FEI recognizes top chapters.

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One of the exciting happenings at FEI's Annual Summit each year is the presentation of awards to the leading chapters, and this year was no exception.

At the Saturday night Leadership dinner; hosted by strategic partner SAP, FEI's leaders, gathered to network; enjoy a fabulous dinner in a first-class setting and await the announcment of the winners of the top awards.

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And the winners are:

OUTSTANDING MEMBERSHIP DEVELOPMENT AWARD (net number of members for 2010-11)

Tier 1-Sacramento, 9

Tier 2-Knoxville, 14

Tier 3-Northeastern Wisconsin, 24

Tier 4-District of Columbia, 5

Tier 5-Dallas, 58

OUTSTANDING CHAPTER ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

(total chapter members 2010-11)

Tier 1

First Place-Oklahoma City, 49

Second-Nebraska, 37

Tier 2

First Place - Knoxville, 73

Second - Toledo, 79

Tier 3

First Place - San Diego, 180

Second - Portland, 168

Tier 4

First Place - Detroit, 214

Second - Washington State, 267

Tier 5

First Place - Chicago, 578

Second - Dallas, 562

INDIVIDUAL AWARDS

The Distinguished Service Award is given to dedicated and deserving individuals who have gone above and beyond over and over again and who epitomize the very passion of FEI in their support of their local chapters and in the work they do nationally.

The winners this year (alphabetically listed) are:

Katherine Anderson

(Washington State Chapter);

David B. Braden

(Twin Cities Chapter);

Tim Geppert

(San Antonio Chapter); and

David W. Chapter;

(Dallas Chapter)

Pictured in the background is Camelback Mountain and the Squaw Peak Lawn at the Arizona Biltmore Hotel, Site of FEI's 82nd Annual Leadership Summit.

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