EXHIBITOR2013 Selects 25 Recipients for CTSM Scholarships

2/26/2013 - 25 members of the trade show and corporate event industry have been awarded scholarships to attend EXHIBITOR2013, March 17-21, at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas.

The 25 have won a Gold Passport, good for their choice of 13 sessions and three Peer2Peer Roundtables. Also included are free admission to the exhibit hall, a lunch voucher and admission to all events. Each Gold Passport costs $1,995 if purchased at the show.

“We are pleased to make it possible for these CTSM candidates to join us in Las Vegas,” said Janice Nelson, CTSM, the Executive Director of the CTSM program. “These candidates are among more than 3,200 active candidates in our certification program. In their applications for their scholarships, they indicated that this year they might have to put their continuing education on hold. We are excited to give them this opportunity to move forward.”

The scholarship winners will be able to enjoy a conference program that includes more than 200 sessions and workshops, including 75 sessions that are new this year. In addition, the show’s exhibit hall will feature 300 exhibitors offering thousands of solutions to solve the toughest trade show and corporate event challenges of attendees.

Following are the 25 scholarship winners listed by state and Canada:

California
Shalee Kekawa, Verimatrix, San Diego
Eva Lopez, Capstone Turbine Corp., Chatsworth
Raeann Stevens, Prudential Overall Supply, Irvine
Kelly Lord, Avid Bioservices, Tustin

Illinois
Kim Goyke, Sonoco Alloyd, Dekalb

Kansas
Carolyn Moon, Cessna Aircraft Co., Wichita

Maryland
Annie Ricci, Lonza Walkersville, Inc., Walkersville

Massachusetts
Lindsey Reilly, Wave Systems Corp, Lee
Shannon Wheeler, Straumann, Andover

New Jersey
Stacie Peterson, Bayer Healthcare, Morristown

New York
Canesha Appleton, Viginia Dare, Brooklyn

North Carolina
Lauren Hagan Wagner, LHW Consulting, Raleigh

Pennsylvania
Bethany Lipinski, WESCO Distributing, Inc., Pittsburgh
Anita Giacone, CTSM, Orchestrated Events, Upper Darby
Debbie Beltz, Philips Respironics, Pitcairn

Texas
Cheryl DeBro, Ambit Energy, Grand Prairie
Brian Kraman, Dallas

Utah
Holly Lewis Falslev, Juniper Systems, Inc., Logan

Virginia
Sophie Barrett, Ultra Electronics, Prologic, Manassas
Christine Mendez, Self Employed, Bristow

Wisconsin
Melanie Swanson, CTSM, American Family Insurance, Madison
Kathleen Kaun, CTSM, Glanbia Nutritionals, Fitchburg

Canada
Junko Miyai, Morgan Schaffer Inc., LaSalle, Quebec
Kevin Halfpenny, Toronto, Ontario
Jennie Wadden, Newfoundland Power, St. John’s, Newfoundland


About CTSM
Created in 1992, the Certified Trade Show Marketer (CTSM) program, sponsored by EXHIBITOR, is affiliated with Northern Illinois University Outreach to assure academic standards are met. All CEUs earned in the program are awarded by NIU. EXHIBITOR's CTSM program has over 3,000 professionals enrolled. For more information, go to www.ctsm.com.

About Exhibitor Media Group
The leader in trade show and corporate event marketing education, Exhibitor Media Group publishes EXHIBITOR magazine - best practices in trade show marketing. EXHIBITOR also produces EXHIBITOR2013, the trade show and corporate event industry's top-rated educational conference; EXHIBITORFastTrak regional accelerated learning conferences; EXHIBITOR eTrak, live online educational sessions; and GRAVITY FREE, the World's Only Multidisciplinary Design Conference. EXHIBITOR is the founder and sponsor of CTSM (Certified Trade Show Marketer), the industry's only university-affiliated professional certification program. EXHIBITOR'S web site, www.ExhibitorOnline.com, is the trade show and event community's most comprehensive online resource.



Contact:
jnelson@ctsm.com