Inspiration, Vision and Imagination
2010 NACE Awards
Awards will be presented on Tuesday, July 27 at the Experience! 2010 conference in Austin, Texas.
Your NACE membership includes eligibility for the annual NACE Awards program. Let your inspiration, vision, and imagination be recognized and honored by your peers.
NACE Award categories cover the spectrum from Best Event Production to Chapter Community Service Award, from Chapter Program of the Year to Best Buffet Table — guaranteeing a place for your achievements to shine!
- Industry Awards recognize superior achievement in on- and off-premise event execution, food and beverage presentation, overall wedding design, and guest table or buffet design.
- Chapter Awards recognize chapters with outstanding achievements in chapter growth, retention, education, fundraising and community service.
- Individual Awards recognize NACE members who exemplify the goals and values of NACE and with outstanding participation and contributions at the local, national, and humanitarian levels.
What does you proud? A challenging wedding design, beautifully executed? A spectacular event on a shoestring budget? Setting up a successful community service program in your chapter? Wherever you’ve channeled your inspiration, your vision, and your imagination, the NACE Awards are your chance to be honored for your creativity and achievements.
View the NACE Awards History for a list of past honorees.
Announcing the 2009 NACE Award Winners
VIEW THE WINNER SLIDE SHOW!
Last year's awards competition was fierce! Congratulations to the following 2009 NACE award winners:
Chapter Awards
Chapter Fundraising Event of the Year
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Chapters fewer than 100 members - The Nashville Chapter |
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Chapters greater than 100 members - The Greater Washington, DC Chapter |
Chapter Program of the Year
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Chapters fewer than 100 members: The Greater Omaha Chapter |
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Chapters greater than 100 members: The Baltimore Chapter |
Chapter Community Service of the Year
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Chapters fewer than 100 members: The Austin Chapter |
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Chapters greater than 100 members: The Baltimore Chapter |
Chapter of the Year
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Chapters fewer than 100 members: The Greater Omaha Chapter |
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Chapters greater than 100 members: The Triangle, NC Chapter |
Industry Awards
Best Catered Event of the Year: On-Premise
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Budget less than $25,000: Annie Payton, CPCE - Lake Las Vegas Resort |
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Budget between $25,000 and $75,000: Maria Marcano - Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Resort |
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Budget more than $75,000: Michele Polci, CPCE, CMP - Harrah's Entertainment |
Best Catered Event of the Year: Off-Premise
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Budget less than $25,000: Feastivities Events |
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Budget more than $75,000: A Legendary Event |
Best Catered Wedding Event of the Year
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Budget less than $25,000: Annie Payton, CPCE - Lake Las Vegas Resort |
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Budget between $25,000 and $75,000: Annie Payton, CPCE - Lake Las Vegas Resort |
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Budget more than $75,000: The Fairmont Copley Plaza Boston |
Best Event Production of the Year
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Budget less than $25,000: A Legendary Event |
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Budget more than $75,000: Omni Hotel at CNN Center |
Best Buffet Table Presentation of the Year
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Janise Diaz and Tatiana Ferreira - Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Resort |
Best Guest Table Presentation of the Year
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A Legendary Event |
Individual Awards
Caterer Member of the Year
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Alicia Karoll - American Visionary Art Museum, Baltimore Chapter |
George Zell Spirit of NACE
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Dulany Noble - Gala Cloths by Dulany, Baltimore Chapter |
NACE Hall of Fame Inductee
Shelley J. Pedersen, CPCE - Affairs to Remember Caterers, Greater Atlanta Chapter