2001 Event Solutions Spotlight Award Recipients
2001 - St. Louis
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 2001 Event Solutions Spotlight Awards go to…
| Category | Winner | Company |
| Event Planner of the Year | Patti Coons, CSEP | Patti Coons & Associates, Orlando |
| Caterer of the Year | Pauline Parry | Good Gracious! Events, Los Angeles |
| Designer of the Year | Bob Blaesing | Experience by Design, Atlanta |
| Rising Star | Mark Musters | Musters & Co., New York City |
| Technical Producer of the Year | John Jakob | Abbey Party Rents, Dallas |
Entertainer of the Year | Greg Franks | Greg Franks Entertainment, Aptos, Calif. |
| Rental Professional of the Year | Susan Kidwell | The Stuart Rental Company, Sunnyvale, Calif. |
| Event Site Professional of the Year | Steven Foster | Circle R Ranch, Flower Mound, Tex. |
| Corporate Planner of the Year | Steve Budow | Deloitte Consulting, Atlanta |
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Support Professional of the Year | Linda Libby | Tribble Creative Group, Charlotte, N.C. |
| Innovation | Rainer Schramm | Losberger Intertent GmbH, Bad Rappenau, Germany |
Samaritan Service | Steve Kemble | Steve Kemble Event Design, Dallas |
| Visionary | Richard Aaron, CMP, CSEP |
BiZBash.com, New York City |
| Award of Gratitude | Murray Vale | A-1 Tablecloth Co., Hackensack, N.J. |