2000 Event Solutions Spotlight Award Recipients
2000 - Atlanta
Event Solutions readers voted online to determine this year’s Spotlight Award recipients. The Spotlight Awards Zenith sculptures created by MK Shannon were presented with great fanfare at the Spotlight Awards Evening. The cocktail reception, dinner and after-party celebrated all the recipients and finalists.
And the 2000 Event Solutions Spotlight Awards go to…
| Category | Winner | Company |
| Event Planner of the Year | Jaclyn Bernstein | Empire Force Events, New York City |
| Caterer of the Year | Frank Puleo | Catering by Framboise, Staten Island, N.Y. |
| Designer of the Year | Richard Carbotti | Perfect Surroundings, Newport, R.I. |
Rising Star | Sean DeFreitas | Designs by Sean, Dania, Fla. |
| Technical Producer of the Year | Denis O’Regan | Fireworks Concepts, Wilmington, Del. |
| Entertainer of the Year |
Jean Francois | Extreme Art, Las Vegas |
Rental Professional of the Year | Irene DeBoer | DeBoer Structures, Atlanta |
| Event Site Professional of the Year | Kathy Davis | SciTrek Museum, Atlanta |
| Corporate Planner of the Year | Gale Kohl | Walt Disney Imagineering, Glendale, Calif. |
| Support Professional of the Year | Shari Hirsch | Patti Coons & Associates, Orlando |
| Innovation |
Mitchell Kelldorf | SculptChair, Scottsdale, Ariz. |
| Visionary | Dr. Joe Goldblatt | George Washington University, Washington,D.C. |
Samaritan Service | Earl Hargrove, Jr. |
Hargrove, Inc., Lanham, Mary. |
| Award of Gratitude | Bobbi Taylor | BT Event Production, Breckenridge, Co. |