Contact: Jeanne Fisher, Senior Director, Marketing & Communications, 312.379.5140, jfisher@iida.org 

IIDA ANNOUNCES 2009 CHAPTER AWARDS 

Northland and Southern California Chapters Touted as Best of the Best for Initiative  

June 14, 2009, Chicago, Il—Winners of the 2009 Chapter Awards by the International Interior Design Association were announced at the IIDA’s Annual Meeting on Sunday, June 14, 2009. Vicki VanStavern, IIDA, LEED AP presented the awards at the IIDA Annual Meeting at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago. 

The IIDA Awards recognize outstanding achievement in specialty categories and are designed to encourage IIDA Chapters to develop and maintain excellence in their work to enhance the profession at the local level. The awards are given for programming, GRA activities, membership marketing, newsletter publishing, community service, educational events, website design and graphic design. All categories may not be recognized for awards every year.

The 2009 Chapter Award winners are:

Excellence in Newsletter Publishing

Winner: Southwest Chapter

Honorable Mention: Oregon Chapter 

Excellence in Community Service

Winner: Texas-Oklahoma Chapter

Honorable Mention: Northern California Chapter  

Excellence in Graphics: Overall

Winner Alabama Chapter

Honorable Mention: New York Chapter 

Excellence in Graphics: Special Event

Winner: New England Chapter

Honorable Mention: Mid-America Chapter 

Excellence in Programs: Chapter

Winner: Northern California Chapter

Honorable Mention: New England Chapter  

Excellence in Programs: City Center

Winner: Southern California Chapter (Los Angeles and Orange County City Center)

Honorable Mention: Carolinas Chapter 

Excellence in Programs: Campus Center

Winner: Northern Pacific Chapter

Honorable Mention: Carolinas Chapter 

Excellence in Membership Marketing Award

Winner: Northern Pacific Chapter

Honorable Mention: Southern California Chapter 

Excellence in Website Development

Winner: Texas-Oklahoma Chapter

Honorable Mention: Northern California Chapter 

Excellence in Forum Educational Activities

Winner: Northland Chapter

Honorable Mention: Southern California Chapter 

Excellence in GRA Activities

Winner: Carolinas Chapter

Honorable Mention: Texas-Oklahoma Chapter 

Large Chapter of the Year Award

Winner: Southern California Chapter 

Small Chapter of the Year Award

Winner: Northland 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 13,000 members in 10 special forums in 29 chapters around the world. Additional information is available on IIIDA’s website www.iida.org.