AMS DISTINGUISHED MARKETING PRACTITIONER AWARD WINNERS  (PDF List of Winners)

1975    BROKVILLE, NY              PAUL B. TOWNSEND, OWNER/EDITOR - LONG ISLAND REVIEW 

1977    AKRON, OH                      PATRICK J. ROSS, PRESIDENT - B.F. GOODRICH TIRE CO.

1978    CHICAGO, IL                    SOL POLK, PRESIDENT - POLK BROTHERS CHICAGO

1979    MIAMI BEACH, FL            FOX, EDWARD D., DEAN, UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI

1980    DALLAS, TX                     JOHN D. WALLACE,       PRESIDENT - WALLACE HARDWARE CO. INC.

1981    MIAMI BEACH, FL            JANE C. COUSINS, PRESIDENT - COUSINS ASSOCIATES INC., MERRILL LYNCH, REALTY

1982    LAS VEGAS, NV               HARRY WALD, PRESIDENT AND CEO - CEASARS PALACE

1983    MIAMI BEACH, FL            ANTHONY BURNS, PRESIDENT AND CEO - RYDER SYSTEMS INC.

1984    NIAGARA, NY                   HARRY TISHELMAN, SR. VICE PRESIDENT - M&T BANK

1985    MIAMI BEACH, FL            J. JEFFREY CAMPBELL, CHAIRMAN AND CEO - BURGER KING CORPORATION

1986    ANAHEIM, CA                   MASAKA OGI, PRESIDENT - FUJITSU AMERICA INC.

1987    BAL HARBOUR, FL         DR. VIRGINIA DODGE FIELDER,  V P - NEWS AND CIRCULATION, KNIGHT RIDDER 

 1988    MONTREAL, QC             PIERRE LORTIE, CHAIRMAN AND CEO - PROVIGO, INC

 1989    ORLANDO, FL                 GEORGE V. GRUNE, CHAIRMAN AND CEO - READER'S DIGEST

 1990    NEW ORLEANS, LA         BOB POWELL, SR. VICE PRESIDENT - PICADILLY CAFETERIAS

 1991    FT. LAUDERDALE, FL     JAMES E. PRESTON,  CEO - AVON PRODUCTS INC.

 1992    SAN DIEGO, CA                JACK GOODALL, PRESIDENT - FOODMAKER INC

 1993    BAL HARBOUR, FL          DAVID M. FRIEDSON, PRESIDENT - WINDMERE CORP

 1994    NASHVILLE, TN               E. DOUGLAS GRINDSTAFF, PRESIDENT - GENESCO

 1995    ORLANDO, FL                  RICHARD C. BARTLETT, VICE CHAIRMAN - MARY KAY CORPORATION

 1996    PHOENIX, AZ                   ALVIN EICOFF, CHAIMAN OF THE BOARD, EICOFF AND COMPANY

 1997    CORAL GABLES, FL       LESTER M. ALBERTHAL, JR,  PRESIDENT, CEO, ELECTRONIC DATA SYSTEMS

 1998    NASHVILLE, TN               ROSS H. ROBERTS, VICE PRESIDENT, FORD MOTOR CO

 1999    CORAL GABLES, FL       ERICK J. LAINE, PRESIDENT/CEO & CHAIRMAN, ALCAS CORPORATION

 2000    MONTREAL, CANADA    BRIAN E. LEVY, PRESIDENT & CEO, InterTAN INC.

 2001    SAN DIEGO, CA               MARVIN J. GIROUARD, CHAIRMAN & CEO, PIER 1 IMPORTS

 2002    FT. MYERS, FL                 MACKEY J. McDONALD, CHAIRMAN, CEO & PRESIDENT, VF CORPORATION

 2003    WASHINGTON, DC         ROBERT L. TILLMAN, PRESIDENT & CEO, LOWE’S CORPORATION

 2004    VANCOUVER, B.C.         CLIVE BEDDOE, PRESIDENT & CEO, WestJet

 2005    TAMPA, FL                        MARGARET HENDERSON BLAIR, RSC – THE QUALITY MEASUREMENT COMPANY

 2006    San Antonio, TX              Dr. Joseph Plummer Chief Research Officer, Advertising Research Foundation

 2007    Coral Gables, FL           Anil Menon, Senior VP, Marketing and Strategy, IBM

 2008    VANCOUVER, B.C.        MATT MANNELLY, PRESIDENT & CEO, CANNONDALE BICYCLE CORP.

 2009    Baltimore, MA                 Davis S. Ridley, Senior VP Marketing & Revenue Management, SOUTHWEST AIRLINES

 2010    PORTLAND, OR            Donald R. Knauss, Chairman of the Board & CEO, CLOROX CORPORATION

 2011    CORAL GABLES, FL     ROBBIE BROZIN, CO-FOUNDER AND CEO, NANDO’S PERI-PERI RESTAURANTS INTL

 2012    NEW ORLEANS, LA      Anthony J. Palmer, CMO & Senior VP, Kimberly-Clark Corporation

 2013    MONTEREY, CA            Amelia Morán Ceja, Ceja Vineyards, Napa Valley

 2014    INDIANAPOLIS, IN         MATHEW BERRY, ESPN SENIOR SPORTS ANALYST

 2015    DENVER, CO                  DINA HOWELL, CEO, SATCHI & SATCHI X

2016    LAKE BUENA VISTA, FL  Walt Disney

2017    DEL CORONADO, CA      Ben Lee, Pierry Software

2018    NEW ORLEANS, LA         Jeffrey S. Zehnder, Zehnder Communications