2008
Shining Example Recipients
Travel Attraction of the Year Georgia 400 Hospitality Highway
CVB of the Year (budget under $100,000)
Blacksburg & Christiansburg Visitors Center
CVB of the Year (budget over $100,000)
(tie) Pensacola Bay Area CVB & Richmond Metropolitan CVB
Regional Organization of the Year (Private)
Louisiana Travel Promotion Association
Regional Organization of the Year (Public)
Alabama Mountain Lakes Tourist Association
Top 20 Event of the Year (attendance under 100,000)
Cajun, Country, Swamp Pop Music Festival & Car Show
Top 20 Event of the Year (attendance over 100,000)
Flowertown Festival – Summerville Family YMCA
Internet Excellence
Virginia Tourism Corporation
Governmental Tourism Leadership Award
Jack Myers, Polk County, Fla. Commissioner
Visual Excellence
Tunica Convention & Visitors Bureau
Tourism for Tomorrow
Virginia Tourism Corporation
Rising Star Award
Kris Keprios, Central Florida's Convention & Visitors Bureau
Legacy Award
Spurgeon Richardson, Atlanta CVB
A complement to the Shining Example Awards is presentation of the Dorothy Hardman Award/Spirit of STS that recognizes an STS member's dedication to the Society. The 2008 recipient is Shelley Johnson of Southwest Louisiana CVB. Johnson serves as a board member of the Southeast Tourism Society.
Southeast Tourism Society board chairman, Leon Downey, recognized Tom Adkinson of BOHAN, with the Chairman of the Board Award for outstanding service to the Society and the board.
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What are the STS Shining Example Awards?
The Shining Example Awards recognize outstanding contributions to the advancement of
tourism in the Southeastern states of Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia & West Virginia.Each September we recognize those that have advanced the cause of travel and tourism in the Southeast.
Nomination forms are released in May.