Alexandria, VA – October 6, 2008 – The Club Managers Association of America (CMAA) is pleased to announce that its magazine, Club Management, has designated G. Mead Grady, CCM, the 2008 Club Executive/Manager of the Year. Grady is general manager of the Peachtree Golf Club, Atlanta, GA.
A past president of CMAA (1988) and a board member during 1974 – 1976 and 1984 – 1986, Grady currently serves on The Club Foundation Board of Directors, a position he has held since 1989. He is a member of the Georgia Chapter of CMAA and is on the Georgia State University Industry Board.
Club Management, published by Naylor, LLC, which partners with CMAA to produce the magazine, honored Grady with this prestigious award following a rigorous nomination, evaluation and selection process. The Club Executive/Manager of the Year award (formerly known as the Club Manager of the Year award) is presented to the club executive/manager who most embodies the intelligence, values, vision and professionalism necessary for success in the profession. Kopplin & Kuebler, leaders in private club executive placement, have made a five-year commitment to sponsor the award.
“The publishers of Club Management have taken the very best of the former Club Manager of the Year award process to continue the traditions of the club management profession and to recognize outstanding achievement,” says CMAA Chief Executive Officer Jim Singerling, CCM, CEC. “Club Management has certainly enhanced the image of our profession by designating G. Mead Grady, CCM, the 2008 Club Executive/Manager of the Year.”
About CMAA – The Club Managers Association of America is the professional Association for managers of membership clubs. CMAA has close to 7,000 members across all classifications. Our manager members run more than 3,000 country, golf, city, athletic, faculty, yacht, town and military clubs. The objectives of the Association are to promote and advance friendly relations among persons connected with the management of clubs and other associations of similar character; to encourage the education and advancement of its members; and to assist club officers and members, through their managers, to secure the utmost in efficient and successful operations.
About Club Management – Club Management magazine is produced six times a year as a benefit to members of the Club Managers Association of America. The primary objective of Club Management is to provide best-practices information to managers of membership clubs.
Contact:
Gerry Romano
(703) 739-9500
gerry.romano@cmaa.org
www.cmaa.org
