From the press release, "Each year, the Professional Convention Management Association (PCMA) honors outstanding members for their contributions to PCMA and the meetings industry. PCMA will recognize the winners from the main stage of the 59th PCMA annual meeting: Convening Leaders, January 11-14, 2015, in Chicago, IL.

"Each year we continue to be amazed by the accomplishments of our PCMA Achievement Award winners. The individuals and organizations we recognize here today are inspiring leaders, who are making significant contributions to the future of the meetings and events industry," said Deborah Sexton, President and CEO, PCMA."

Here are the CMPs who will be honored by PCMA in January:

The recipient of the 2014 Distinguished Member of the Year Award is Joy Womack, CMP, Director, Event Management, Experient. 

The recipient of the 2014 Distinguished Professional of the Year Award is Carolyn Pund, CMP, CMM, Senior Manager, Global Strategic Meetings Management, Cisco Systems, Inc.

The recipient of the 2014 Outstanding Service to a Chapter Award is Belinda Keota, CMP, CEM, Meeting Manager, Produce Marketing Association. 

To read more about these outstanding CMPs and all of the award winners, please visit PCMA online for the full press release.