ASBPE announced its national and regional finalists in the Azbee Awards of Excellence and our DFW Chapter has three regional winners for the West division, which stretches all the way to the West Coast.
The categories in which they won and how they placed will be kept secret until the respective awards banquets, but in the meantime you can see which publications won regional awards. The national awards banquet will take place during the National Editorial Conference on Aug. 2 in New York City. Magazine of the Year and Website of the Year awards are given nationally only.
Among our regional winners are:
publication: Environmental Protection
editor: Angela Neville, Editorial Director
circulation: Under 80,000
location: Dallas
publication: Occupational Health & Safety
circulation: 80,000 or more
editor: Marc Barrera, Associate Editor
location: Dallas
publication: The Meeting Professional
circulation: Under 80,000
editor: Tom Domine, Editor in Chief
publication: Meeting Professionals Intl.
location: Dallas
Many congratulations to these regional winners!! We hope to honor you at our September meeting. Stay posted to the blog for updates on the next meeting, which features outstanding speaker, writer and editor Paula LaRoque.
Congratulations Local Award-Winners
Vote for Jyme
Kudos to our very own Jyme Mariani, immediate past president of the DFW Chapter of ASBPE, who is up for the treasurer position for the national ASBPE Board of Directors.
Other nominees are Steve Roll, Washington, D.C., chapter president for president; Amy Fischbach, previously Kansas City chapter president for vice president; and Jyme for treasurer.
ASBPE members who are eligible to vote are those who are employed in an editorial capacity by a business publication or are freelancers who edit or write regularly for business publications. A ballot was printed in the May/June 2007 member newsletter, which members recently received in the mail. Members also can download the newsletter from the website. Elected officers will serve two-year terms beginning after the Aug. 2–3 National Editorial Conference.
Voting members should mail completed ballot to National Election, ASBPE, 214 N. Hale St., Wheaton, IL 60187, fax to 630-510-4501, or e-mail to info@asbpe.org. Votes must arrive by July 2. Write-in votes will be accepted.
Jyme is managing editor of three national trade magazines and two quarterly publications at Branch Smith Publishing in Fort Worth, Texas. She has been with the company for 12 1⁄ 2 years. Mariani is a Texas Certified Nursery Professional, although her background is in journalism. Mariani was president of the DFW Chapter for six years and is now immediate past president as well as treasurer. She received her B.A. in Communications from the University of Texas.
Jyme said one of the most important issues for ASBPE seems to be the same problem that we are all facing as business editors: ASBPE needs to stay relevant to our members. Today, with so many avenues grabbing people’s attention, we need to make sure that ASBPE continues to identify the issues that are the most important to members and addresses them in a timely, easy-to-digest manner.
"I’m excited about the chapter blogs. I enjoyed updating and creating the DFW blog when I was chapter president. I think ASBPE is good at reflecting what is going on in the real world. Another area where we need to continue to be diligent as an organization is recognizing the needs of all of our members. Sometimes we have a disparity between small and large publishing houses and organizations. We should make sure that both sizes are recognized and represented. For the record, I work at a small publishing house.
"The main reason I’m a member is that ASBPE is the only organization that is out there for me — the business editor. I’ve tried other associations, and I never seemed to fit in. For the media, we are in the minority, which is why we need to stick together. I’ve learned more from my ASBPE colleagues — at conferences, on the online discussion forum, and through e-mails — than from any other source. My boss frequently has me ask my ASBPE friends how they handle certain situations.
"Even if you’re a member outside of easy access to chapter meetings, there are so many benefits. The salary surveys and the discussion forum are worth the price of membership."
"The main reason I’m a member is that ASBPE is the only organization that is out there for me — the business editor. I’ve tried other associations, and I never seemed to fit in. For the media, we are in the minority, which is why we need to stick together. I’ve learned more from my ASBPE colleagues — at conferences, on the online discussion forum, and through e-mails — than from any other source. My boss frequently has me ask my ASBPE friends how they handle certain situations.
"Even if you’re a member outside of easy access to chapter meetings, there are so many benefits. The salary surveys and the discussion forum are worth the price of membership."
Go vote for Jyme!!!
