Mealey and Swit named to Halls of Fame.Michael P Mealey, president of Mealey Publications Inc., becomes the first inductee to the Newsletter Publishers Assn. Hall of Fame who was not a founding member of NPA--a sign of both the maturing of the association and the accomplishments of Mealey. After eleven years as a reporter at McGraw-Hill, Mealey joined Andrews Publications. In 1984, with the encouragement of his wife and vice president, Judy, he struck out on his own. They began Mealey Publications in the basement of their home and rapidly built the company to become one of the leading publishers of litigation An action brought in court to enforce a particular right. The act or process of bringing a lawsuit in and of itself; a judicial contest; any dispute. When a person begins a civil lawsuit, the person enters into a process called litigation. publications--at latest count almost 30 Mealey Litigation Reports (NL/NL 4/99). But NPA (1) (Numbering Plan Area) The Bellcore/Telcordia telephone area code system in use in the U.S., Canada, Alaska, Hawaii and islands in the Caribbean. See NPA code. (2) (Network Professional Association, San Diego, CA, www.npanet. Hall of Fame selection also rests on contributions to the industry and the association. Mealey served on the NPA board of directors for many years, including 1995-96 president. He also reorganized re·or·gan·ize v. re·or·gan·ized, re·or·gan·iz·ing, re·or·gan·iz·es v.tr. To organize again or anew. v.intr. To undergo or effect changes in organization. and developed the Delaware Valley The Delaware Valley is the name of the metropolitan area centered on the city of Philadelphia in the United States. The region is named for the Delaware River which flows through it. chapter into one of the most active in the association, and he's a frequent, popular, insightful and witty wit·ty adj. wit·ti·er, wit·ti·est 1. Possessing or demonstrating wit in speech or writing; very clever and humorous. 2. speaker at NPA conferences. Already a member of the association's Hall of Fame, David Swit was named to the foundation's Hall of Fame for the time, money, energy and inspiration he's contributed. At last year's international conference, for example, he began a $1 million fund with an initial $30,000 donation of his own. More recently, he established the David Swit Endowment A transfer, generally as a gift, of money or property to an institution for a particular purpose. The bestowal of money as a permanent fund, the income of which is to be used for the benefit of a charity, college, or other institution. , which underwrites two fledgling, independent NPA members to receive free registration to the annual June conference. Swit, publisher at 1972-founded Washington Business Information Inc., has served on the foundation's board since its inception. |
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