ACTE 2003 Awards Program

ACTE Advancing the Industry Award

The Advancing the Industry Award honors extraordinary, innovative professionals whose achievements have resulted in positive change and can serve as a model for their peers.

ACTE Canada Recipient - Kathy Pavelich , Director, travel and administrative services, TELUS, was the honored recipient of the Advancing The Industry Award, presented to ACTE members who demonstrate the highest degree of initiative and innovative thinking as an example to the industry. Kathy Pavelich led a team from TELUS to a best-in-class booking solution for the company's business travelers. Her management strategy and communication skills resulted in an 80% adoption rate. Canadian peers now benchmark against TELUS in cost savings as a result.

ACTE EMEA Recipient - Bernd Burkhardt, Travel Manager, DaimlerChrysler AG, Bernd was nominated by TQ3 Travel Solutions for his efforts as the driving force behind a major re-engineering project of their travel management program and for the successful implementation of an end to end business solution at DaimlerChrysler AG.

ACTE United States Recipient - Eric Peter, Manager, travel services, Merck & Co. Inc. was this year's Advancing the Industry Award from the United States. Peter was honored for leadership skills exhibited throughout the Merck Travel Services e-Solution initiative. He served as the project manager for an e-solution initiative that consisted of four interdependent technology-driven projects -- profile management, online booking, a mid-office solution and supplier access to secured Merck Travel Web site. The success of the project was based on solid teamwork -- encompassing the efforts of 70 members.

ACTE President's Award

The President's Award is given to one member from each of the organization's four global regions for outstanding service to their colleagues through association programs.

ACTE Canada Recipient - Yvonne Kerns, Global travel manager, CIBC. Kerns served on the 2002 Toronto Executive Forum Planning Committee, the Munich Steering Committee, and the 2002 Nominations Committee. She was honored for her commitment to professional education.





ACTE EMEA Recipient - Nadine Dewart, EMEA Travel Manager, BMC Software and ACTE Regional Chair for EMEA was honored for her contributions to ACTE's international agenda and global educational program. She was presented with the EMEA President's Award for "countless hours of volunteer service to the association -- and ultimately -- the travel management profession." ACTE's former President Mark Williams described Dewart as the personification of change and "one who best exemplifies the changing role of the business travel manager."
ACTE United States Recipient - Caro L. Cook, Senior transportation officer for the International Monetary Fund received the President's for her continued involvement in association planning and educational programming. She has served on the Washington DC Executive Forum Committee in 2002, as well as conference advisor and member of numerous steering committees. Cook also served as co-host of the 2002 LAS Conference.

ACTE Distinguished Fellow Award

The Distinguished Fellow Award is presented to the membership team that conducted the highest-rated educational session at a previous ACTE Global Conference.
2003 Global Conference, April, Las Vegas, NV USA
Procurement and Travel, A Success Story
Presenters:
Margaret Moynihan, Director, Global Conference/Travel Groups, Deloitte & Touche
Mike McMahon, Chief Procurement Officer, Deloitte & Touche

2002 Global Conference, October, Munich Germany
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Presenters:
David Ogilvie -- Vice president, global corporate travel, Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.
Hanna Murphy -- Director, travel management, Siemens Shared Services LLC
Peter Schmid -- Managing partner, Impax - Advanced Travel Management
Moderator:
Matthew Davis -- Director of global consulting, American Express Corporate Services