The Hospitality Sales & Marketing Association International (HSMAI) will hold its annual Adrian Awards Gala on Jan. 28, 2013, at the New York Marriott Marquis and will honor two lifetime achievement recipients, as well as the 2012 Adrian Awards winners in advertising, digital marketing and public relations. HSMAI is proud to announce the recipients of the Albert E.
Koehl Award for advertising and marketing and the Winthrop W. Grice Award for public relations excellence to Roger J. Dow and Howard Feiertag, respectively, who have contributed greatly to the growth and development of the hospitality industry.
Roger Dow, president and CEO of the U.S. Travel Association, was chosen as the Koehl winner because of his extensive and lasting contributions to increase travel to and within the United States. He is recognized for his diligent work to grow inbound visitation and for widely promoting the benefits of travel to policymakers, business leaders and individual travelers.
Howard Feiertag, faculty member at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in Blacksburg, Va., was chosen as the Grice winner due to his outstanding dedication to his work and to the education of future hospitality professionals throughout the past 30 years.
The HSMAI Lifetime Achievement Awards Selection Committee consists of 11 former Koehl and Grice Award recipients and selects winners based on skill, leadership qualities and demonstration of innovation, among other credentials.
"Roger Dow and Howard Feiertag have shown extraordinary motivation and creativity within their fields," said Robert A. Gilbert, CHME, CHBA, president and CEO of HSMAI. "HSMAI is proud to honor these individuals for their dedication to the industry throughout their careers, and we look forward to seeing how their achievements inspire the industry leaders of tomorrow."
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