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FEATURE
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Best Of Expo
The Awards
During Expo there were plenty
of exceptional accomplishments to
celebrate. e centerpiece event was the
Chairman’s Leadership Dinner, at which
PPAI’s 2017 Hall of Fame inductees were
honored. ey are Margie Price, MAS,
president and owner of St. Louis-based
distributor Premiums Plus, Inc., and Joel
Scha er, MAS, owner of Indian Land,
South Carolina-based supplier Soundline,
LLC. In addition, PPAI presented its
Distinguished Service Award to Joe Scott,
vice president of Chanhassen, Minnesota-
based distributor Scott & Associates,
Inc. and its H. Ted Olson Humanitarian
Award to H. Wayne Roberts, MAS, retired
vice president of Wichita, Kansas-based
Pioneer Balloon and past chair of the PPAI
Board of Directors. PPAI also recognized
this year’s class of PPAI Pioneers. At the
newly designed Block Party, PPAI honored
the exemplary work of dozens of industry
companies with its Pyramid, Supplier
Achievement, Image, Technology and
Supplier Star awards (see awards listings
on pages 100-102).
Gill Studios team
members celebrated
a gold Technology
Award win for their
e-commerce website at
the 2017 Walk of Fame
awards presentation.
PPEF supporter
Paul Lage, MAS, (left)
and board trustee
Wayne Greenberg,
MAS, conducted
a live auction to
bene t PPEF during
a reception held just
before the Chairman’s
Leadership Dinner.
PPAI President and CEO Paul Bellantone, CAE, (far left) and Chair Tom Goos, MAS, (far right) celebrate with top honorees (from left): Distinguished Service Award
recipient Joe Scott; H. Ted Olson Humanitarian Award recipient H. Wayne Roberts, MAS; and Hall of Fame inductees Margie Price, MAS, and Joel Schaffer, MAS.