The second annual "Best of Direct" award ceremony spotlighting achievement in direct marketing was held at National Geographic during their Terra Cotta Warriors exhibit, on December 2, 2009.

The event was a joint effort of the Direct Marketing Association of Washington and the DMAW Education Foundation. These two organizations are united by their commitment to provide education and networking opportunities to a multi-faceted community. For the DMAW the community is comprised of industry newcomers, as well as professionals interested in both continuing education and networking opportunities. The EF is dedicated to educating young people about the possibilities of direct marketing as a career in addition to developing faculty understanding of the industry.

The direct response community of the Washington, DC area is a vibrant one. The ceremony honored many of those organizations and individuals who have contributed to this strength.


Best of Direct 2009
200DirectMarketersCan'tAllBeWrong

2000 Direct Marketers Can't All Be Wrong

2009BestofDirectWhatAProgram

2009 Best of Direct - What A Program!

2009DMAWPresidentGrahamRuffels

2009 DMAW President Graham Ruffels

AARPAcceptstheCovetedSiskAward

AARP Accepts the Coveted Sisk Award

AARPAcceptstheSiskAwardforDirectMarketingVision

AARP Accepts the Sisk Award for Direct Marketing Vision

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A Celebration Worthy of A Beautiful Smile

ADAWinnerRickWhelanAboutToBeHonored

ADA Winner Rick Whelan About To Be Honored

ADAWinnerRickWhelanAlwaysMakesUsSmile

ADA WInner Rick Whelan Always Makes Us Smile

ADirectCrowdHonorstheBest

A Direct Crowd Honors The Best

AGatheringofDM'sFinest

A Gathering of DM's Finest

AnAwardsCeremonyforWashington'sDirectMarketingCommunity

An Awards Ceremony for Washington's DM Community

AnAwardWinningCrowd

An Award Winning Crowd

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A Rising Star About To Be Honored

AStandingOvationforADAWinnerRickWhelan

A Standing Ovation for ADA Winner Rick Whelan

DiveIn,Celebrants

Dive In, Celebrants

DrTracyTutonReceivestheMichaelO'HaraAward

Dr. Tracy Tuton Receives the Michael O'Hara Award

EmceeSymaMendelsohn

Emcee Syma Mendelsohn

EmergingLeaderMikaelaKingStepsUp

Emerging Leader Mikaela King Steps Up

EmergingLeaderMikealaKingTakesHerTrophy

Emerging Leader Mikaela King Takes Her Trophy

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Food and Happy Conversation

FriendsMeetUp

Friends Meet Up

FromRickWhelanAFewDirectTales

From Rick Whelan, A Few Direct Tales

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Geoff Peters 2009 DMAW Volunteer of the Year

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Geoff Peters Catches Up With Donna Tschiffely

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Glad to Say Happy Holidaze

Here,HaveAnHorsD'oeuvres

Here, Have An Hors D'oeuvres

JanetSeeleyandFriend

Janet Seely and Friend

JinnyFleischmanPassestheADAtoRickWhelan

Jinny Fleischman Passes the ADA to Rick Whelan

KarenDepewandtheGitlitz's

Karen Depew and the Gitlitz's

MeganMilesIstheJohnSwainMemorialScholar

Megan Miles Is the John Swain Memorial Scholar

MendelsohnPraisesAnEmergingLeader

Mendelsohn Praises An Emerging Leader

MendolsohnPayTributeToMeganMiles

Mendelsohn Pays Tribute To Megan Miles

MinglingandNetworking

Mingling and Networking

OnBehalfofAARP

On Behalf of AARP

ReadytoCelebrate

Ready to Celebrate

Registration Table

Registration Table

RickWhelanADAWinner

Rick Whelan ADA Winner

RickWhelanBestoftheBest

Rick Whelan Best of the Best

SiskWinnerAARPSharesAMovingVideo

Sisk Winner AARP Shares A Moving Video

SymaMendelsohn,EmceeExtraordinaire

Syma Mendelsohn, Emcee Extraordinaire

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Syman Mendelsohn and the Sisk Winners from AARP

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Syma Mendelsohn Has Words of Praise for Emerging Leader Mikaela King

SymaMendelsohnHonorsRisingStarBarbPerell

Syma Mendelsohn Honors Rising Star Barb Perell

SymaMendelsohnLeadstheCeremony

Syma Mendelsohn Leads the Ceremony

SymaMendelsohnSharesAJokeWithRickWhelan

Syma Mendelsohn Shares A Joke With Rick Whelan

TheCrowdHonorsItsBest

The Crowd Honors Its Best

TheMashedPotatoBarSurprisedEverybody

The Mashed Potato Bar Surprised Everybody

TheMashedPotatoBarWasAHit

The Mashed Potato Bar Was A Hit

TheRisingStarAboutToBeHonored

The Rising Star About To Be Honored

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Waiting for the Guest and Honorees