The 2015 winners for the Excellence in Club Management Awards co-sponsored by McMahon Group and Club & Resort Business.
McMahon Group, Inc., the St. Louis-based consulting firm, and Club & Resort Business have announced the 2015 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 C&RB are not involved in the selection of the winners.
The Selection Committee for the 2015 Awards was chaired by Kevin Vitale, CCM, General Manager/COO of Baltusrol Golf Club, Springfield, N.J. 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.
In-depth articles detailing the achievements that led to the selection of the winners will appear in issues of C&RB throughout 2016.
2015 Rising Star AwardShawn Wilkes, CCM, ECM Carmel CC’s General Manager, John Schultz, CCM, CCE, ECM, is himself an Excellence in Club Management award-winner (“Military Precision,” C&RB, April 2010). That lends special weight to Schultz’s characterization of his Clubhouse Manager, Shawn Wilkes, as the “quintessence of excellence in club management, providing inspirational leadership to his staff and continually seeking ways to improve the members’ experience and excitement at Carmel.” Schultz continued: “Simply put, Shawn has made Carmel more relevant to the 1,375 member families that we serve. It’s actually difficult to grasp all that he has accomplished for our club in just three years here. He is tireless in his enthusiasm to serve his staff and the membership.” |
A Celebration of ExcellenceIn addition to presentations at their individual clubs that will be held throughout the coming year, the 2015 Excellence in Club Management winners, along with those from previous years, will be recognized at an Awards Dinner to be held at the San Diego Yacht Club on Tuesday, February 23, in conjunction with the 2016 World Conference of the Club Managers Association of America. This year’s Awards Dinner will be sponsored by ClubCorp, Denehy Club Thinking Partners, ForeTees LLC, Preferred Club, Toro and Yamaha Golf Car. |
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