the Ruby Group’s mission
to help individuals and companies
achieve their economic and
professional goals. The Ruby Group
provides nontraditional business
training along with continuing
coaching and reinforcement. Having
worked with more than 100 local
companies in the past three years,
the Ruby Group is considered a
trusted advisor in establishing,
refining and growing sales forces.
A graduate of Villanova
University, Jones began his
selling career as part owner of a
commercial truck tire business
in the Bronx, N.Y., where he was
in charge of commercial sales,
marketing and customer service.
His passion and dedication to the
profession of professional selling
have led him to his current position
as vice president of Sandler Training
at the Ruby Group.
Jennifer Kraft,
director of marketing
Global Security Division
Diebold, Inc.
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Jennifer Kraft leads the team
that develops and executes all
security-related tactical marketing
and communications at Diebold.
The team’s efforts increase brand
awareness and market penetration
and achieve revenue targets
for the commercial, financial,
government and retail markets
around the world.
Howard Miller Jr.,
Kraft joined the company in
president
1997 as an integrated marketing
HRM Enterprises
specialist. Two years later, she
joined the security division as
an electronic security marketing
specialist.
A Northeast Ohio native,
Kraft has a bachelor’s degree
in business administration
from Kent State University.
She is a member of the Golden
Key National Honor Society,
Beta Gamma Sigma Honorary
Business Fraternity, Women in
Security Electronics (WISE)
and the National Association
Howard Miller Jr. heads HRM
of Professional Women. Kraft
Enterprises, the parent company
was instrumental in Diebold’s
of
Hartville Hardware, Hartville
Security Division winning Frost &
Kitchen, Hartville Tool, Top
Sullivan’s Global Physical Security
Advantage Surfaces, and the
Systems Integrator of the Year
Hartville Market Place and Flea
Award, the Central Station Alarm
Market. He succeeded his father,
Association’s Central Station of
Howard Sr., who passed away in
the Year Award, and Security
2001. A brother, several sisters,
Distribution & Marketing
spouses and 13 third-generation
Magazine’s Top 100 System
family members have helped make
Integrators recognition.
the HRM businesses successful.
In 1972, the Miller family
Suzanne Miklos, Ph. D purchased a small hardware store
in Hartville, and Howard Miller
CEO & founder
Jr. became the store manager.
O.E. Strategies, Inc.
Under his direction, Hartville
became the No. 1 True Value store
in the nation with help from
Miller’s brother Wayne and many
dedicated employees. In 2002,
Hartville Hardware switched
suppliers from True Value to Do
It Best Corporation, the nation’s
second largest hardware co-op,
where Howard is currently on the
board of directors.
Katie Rennard,
senior VP, resource
development
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FirstMerit Corp.
United Way of Summit County
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Suzanne Miklos completed her
doctorate in industrial psychology
at the University of Akron. She
founded O.E. Strategies in 1999 in
her home, offering assessment, test
design, leadership development
and culture change guidance.
Building long-term relationships
and evolving her business offerings
have led to steady growth.
In 2008, she and her team
rebranded the company, launched
a Web-based development
program for managers, became a
national firm and expanded the
health care sector. Miklos regularly
makes professional presentations
on aspects of leadership at
national conferences.
Miklos has supported Berea
Children’s Home since 2002
and serves on several volunteer
committees.
Julie Anne Robbins,
executive VP
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Katie Rennard has been
senior vice president of resource
development at United Way of
Summit County since September
2003, a position she formerly
held at United Way affiliates in
Tennessee and Virginia. She also
served as president of the Catoosa
County Chamber of Commerce in
Ringgold, Ga.
Rennard has more than 17
years of nonprofit experience
with a diversified background
in management, resource
development, sales and marketing.
She has been a member of Kiwanis
since 1991, holding several highlevel executive positions for the
Akron Club.
She has volunteered for
Akron Roundtable and Junior
Achievement in Ohio, Virginia
and Georgia. She is a past
member, officer or founder of
numerous historical societies
and associations, professional
women’s organizations, leadership
initiatives, and education and
scholarship programs.
A native of Northwest Arkansas
and official Razorback fan, she
lives in Akron’s Highland Square
community.
Congratulations
to all
the
winners!
C O N G R AT U L AT I O N S
JO BETHEA!
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Julie Anne Robbins joined
FirstMerit Corp as retail executive
vice president in January 2007.
She has more than 20 years in
business with more than 10
of those years in banking. Her
experience includes retail banking,
sales, strategy, finance, real
estate development, marketing
and operations. Before joining
FirstMerit, she served as senior
vice president and chief financial
officer of retail strategy and
development for Washington
Mutual in Seattle, Wash.
Robbins graduated first in her
class from the Kelley School of
Business at Indiana University
with degrees in finance and
economics. She has been very
active in various nonprofit
and community organizations
throughout the United States. She
is a member of the Beta Gamma
Sigma and Phil Beta Kappa
organizations and the Health
Insurance Association of America.
Shawn Beham
Exceptional Sales and Marketing
Collegiate Award
The University of Akron
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Shawn Beham earned ranking on
the dean’s list while studying sales
management and marketing at the
University of Akron and working to
finance 100 percent of his education.
He graduated in 2008 with bachelor’s
degree in sales management and a
minor in international business.
As a student, he held executive
positions with Pi Sigma Epsilon (PSE),
a professional sales and marketing
organization. He worked with
administrators and faculty to create
a recruiting event for PSE that more
than doubled the size of the chapter.
He raised money for breast cancer
research and for Akron Children’s
Hospital as a Change Bandit.
In 2007-2008 he placed second in
the Fisher Institute for Professional
Selling Sales Competition during
spring semester and was first in his
class. That same year, he worked
as an intern for Stanley Staffing,
providing external staffing services
for Fortune 500 companies across
the United States.
Congratulations
Tim Timken, SMEI
Akron’s 2009
Executive of the Year
Shaheen
Moving & Storage Services
www.greaterakronchamber.org
A Distinguish Agent for
Mayflower Transit
HKB Enterprises
Congratulates
TIM TIMKEN
and all DSMAs
Congrats
Dr. Suzanne and Howard, Jr.
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Development
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Michael Jones,
vice president
Congratulation
Carl Albright
recipient of the
Distinguished
Sales & Marketing
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The Akron Affiliate of
Sales and Marketing Executives
International (SMEI)
Salutes
Jim Butler
Master of Ceremonies
for the
Distinguished Sales & Marketing
Award™ (DSMA)™ Event
Jim is a charismatic speaker and trainer that leaves his audiences
captivated and moved. His membership in the Akron Affiliate of Sales
and Marketing Executives International spans over 41 years. He has
served as Master of Ceremonies for the Annual DSMA™ Accent on
Excellence Event for the past 37 years, served 3 terms as President and
was elected to eight 2-year terms on the SMEI Akron Board.
President of the Butler Group, Jim is a training consultant in sales,
sales management and communication skills. In addition to conducting
seminars in public speaking and listening skills, he serves as Master of
Ceremonies for a variety of organizations and clubs. He is also a guest
speaker at numerous management seminars and symposiums.
Jim Butler has been the "Voice of Akron", President of Toastmasters, and President
of The Fairlawn Chamber of Commerce. He currently also holds the position of
President of Council for the Fairlawn City Council, Ward 1 and rounds out his talents
with his wife Janice, 2 fantastic children and 5 spectacular grandchildren.
Jim, we thank you for all of your many years of service to SMEI Akron.
DISTINGUISHED SALES & MARKETING AWARD™
COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Joe Ashbee
Phyllis Cain
Tim Dimoff
Bob Doherty, Jr.
Bill Hull
Steve Lanza
Sharon Reed, Event Chair
Randy Render
Bonnie Sampson
Thank you to our greeters this evening!
Martin Tass
Cheryl Ward
Sue Warren
Hugh West
JOIN THE PROFESSIONALS!
For complete membership or event information, please contact:
The Akron Affiliate of Sales & Marketing Executives International (SMEI)
Sue Warren, CSE, Executive Director • 330.945.7740
suew@smeakron.com • www.smeakron.com
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2009 CALENDAR OF EVENTS
February 17, 2009
July 14, 2009
Luncheon Event: “A Crain’s Perspective on the State of
Business in Northeast Ohio”, presented by Scott Suttell,
Managing Editor, Crain’s Cleveland Business
37th Annual Distinguished Sales & Marketing Award™
March 10, 2009
Workshop: “Brick, Click and Flip” Presented by
Glenda Lehman Ervin, Lehman’s
August 11, 2009
Luncheon Event: “What’s New at the Zoo and Why it Matters”,
presented by David Barnhardt, Director of Marketing & Guest
Services, Akron Zoo
Keynote Presentation: “Winning in a Losing Economy”,
presented by CEO Panel Discussion - Galen Lehman,
CEO of Lehman’s, Dallas Steiner, CEO of Steiner &
Peter Graham Dunn, CEO of P. Graham Dunn
September 8, 2009
Dinner, Tours & Keynote Presentation: “The Art of Marketing and
Selling an Engineered Product”, presented by Al Deane, Senior
VP – Technology, The Timken Company. Hosted by The Timken
Company – North Canton Technology Center
April 14, 2009
Blimp Tours & Keynote Presentation: Goodyear Tire & Rubber
Company Akron Blimp Base hosts a joint SMEI Akron/AMA
Event! How often do you get this opportunity?
“Iconic Brands of the Goodyear Blimp and Goodyear
Tires/NASCAR – a Rich History of Marketing/Sales
Successes”. Presentations by Joe Viselli, Greg Stucker and
Lenny Mullens
October 13, 2009
Workshop: “Personal Branding – A Revolution in Career
Management”, Presented by Steven Lanza, Managing Partner,
Career Management Associates (A YMG Company)
Blimp Tours: Nancy Jandrokovic and the Goodyear Blimp
Pilots host tours of the Blimp Base – presenting the Blimp’s
history; technology, innovation; and PR/Marketing
contribution
Keynote Presentation: “How to Partner with Today’s
Procurement Pros”, presented by Linda Parcher, Vice
President and Chief Procurement Officer & “Building
Competency in Procurement, presented by Mike Rager, Vice
President – Global Procurement, Diebold Incorporated
Also enjoy a silent auction and raffle with chance to win
$1,000 and other gifts!
November 10, 2009
Workshop: “Innovation / Adopting New Technology for
Business Success”, Presented by Gary Sutherland, President,
Greater Akron Chamber’s SCORE Program
May 12, 2009
Luncheon Event: Don Padgett, III, Executive Director,
Bridgestone Invitational & Brian Moore, Partner, Roetzel &
Andress, present “Bridgestone Invitational & Northern Ohio
Golf Charities – Partners in Business and Charity”
Keynote Presentation: Joe Gingo, CEO, A. Schulman & Co.
December 7, 2009
Holiday Social
June 9, 2009
Luncheon Event: “Crucial Communication” – Driving Rapid
Change in Vital Behaviors” presented by Kurt Southam,
Owner, Southam Consulting
Reservations are required!
Call Sue Warren
at 330.945.7740 or suew@smeakron
REGISTER ONLINE: www.smeakron.com
History of Sales & Marketing Executives International
We’ve come a long way since the late 1880s, when sales and marketing was not popularly considered to be an attractive career or a profession. But
many in the business, seeing the need for professional recognition based on sound standards and ethical practices, created Sales Managers’ Clubs. First
started in the 1880s in North America, they gradually spread throughout Europe, Australian, South American and the Pacific Rim.
From them emerged SMEI. In 1935, IBM Founder Thomas Watson Sr.; Raymond Bill, founder of Sales and Marketing Management Magazine, and
other visionaries invited the presidents of many Sales Managers’ Clubs to New York City to discuss forming a network of sales and marketing executives. The result was the National Federation of Sales Executives, the first of several names for SMEI.
The Akron affiliate was chartered in 1968 and has a strong membership!
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PREVIOUS WINNERS OF THE SMEI AKRON
EXECUTIVE OF THE YEAR AWARD
WILLIAM C. RICHARDS, JR.
ERIK International Co.
1985
M.G. O’NEIL
General Tire Company
1986
WILLIAM C. ZEKAN
A. Schulman, Inc.
1988
FRED I. ALBRECHT
Acme-Click
1987
RAYMOND C. FIRESTONE
Firestone Tire & Rubber Company
CHARLES J. PILLIOD, JR.
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber
Company
1989
1990
JAMES H. OTT
Novar Electronics
1991
JOHN S. BALLARD
Mayor, City of Akron
DR. DOMINIC J. GUZZETTA
President, The University of Akron
NO AWARD
ROY L. RAY
Mayor, City of Akron
DON M. STEPHENS
Akron Regional Development Board
ROBERT W. CLARK
Goodyear Aerospace Corp.
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
BLAKE H. HOOPER
Morgan Adhesive Company
RAYMOND D. MEYO
Telxon Corporation
EDDIE ELIAS
Eddie Elias Enterprises
ROBERT E. MERCER
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber
Company
HOWARD L. FLOOD
First National Bank of Ohio and First
Bancorporation
ALBERT F. GILBERT, Ph.D.
Summa Health System
Akron City Hospital
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
DAVID L. BRENNAN
The Brenlin Group, Amer
Cunningham Brennan Co., L.P.A.
2004
RUSSELL VERNON
West Point Market
2006
DR. WILLIAM V. MUSE
The University of Akron
2005
WILLIAM H. CONSIDINE
Children’s Hospital Medical Center
2007
RICHARD W. YOUNG
Akron Regional Development Board
2008
THOMAS G. MURDOUGH, JR.
The Step2 Company
DONALD PLUSQUELLIC
Mayor, City of Akron
KATHRYN HUNTER
First Akron Corporation
WILLARD HOLLAND
FirstEnergy Corporation
PHILIP H. MAYNARD
ASW Services, Inc.
DR. LUIS M. PROENZA
The University of Akron
FREDERICK J. KRUM
Akron-Canton Airport
THOMAS J. STRAUSS
Summa Health System
TONY O’LEARY
Akron Metropolitan Housing
Authority
MARTIN HAUSER
SummaCare, Inc.
GARY TAYLOR
InfoCision Management Corp.
W. RILEY LOCHRIDGE
ComDoc, Inc.
ALAN BLEYER
Akron General Medical Center
SALES & MARKETING EXECUTIVES
INTERNATIONAL OF AKRON
OFFICERS & BOARD OF DIRECTORS
President
Nancy Bird
Vice President - Public Relations
Michael Paulus
Director - Workshops
Randy Render
Past President
Sharon Reed
Treasurer
Shirl Matz
Director - Development
Bonnie Sampson
President Elect
Steve Lanza
Director - Memberhip Retention
Bob McKee
Director - Internal Communications
Phyllis Marino
Vice President - Membership
Berni Repko
Director - Membership Recruiting
Laura Brelin
Director - Socials/Hospitality
Hugh West
Vice President - Programs/Development
Cheryl Ward
Director - Youth Activities
Jim Borrieci
Director at Large
Mary Tricaso, CSE
Vice President - Certification
Dianne Digianantonio, CME
Director - Lunch Series
Roger Campbell
Executive Director
Sue Warren, CSE
SALES & MARKETING EXECUTIVES INTERNATIONAL OF AKRON
2913 Cedar Hill Road • Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio 44223 • (330) 945-7740
Email: suew@smeakron.com • www.smeakron.com
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