WithIt to Honor Traub with Lifetime Achievement Award

December 16, 2012  by in UnCategorized   

By Home Furnishings Business in Business Strategy on December 17, 2012

Home furnishings professional association WithIt will present Margaret Traub, CEO and president of Adesso Inc., with its highest honor during the 2013 WOW Awards dinner and ceremony in January.

The event will take place Sunday, Jan. 27, at World Market Center-Las Vegas.

Traub will receive the Founders/Lifetime Achievement Award for her commitment to the organization and its mission to advance the careers of female professionals in the home and furnishings industries. As one of the WithIt founders, Traub has performed an integral role in building the organization from nonprofit to professional network comprised of hundreds of professionals. 

"Peggy's commitment to WithIt has no limits," said Betty Lyn Eller, 2013 WithIt president. "She provides invaluable counsel to the board, year after year, and she supports the organization's most vital initiatives, including, most recently, the relaunch of WithIt.org."

In addition to Traub's lifetime achievement honor, WithIt will formally present the 2013 WOW Awards recipients at the ceremony

The winners are:

* Legacy Award -- Kathy Ireland, Kathy Ireland Worldwide;

* Mentoring Award -- Wright Global Graphic Solutions;

* Education Award -- Cheminne Taylor-Smith, High Point Market Authority; 

* Leadership Award -- Kim Knopf, Innovative Mattress Solutions; and 

* Future Leadership Award -- Kiersten Hathcock, Mod Mom Furniture.

 

A cocktail reception begins at 6:30 p.m.; dinner featuring a menu by Todd Clore, an award-winning Las Vegas chef, and the awards presentation will follow. 

Tickets are available for purchase online. Individual tickets are $150; a table of 10 is available for $1,500.

The 2013 WOW Awards are made possible through the support of International Market Centers, Palliser and Wray Ward.