WithIt Names Audi 2011 Legacy Award Winner

May 26, 2011  by in UnCategorized   

By Home Furnishings Business in on May 27, 2011 Aminy Audi, president and CEO of Stickley Furniture, has been named WithIt's  2011 Legacy Award recipient, an honor bestowed to a woman who has made significant lifetime contributions to the home and furnishings industries.

Nominees for the Education, Mentoring, Future Leader and Leadership awards have also been selected. The award winners will be announced during WithIt's annual educational conference Aug. 23-25 at the Renaissance Raleigh North Hills Hotel in Raleigh, N.C.

"Wisdom, Work, Wealth: Winning Insights to Reshape Your World" will attract furniture, bedding and furnishings industry professionals in the manufacturing, retail and design segments. The WOW Awards dinner and ceremony will be held Aug. 24 at the hotel.

Here are the nominees for the other WOW awards:

Education Award

• Lauren West, director of education and eevelopment for Natuzzi Americas Inc.;
• W. W. Epperson, Jr., partner, Mann, Armistead & Epperson, Ltd., and 
• Michelle Lamb, editorial director, Marketing Directions Inc./The Trend Curve.

Mentoring Award

• Mary Frye, president, HFIA;
• Peggy Burns, queen bee, Circle Furniture, and
• Catherine Morsell, executive director, ITMA.

Leadership Award

• Dorothy Belshaw, senior vice president and director, NYIGF, GLM dmg::events;
• Joni Greeson, COO, Collectic Home, and
• Connie Lineberry, vice president marketing, Furniture/Today.

Future Leader Award

• Tammy Nagem, COO, High Point Market Authority;
• Holly Blalock, vice president of merchandising and marketing, C.R. Laine, and
• Comer Wear, marketing director, Century Furniture.

Online registration for the conference and the WOW Awards banquet is available, as are sponsorship opportunities. For more information, contact Sara Lyke, WithIt executive director.