The 2016 honorees through the prestigious awards co-sponsored by Club & Resort Business and the McMahon Group include Brett Morris of The Polo Club of Boca Raton (Fla.); Raymond Kondziela of The Ivanhoe Club in Mundelein, Ill.; Joseph Furlow of the Academy of Magical Arts in Hollywood, Calif.; and Charles C. Johnson of the Detroit Athletic Club. The winners will be recognized at an Awards Dinner held at Interlachen Country Club in Winter Park, Fla., on February 9.
Club & Resort Business and the McMahon Group, Inc., the St. Louis-based consulting firm, have announced the 2016 recipients of the Excellence in Club Management (ECM) Awards, established in 1997 by the McMahon Group and co-sponsored since 2005 by C&RB.
The annual awards are selected through nominations submitted on behalf of qualified candidates by other parties. Award recipients are selected solely on the basis of their achievements at the club they currently manage; “lifetime achievements” are not considered.
A Selection Committee comprised of a peer group of club managers conducts the judging for the ECM Awards; the McMahon Group and Club & Resort Business are not involved in the selection of the winners.
The Selection Committee for the 2016 Awards was chaired by Jeffrey Kreafle, General Manager/COO of Congressional Country Club in Bethesda, Md. A full listing of judges, in addition to information on past winners and on how to nominate candidates for future years’ awards, can be found at the special website for the ECM Awards, www.clubmanageraward.com.
The 2016 Excellence in Club Management winners, along with those from previous years, will be recognized at an Awards Dinner to be held at Interlachen Country Club in Winter Park, Fla., on Thursday, February 9, 2017, in conjunction with the 2017 World Conference of the Club Managers Association of America. The Awards Dinner will be sponsored by ClubCorp, Denehy Club Thinking Partners, ForeTees, Preferred Club, Toro and Yamaha Golf Car.
Presentations will also be held at each winner’s club throughout 2017, and in-depth articles detailing the achievements that led to the selection of each of the winners will appear in issues of Club & Resort Business throughout 2017.
The 2016 Excellence in Club Management winners are:
The James H. Brewer Award (Country/Golf Clubs with 600 or More Full-Privilege Members)
Brett Morris, ECM, The Polo Club of Boca Raton (Fla.)
The Mead Grady Award (Country/Golf Clubs with Fewer than 600 Full-Privilege Members)
Raymond Kondziela, CCM, ECM, The Ivanhoe Club, Mundelein, Ill.
The Mel Rex Award (City, Athletic or Specialty (Non-Golf) Club)
Joseph Furlow, ECM, Academy of Magical Arts, Inc., Hollywood, Calif.
The 2016 Rising Star Award
Charles C. Johnson, CCM, ECM, Detroit Athletic Club
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