Howard Feiertag, CMP Given Lifetime Achievement Award by HSMAI

Distinguished industry icon and educator Howard Feiertag, CMP, CHME, CHA, and 1999 inductee into CIC’s Hall of Leaders, was recently honored with a lifetime achievement award from the Hospitality Sales & Marketing Association (HSMAI) during its Adrian Awards Gala in New York. Feiertag, faculty member at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in Blacksburg, Va., was recipient of the Winthrop W. Grice Award for public relations excellence due to his outstanding dedication to his work and to the education of future hospitality professionals over 30 years. With more than 53 years of combined experience in the hospitality and education industries, Feiertag possesses knowledge in convention bureau management; food and beverage; hotel operations; meetings and convention management; sales and marketing; as well as tour and travel. This is the latest honor for Feiertag. In 2004, he received HSMAI’s first annual Excellence in Sales and Marketing Strategy Award, is a "Fellow" and lifetime member of the Institute of Travel Agents, and a charter member of Meeting Professionals International. In its 56th year, the HSMAI Adrian Awards competition has evolved into the world's most-renowned and prestigious advertising, public relations and digital marketing competition tailored for the hospitality, travel and tourism industries.

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