Annually, the ACP Awards Committee with input from the ACP Board of Directors, and sister trade associations active in the coupon industry, considers nominations for two Coupon Industry awards – the Lifetime Achievement Award and the Industry Impact Award.
Nominations for this award are solicited and accepted from ACP members and the leadership of sister associations at the beginning of each year. Nominees are not required to be ACP members. Nominations are reviewed by the ACP Awards Committee as well as the ACP Board of Directors, as appropriate. Award recipients are selected by the ACP Awards Committee, and Awards are presented at the Industry Coupon Conference.
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
The Lifetime Achievement Award is the most prestigious award granted by the Association of Coupon Professionals. The award is designed to recognize an industry professional who has succeeded within his or her own organization and spurred change and growth within the coupon promotion industry.
The award recipients should have at least five years of professional business experience in the industry; be recognized as an exceptional leader who has advanced the welfare of his or her company, industry and profession, has contributed to the success of initiatives, developments, applications and/or practices that support coupons as viable marketing tool; and be recognized for his or her ethical standards and individual integrity.
PAST RECIPIENTS
2023 Pam Samaniego
2020-22 Mike Sonsthagen
2020-22 Laura Czekala
2019 Val Stark
2018 Mike Kushnerick
2017 Glenn Barry
2015 Ron Fischer
2015 Jane Michels
2013 Bud Miller
2011 Len Harris & John Irwin
2009 Mary Ann Pindulic
2006 Lorraine Gallagher
2003 Don King
2001 Carol Haas
2000 Carl Bisson
1999 Diane DuBois
1998 Dick McNally
INDUSTRY IMPACT AWARD
The award is presented to individual(s) who display outstanding achievement within an annual period, the award was designed to honor those who participate and achieve specific goals. The ACP Awards Committee selects the recipients of this award each year based on the above criteria.
PAST RECIPIENTS
2023 Alik Rivkind & Roman Polupanov, SigmaLedger
2023 Mary Aghassi, The Clorox Company
2020-22 Kit Leonard, Brand Technologies
2020-22 Mike Loyson, P&G
2020-22 Mary Oster, Target
2020-22 Amber Shew, Inmar
2020-22 Amber Walls, GS1 US
2020-22 Ken Conrad, Pinpoint
2019 Darcy Douglas, Kantar
2018 Laura Czekala, NCH Marketing Services
2018 Susan Jones, Inmar
2017 Kit Leonard, Brand Technologies
2017 Ralph Maresco, Inmar
2016 Naomi Ali, IC Specialty Brokers
2013 Stanley Wadford, Southeastern Grocers
2012 Ken Conrad, Pinpoint Data
2012 Ross Ely, Prologic Redemption
2012 Joanne Walk, Hormel
2011 Dick DiBlasio, Inmar
2011 Earl Ellsworth, Universal Marketing
2009 Matthew Tilley, Inmar
2009 Val Stark, NCL Graphics
2008 Dadi Akhavan, E-centives
2008 Mike Sonsthagen, Kimberly Clark
2007 Betty Lou Vontsolos, CMS, Inc
2007 Jane Michels, Coupons, Inc.
2007 Joan Wyndrum, Pinpoint Data
2006 Jackie Broberg, General Mills
2005 Jane Michels, Coupons, Inc.
2005 Joan Wyndrum, Pinpoint Data
2004 Pam Samaniego, Catalina Marketing
2004 Mary Oster, Target Corporation
2004 Mary Ann Pindulic, Unilever Best Foods
2004 Val Stark, Lion Promotional Solutions
2004 Phil von Stade, VSI Targeting
RECOGNITION AWARD
The Association of Coupon Professionals recognizes individuals and/or companies that significantly contribute to the enhancement of the coupon industry and support the ACP vision of “Helping manufacturers and retailers effectively execute coupon promotions and related incentive programs”
PAST RECIPIENTS
2023 Camille Lehman, Wells Enterprises
2023 Scarlett Jackson, Inmar
2023 Justin McMahon, Mandlik & Rhodes
2020-22 Bill Wunner, Coupons in the News
2020-22 David Lake, Center on Shadow Economics
2020-22 Brandi Johnson, Brett Watson and Jeff Hudson, The Coupon Bureau