Alexandria, VA | The Chapter Presidents’ Council (CPC) of the National Business Travel Association (NBTA) today announced winners of the 2009 Business Travel Professional Service Awards and the 2009 CPC scholarship program. The CPC, a board-level committee of NBTA, is made up of the Presidents of NBTA’s 40 U.S. Chapters.

Business Travel Professional Service Awards Winners

The NBTA CPC Business Travel Professional Service Awards honor 11 members of NBTA’s U.S. Chapters whose contributions to the corporate travel industry have most significantly advanced the business. The 2009 winners, who will be honored at a CPC dinner Saturday before the 2009 NBTA International Convention & Exposition in San Diego, are:

  • Robyn Gilmartin, CTE, New York State BTA
  • Robyn Hallock, CTC, Connecticut-Westchester BTA
  • Christle Johnson, CCTE, Texas BTA
  • Thomas Klein, CTE, Utah BTA
  • Joann Ladesic, Pittsburgh BTA
  • Bob Levine, New England BTA
  • Kerin McKinnon, New England BTA
  • Pamela J. McTeer, C.P.M, CTC, Rocky Mountain BTA
  • Michelle Osterhaus, CCTE, Texas BTA
  • Denise Truso, CCTE, North Central BTA
  • Mark Ziegler, CCTE, Bay Area BTA

Jim McMullan, President of the NBTA CPC and Past President of the St. Louis BTA, said, “Many corporate travel professionals who become national and international thought leaders in the business travel industry begin their climb in NBTA chapters, providing leadership and support at the grassroots level. The NBTA Chapter Presidents’ Council is proud to honor these chapter members whose efforts demonstrate exemplary dedication to the industry.”

Scholarship Winners

The NBTA CPC scholarship program helps business travel professionals pursue education opportunities that enhance their expertise; encourage local chapter members to become members of NBTA and/or to attend NBTA-sponsored conferences, conventions and seminars; and support chapter programs that accomplish these same goals. Individual scholarships are awarded directly to a member of an NBTA chapter, and the chapter scholarship is awarded to a chapter to benefit members of that organization. The 2009 NBTA CPC Scholarship Winners are:

Individual - NBTA Convention Registration

  • Sashi Cousins, Silicon Valley BTA
  • Stephanie Valdez, Silicon Valley BTA

Individual - First Year of NBTA Membership

  • Emily Stewart, Austin BTA
  • Emilie Gratwick, Kansas City BTA

Individual - CPC Memorial Scholarship, $1,000 Scholarship for NBTA Education Sessions (CTE, CCTE or GLP)

  • Amanda Somers, CCTE, Georgia BTA

Individual - $500 Scholarship for NBTA Education Sessions (CTE, CCTE or GLP)

  • Tom Klein, CTE, Utah BTA
  • Nicole LeBoeuf, New England BTA
  • Pam McTeer, C.P.M, CMM, Rocky Mountain BTA
  • Marianne Mellado, Austin BTA
  • Adi Sidhwa, New York City BTA
  • Vivian Smith, CCTE, Chicago BTA
  • Wayne Ubanek, Chicago BTA
  • Nick Wambach, CCTE, New York City BTA
  • Mike White, CCTE, Virginia BTA

Chapter Scholarship

  • North Central BTA

McMullan said, “This year’s scholarship recipients are well-deserving, having shown the necessary drive to further their careers and advance the industry as a whole. We look forward to seeing each winner take advantage of these exciting opportunities and stand ready to support them in continued enhancement efforts.”

About the 2009 NBTA International Convention & Exposition | Widely recognized as the must-attend event for business travel buyers, suppliers, industry leaders and business travel journalists, the 2009 NBTA International Convention & Exposition will be held in San Diego August 23-26, 2009. More than 5,000 travel professionals are expected to take advantage of the Convention’s programming, designed to empower attendees to maximize value for their companies, including more than 65 seminars on the most important topics in business travel, more than 400 companies exhibiting in the Expo and countless opportunities for networking with peers. For details, visit .

About the Global Business Travel Association

The Global Business Travel Association (GBTA) is the world's premier business travel and meetings trade organization headquartered in the Washington, D.C. area with operations on six continents. GBTA's members manage more than $345 billion of global business travel and meetings expenditures annually. GBTA delivers world-class education, events, research, advocacy, and media to a growing global network of more than 28,000 travel professionals and 125,000 active contacts.

About the GBTA Foundation

The mission of the GBTA Foundation, the US 501c3 charitable arm of GBTA, is to help the global business travel industry create a positive impact and a better future for people and the planet. The GBTA Foundation focuses on the strategy and execution of GBTA's global sustainability programs, supporting initiatives related to climate action; diversity, equity and inclusion; and other talent-related topics via education, research and advocacy.

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