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IIDA PRESENTS 2007 CHAPTER AWARDS CAROLINAS & OREGON NAMED CHAPTERS OF THE YEAR 

June 10, 2007, Chicago, IL – Ruth Cline, IIDA, 2005-2007 Vice President of Chapters of the International Interior Design Association (IIDA) announced the winners of IIDA's Chapter Awards. Presentation of the Chapter of the Year was made at IIDA’s Annual Meeting on Sunday, June 10, 2007.

The IIDA Chapter Awards consists of ten awards in specialty categories and a Chapter of the Year award for both large and small Chapters. They encourage IIDA Chapters to develop and maintain excellence in their work to enhance the profession at the local level: programming, GRA activities, membership marketing, newsletter publishing, community service, educational events and graphic design.

2007 Chapter Award Winners

Excellence in Chapter Programs:
1st place: Texas/Oklahoma
Honorable Mention: Georgia

Excellence in City Center Programs:
1st place: Dallas City Center, Texas/Oklahoma Chapter

Excellence in Campus Center Programs:
1st place: Northern Pacific Campus Center

Excellence in GRA Activities:
1st place: Pennsylvania/New Jersey/Delaware
Honorable Mention: Florida

Excellence in Membership Marketing:
1st place: Texas/Oklahoma
Honorable Mention: Carolinas

Excellence in Newsletter Publishing:
1st place: New York
Honorable Mention: Northern Pacific

Excellence in Community Service:
1st place (tie): Texas/Oklahoma and New York

Excellence in Forum Educational Activities:
1st place: Illinois
Honorable Mention: New York

Excellence in Special Events Graphics:
1st place: Tennessee (Six Blocks event)

Excellence in Graphics Overall:
1st place: Alabama
Honorable Mention: Northern Pacific

Large Chapter of the Year (300 or more Members) was awarded to the Carolinas Chapter.
Small Chapter of the Year (less than 300 Members) was awarded to the Oregon Chapter.

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The International Interior Design Association (IIDA) works to enhance quality of life through excellence in interior design and to advance interior design through knowledge, value and community.

IIDA is a professional networking and educational association of 12,000 Members in nine specialty Forums, nine Regions, and in 30 Chapters around the world. Additional information is available on IIDA’s website www.iida.org.