PPAI Announces 2012 HOF, Distinguished Service Honorees

August 25, 2011

Promotional Products Association Intl. (PPAI) announced the 2012 PPAI Hall of Fame inductees Bob Davis, CAS, and Paul Lage, MAS, and the recipient of the 2012 PPAI Distinguished Service Award, Margie Price, MAS, at the North American Leadership Conference in Denver.

The PPAI Hall of Fame recognizes industry professionals for outstanding contributions to the promotional products industry and community.

PPAI’s 75th Hall of Fame inductee Bob Davis, CAS, owns Specialty Incentives, Inc., Denver, and has been an active member of the industry for 31 years. He is a past chairman of the PPAI Board (2001) and PPEF board member, 1998-2001 and 2005-2008, and has served on PPAI’s Strategic Planning Committee, Conventions Committee, Education Committee, Leadership Advisory Council and as the board liaison to the Regional Association Council. He became an Honorary Lifetime Member in 2002.


Fellow inductee and 76th Hall of Famer Paul Lage, MAS, is a 25-year veteran of the promotional products industry. His career began at Gill Studios, working in marketing and as an account executive. After leadership roles at BIC Graphic and later at Norwood, he returned to Gill as president and CEO in 2010. He is a past chairman of PPAI Board (2003) and has been actively involved with the Promotional Products College Education Foundation (PPCEF — now PPEF). He became an Honorary Lifetime Member in 2004.

Distinguished Service Award honoree Margie Price, MAS, is president and owner of Premiums Plus, St. Louis. The PPAI Distinguished Service Award recognizes members who generously give their time and energy for the benefit of the association through volunteer service and leadership. She served on the PPAI board from 2002-2005 and as chair of PPEF in 2004. Price has served on numerous committees, including the Strategic Planning Committee, the Global Strategic Council and the Women’s Leadership Conference Action Group. She is currently a member of PPAI’s Government Relations Advisory Council and the Leadership Advisory Council. Additionally, she recently was honored with the PPAI Woman of Achievement Award.



The Hall of Fame inductees, as well as recipients of the distinguished service and new H. Ted Olson Humanitarian awards, will be recognized at the Chairman’s Leadership Dinner on Jan. 5, 2012 during The PPAI Expo, which will be held on Jan. 4-6, 2012.

For more information, visit ppai.org. — S.G.



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