2023 Ellis Rudy Memorial Lifetime Achievement Award
hours to make sure we have available hotel rooms, moderating temperatures when possible, and ensuring all NADOA’s needs are met. I am sure this individual could tell us a few horror stories as well as remarkable success stories from the many institutes with which they have been involved. This individual’s greatest accomplishment was that of being our NADOA President in a very unprecedented year. They spent a long year as 2nd Vice President finding that perfect place to host their Presidential year. Then something we have never dealt with hit. COVID. They and the board had to make the hard decision to cancel NADOA’s Institute. This individual did not get to see all their hard work to fruition. Nevertheless, this individual always has what is best for NADOA at the forefront of what they do and made the
This year’s recipient has worked tirelessly in the background for NADOA their entire career. They have in fact worked on several of our Institute Committees, such as Hospitality and Hotel. Their work on Hospitality has enabled us to have magnificent events all while being fed well and staying within budget. And let us not forget those Thursday Night events; can you imagine the responsibility of planning such a large evening event? • Picking the event • Theme • Entertainment • Food • Will attendees enjoy themselves? • Cost • Logistics I could go on. But what I can imagine is the organizational and delegation skills needed to pull this type of event off and this year’s recipient excels in these gifts. This individual has headed up the Hotel committee on several occasions, working long
hard decision of canceling their presidential year 2020 NADOA Institute for the safety of our members. Please help me in congratulating Luanne Johnson as the 2023 recipient of the NADOA Membership Recognition
Lifetime Achievement Award
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