Dallas*Fort Worth and Seattle Chapters Win NIRI's Prestigious Best Overall Chapter Awards.VIENNA, Va. -- The National Investor Relations Institute The National Investor Relations Institute, known as "NIRI", is the professional association for investor relations professionals in the United States. NIRI was founded in 1969 and has more than 4,500 members, both from the United States and other countries. (NIRI NIRI National Investor Relations Institute NIRI Nutrition Intervention Research Initiative (Mississippi) NIRI Near Infrared Imager NIRI National Institute on Recreation Inclusion NIRI New Ideas Research Institute ) announced today that its Dallas*Fort Worth and Seattle Chapters won the prestigious "Best Overall Chapter" awards for 2007. NIRI Chairman Matthew Stroud, Vice President, Investor Relations Investor relations The process by which the corporation communicates with its investors. of Darden Restaurants Darden Restaurants, Inc. is a multi-brand restaurant operator. The firm owns several casual dining chain store, most notably Red Lobster and Olive Garden. Today, Darden owns and operates more than 1,300 restaurant locations throughout North America and has more than 150,000 said, "NIRI is committed to advancing the practice of investor relations through professional development for investor relations professionals at all levels. Our chapters truly make a difference in enhancing the NIRI experience and help make NIRI membership invaluable throughout our members' careers. This Annual Conference and awards ceremony provides an excellent opportunity to recognize some of the innovative programs and best practices in our 33 nationwide chapters." Eighteen awards were presented at the gala awards dinner in Orlando, Florida The city of Orlando is a major city in central Florida and is the county seat of Orange County, Florida. According to the 2000 census, the city population was 185,951. A 2006 U.S. , where the 2007 NIRI Annual Conference was held from June 3-6, 2007, with more than 1,400 investor relations professionals in attendance. Winners of the 2007 Best in Category are: Best Overall Chapter Small Chapter: Seattle Large Chapter: Dallas*Fort Worth Programming Small Chapter: St. Louis Large Chapter: Virtual Special Event Small Chapter: Austin-San Antonio Large Chapter: New York Member Services Small Chapter: Arizona Large Chapter: Virtual External Affairs Small Chapter: St. Louis Large Chapter: New York Chairman's Award for Innovation: Philadelphia, Boston, Dallas*Fort Worth, Virtual, Silicon Valley, Orange County and Seattle. Individual Leadership Awards were presented to the following NIRI members: Maureen Wolff-Reid, Sharon Merrill Associates, Inc., Boston; Veronica Marks, Digital Recorders, Inc., Dallas*Fort Worth; Richard Koch, Crane Co., Connecticut/Westchester; Brook Wootton, Noble Drilling Services Inc., Houston; Kay McMillan, Embarq Corporation, Kansas City Kansas City, two adjacent cities of the same name, one (1990 pop. 149,767), seat of Wyandotte co., NE Kansas (inc. 1859), the other (1990 pop. 435,146), Clay, Jackson, and Platte counties, NW Mo. (inc. 1850). ; Bill Walkowiak, EDO Corporation, New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of ; David Erickson, Edwards Lifesciences Corporation, Orange County; Mark Donohue, Dow Jones & Company, Philadelphia; Wendy Yang, Queenstake Resources Ltd., Rocky Mountain; John Stoepler, Mentus, San Diego; Brad Ogura, Seattle; Founding Members of the Triangle Chapter (Jenny Kobin accepting); and Don De Laria, Regal Entertainment Group, Virtual. Nicole McIntosh was also honored with the University of Michigan (body, education) University of Michigan - A large cosmopolitan university in the Midwest USA. Over 50000 students are enrolled at the University of Michigan's three campuses. The students come from 50 states and over 100 foreign countries. Scholarship Award. Ms. McIntosh was selected to receive this award based on an essay competition. About NIRI NIRI is the professional association of corporate officers and investor relations consultants responsible for communications among corporate management, shareholders, security analysts and other financial publics. NIRI's 4,400 members represent over 2,100 publicly held companies in the United States. For more information on NIRI, please visit www.niri.org. |
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