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"Through its trade shows and meetings, ARA has enabled me to meet many people outside of my huge territory, all of whom convinced me that I made the right choice to work in the awards and recognition industry."

2008 ARA Sales Representative of the Year,
Tom Boivin, Tropar Manufacturing, Florham Park, NJ



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ARA 2008-2009 Product Contest

ARA Retailer Awards

Best Trophy

Champagne Recognition, Carlsbad, CA
Lori Champagne
World Equestrian Games commemorative award, lasered and hand-filled into acrylic and metal

      

     


Best Plaque
     

B-J Trophies Awards & Gifts, Ocala, FL
Brian Hershberger
An LED edge-lit display, with laser-cut metallic film and sublimated photography
on laser acrylic.

  

     


Best Engraving
     

McCubbin Trophy & Engraving, Forest City, IA
Lee McCubbin
Laser engraving on white Corian and darkened using Blackout laser fill

  

     


Most Creative
     

Champagne Recognition, Carlsbad, CA
Lori Champagne
Successsful Halloween event commemorated with bend frosted acrylic, including 25 names and eight departments

  

     


Best Sublimation
     

The Trophy Shop, Inc, Norridge, IL
Wayne Jarosz
Sponsor car show calendar

  

     


Best Sandblasting
     

Champagne Recognition, Carlsbad, CA
Lori Champagne
Memorial to Olympic champion horse, Graf George, carved into glass and lasered into lit frame

  

     


Best Recognition Package
     

Champagne Recognition, Carlsbad, CA
Lori Champagne
Team Cuisine fundraising items for U.S. Olympic Equestrian Team, using embroidery lasering and sandblasting

  

 

ARA Supplier Awards

 


Best Supplier Catalog
     

JDS Industries, Sioux Falls, SD
Scott Sletten

  

     


Best Supplier Retail Catalog
     

JDS Industries, Sioux Falls, SD
Scott Sletten

  

     


Best New Technology
     

Victory, Chicago, IL
Stan Rosenberg
Pocket perpetual plaques feature a patent-pending pocket design providing easy assembly.

  

     


Trophy Component
     

Plastic Dress-Up, El Monte, CA
Cathy Garcia
Color scene riser includes an exquisitely detailed, full-color baseball, softball, and soccer sport icon.

  

     


Plaque Component
     

Victory, Chicago, IL
Stan Rosenberg
Pocket plaques combine walnut and metal plates with easy release pockets, ensuring proper plate placement.

  

     


Engravable Material
     

Awardcraft/Visions Awards, Celina, OH
M. Franklin
Iridescent glass and multicolored slate make up this unique award

  

     


Most Creative
     

Plastic Dress-Up, El Monte, CA
Cathy Garcia
Cobra medal patent-pending kickstand design enables medal to also be a free-standing award.

  

     


Imprintable
     

Johnson Plastics, Minneapolis, MN
Margaret Johnson
Sublimatable tile frame kit