NSA/CO Awards

NSA Colorado – Awards & Designations

The NSA Colorado Chapter bestows three types of awards upon its most deserving members.

Honorary Lifetime Membership Award
The Sabah Award
Member Of The Year Award

The National Speakers Association grants two designations

CSP – Certified Speaking Professional
CPAE – Speaker Hall Of Fame® – Council Of Peers Award of Excellence

The Honorary Lifetime Service Award:

The Honorary Lifetime Service Award is bestowed upon deserving NSA/Colorado members exclusively at the discretion of the NSA/Colorado Board of Directors.

Recipients Of The Honorary Lifetime Membership Award:

Roger Masquelier, CSP
Joe Sabah
Judy Sabah

The Sabah Award:

The Sabah Award is named after the co-founders of NSA/Colorado (formerly Colorado Speakers Association), Joe and Judy Sabah. This award is given to a NSA/Colorado member for outstanding, consistent, and long-term contribution to NSA/Colorado. This award is given at the discretion of the, then, current president of NSA/Colorado.

Recipients of the Sabah Award:

2007: Dick Bruso
2006: Elaine Dumler
2004: Laura Stack, CSP
2002: Mark Sanborn, CSP, CPAE
2001: Suzanne Vaughan
2000: Pam Gordon
1999: Bob Wendover
1998: Scott Friedman, CSP
1997: Fred Holden
1996: Tom Letourneau
1995: Joe Sabah, Judy Sabah

Member Of The Year Award:

The Member of the Year Award is given to a NSA/Colorado member. It is nominated and voted upon annually by the members of the NSA/Colorado Chapter and is presented at the President’s Gala. It is a peer recognition award for service and contribution to this chapter during that specific year.

Recipients of the Member Of The Year Award:

2009: Christie Ward
2008: Christie Ward
2007: Bob Cox
2006: Debbie Taylor
2005: Rob Schenk
2004: Don Cooper
2003: Kay Baker
2002: Tom Letourneau
2001: Kay Johnson
2001: Tom Dearth
2000: Vilis Ozols, MBA, CSP
1999: Jay Arthur
1998: Dee Dukehart
1997: Margie Seyfer & Ruby Newell-Legner

The Scott Friedman Award:

Scott Friedman Award is named after the former NSA National President and twice former President of NSA/Colorado. The award is given to a NSA/Colorado member in recognition of his/her outstanding contribution in advancing the speaking profession. This award is given at the discretion of the, then, current president of NSA/Colorado.

2008: Debbie Taylor
2007: Sarah Michel
2006: Pam Gordon
2005: Scott Friedman

National Speakers Association – Professional Designations

CSP- Certified Speaking Professional: A description of the CSP designation and a list of NSA/Colorado Speakers who have earned the Certified Speaking Professional designation from the National Speakers Association.

CPAE – Council of Peers Award for Excellence: A description of the CPAE Speaker Hall of Fame® Award and a list of NSA/Colorado members who have been selected to the National Speakers Association CPAE Speaker Hall Of Fame.