Room Reservations Now Open

The Sheraton Read House Hotel in Chattanooga site of the April 12-14 conference opened room reservations.  Call 423-266-4121 to make your reservations; make sure that you advise them that you are with the Mid-Atlantic Newspaper Advertising and Marketing Executives conference.  The conference rate is $129 plus taxes of $22.25 for a nightly total of $151.25.  The conference starts this year at 1pm on Thursday with an Electronic Media Session; the session concludes at 4pm and the bus will load at 5pm for the trip to the Civil War Dinner Theater.
The Civil War Dinner Theater will be included with your conference registration and sponsored by Advantage Newspaper Consultants and Metro Creative Graphics. (since we're not having the opening night reception, we will serve beer, wine and soft drinks on the bus each way)

Sue Beck 71st President

Friday night April 15, 2011 marked the induction of Sue Beck, President of Print Marketing Concepts in Houston, TX as Mid-Atlantic N.A.M.E.’s 71st President and concluded a 12 month term served by Ken Warren, Advertising Director, Freedom ENC, Jacksonville, NC. Sue presented Ken a President’s plaque and expressed the gratitude of the membership for his leadership and service. Sue addressed the delegates and outlined her goals and aspirations for the upcoming year. She concluded her remarks by asking those present to attend the 2012 conference to be held in Chattanooga, TN on April 12-14.

Sandy Fain Newest Honorary Life Member

Sandra M. Fain, News & Observer (retired) was presented our association’s highest honor, Honorary Life Member, on Friday, April 15 at Wrightsville Beach, NC. She served as a director for three years and held each office, her total service as an officer or director was 8 years. Sandy’s husband, Michael, and Past President Mack McCormack, also of the N&O, were in attendance to witness the presentation. Sandy becomes only the 52nd member to be awarded this honor.

Congratulations Sandy!

Bobby and Annette Dail
First Executive Director and
Executive Secretary Recognized

Bobby and Annette Dail were recognized on their retirement from the newspaper industry after more than 40 years service to Mid-Atlantic N.A.M.E. The Dails were attending the conference in Wrightsville Beach and were recognized at the annual banquet. Dail owned the successful “Facts About the Bible” series.

Good luck and happy trails in retirement. You both deserve the best.

Scholarship Auction Generates $1,017!

The Scholarship Foundation committee would like to say "Thank You Very Much" to all those who participated in the silent auction...either for furnishing items and/or purchasing them. Have to admit that we were just a tiny bit concerned at first as to the number of items we might have, but have no fear, you all came through.

Some of the items included were: framed Charleston print "Storm on the Battery"; a Jack Daniels package with tour, lunch and private tasting for 2; box seat for 6 for a 3-day spring Tennessee Walking Horse show in Shelbyville TN; golf clubs, golfballs, putting sets and signed copies of popular golf books; beach towel/flip flop set; linen/leather tote; Charleston History Book sets; a night's stay at the Blockade Runner and the Sheraton Read House Hotel (Chattanooga); popular cookbooks; Omaha Steak gift card; Coastal bread basket (with bread); GoTo Team cooler & thermos plus other items.

We also would like to thank those who have given the Scholarship Foundation a cash donation when renewing their annual membership dues this year.

Congratulations to Andrew Scott Kinomoto of Bob Jones University as the 2011 Alex Busick Scholarship Award winner. We are grateful that he could attend the conference to receive his award and to be recognized among the industry professionals in our membership. It's pretty impressive to be able to award a $5,000 scholarship to a deserving student each year.

Again, a hearty "thank you" for supporting the Scholarship Foundation.

John E. Cash
President, Mid-Atlantic NAME Scholarship Foundation