Category Archives: Awards

Sammie Springfield Book Wins Printing Awards

Fist bumps to Watkins Lithography in Kansas City for receiving multiple awards for printing the Sammie Springfield Spokesmonkey book used by the CVB earlier this year in a campaign targeting meeting planners. The company won gold in Best of Show, Judges’ Choice, Best of Kansas City and platinum in Division 3 in the Printing and [...]
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Congratulations, DoubleTree!

The CVB staff wishes to congratulation the DoubleTree by Hilton Springfield on receiving the Crystal Cookie Award presented by the DoubleTree by Hilton company. For the second year in a row, the hotel has received the Crystal Cookie Award. The Crystal Cookie celebrates hotels that demonstrate an extraordinary commitment to embracing the brand’s CARE culture [...]
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You’re Invited to Honor CVB Board Member

Restaurateur and entrepreneur Paul Sundy, a member of the Convention & Visitors Bureau board of directors, will be the recipient of the 2013 Excellence in Business Award, to be presented by Ozarks Technical Community College Friday, April 12. The award ceremony will be held from 7:30-9 a.m. at the White River Conference Center, 600 West [...]
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History Museum to Receive Route 66 Award

The History Museum on the Square will receive an award from The Route 66 Association of Missouri at 11 a.m. Saturday, March 16, 2013, at their new exhibit location on Route 66 at 155 Park Central Square. All are welcome to attend. The Route 66 Association of Missouri recognizes several preservation projects along Route 66 [...]
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CVB Board Member Receives OTC’s Excellence in Business Award

Restaurateur and entrepreneur Paul Sundy will be the recipient of the 2013 Excellence in Business Award, to be presented by Ozarks Technical Community College Friday, April 12. The award ceremony will be held from 7:30-9 a.m. at the White River Conference Center, 600 West Sunshine Street in Springfield. The event will include “A Conversation with [...]
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Congratulations, Bob Belote!

Congratulations to Bob Belote, director at the Springfield-Greene County Parks Department! He received the Missouri Park & Recreation Association’s prestigious Fellow Award Feb. 28 at the Missouri Parks and Recreation Association (MPRA) Annual Convention Banquet.
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Photos From Awards Banquet Available Online

The Springfield Convention & Visitors Bureau presented the 2013 Salute to Travel & Tourism Awards Feb. 28 at the Ramada Oasis Convention Center. ——————————————————————————————————————————- Click here to see photos from the event and click here to view the video honoring Tracy Kimberlin. ——————————————————————————————————————————- The Pinnacle Award was presented to Tracy Kimberlin, president of the CVB [...]
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Pinnacle Award Presented to CVB President Tracy Kimberlin

Last night we presented the 2013 Salute to Travel & Tourism Awards at the Ramada Oasis Convention Center. It was an incredible experience and one we won’t soon forget. Thank you to everyone involved, especially our sponsors. Without you, this night couldn’t have happened. For those who don’t know, the Pinnacle Award was given to [...]
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Congratulations to the Sales Team at Ramada Oasis!

The Ramada Oasis Hotel & Convention Center in Springfield was recently awarded the best “Sales Team of the Year” for 2012 by Wyndham Worldwide.  The award was announced at this year’s Wyndham Revenue Generation Summit in Puerto Rico.  Wyndham Worldwide represents over 7,000 hotels throughout the world and is headquartered in Parsippany, NJ. “It was [...]
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CVB Reschedules Awards Banquet Due to Weather

The Springfield Convention & Visitors Bureau has rescheduled the 2013 Salute to Travel & Tourism awards banquet tonight. The banquet has been rescheduled for 6 p.m. Feb. 28 at the Ramada Oasis Hotel & Convention Center. We hope to see you there in your 1950′s-era costumes! For more information, call 417-881-5300 or 800-678-8767. Awards are [...]
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