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Awards Programs and Competitions

Thank you for your interest in TMA awards programs and competitions. Descriptions and links to entry guidelines are provided below. Please direct questions to the following members of TMA’s professional staff:

• Turnaround and Transaction of the Year Awards: Donna Steigerwald at 1-312-242-6040 or dsteigerwald@turnaround.org
• Chapter and Contribution of the Year Awards: Laura Ivaldi at 1-312-242-6030 or livaldi@turnaround.org
• Butler-Cooley Excellence in Teaching Awards: Michele Drayton at 1-312-242-6044 or mdrayton@turnaround.org
• Student Paper Awards: Laura Ivaldi at 1-312-242-6030 or livaldi@turnaround.org
• Turnaround, Restructuring, and Distressed Investing Industry Hall of Fame: Linda Delgadillo at 1-312-242-6028 or ldelgadillo@turnaround.org

TMA ANNUAL AWARDS PROGRAM 

Turnaround and Transaction Awards

Thank you for your entries in the Turnaround and Transaction Awards program. The awards program is closed as of the May 5, 2008, entry deadline. Winners will be recognized at TMA’s 20th Anniversary Annual Convention in New Orleans, October 27-29. Please continue to visit this Web site for details about the launch of the 2009 Turnaround and Transaction of the Year awards.

Chapters of the Year, Outstanding Individual Contribution

Entries for the 2008 Chapter of the Year, Most Improved Chapter of the Year, and Outstanding Individual Contribution Awards will be accepted starting in fall 2008. Please continue to visit this website for details. 

• Please click here for general information about the awards, including Turnaround, Transaction, Chapter, and Individual Contribution Awards.
• View a complete list of past award recipients

TMA also periodically presents Lifetime Achievement Awards and Chairman’s Awards. For details about these awards, including a list of past recipients, please click here.

BUTLER-COOLEY EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING AWARDS

The Butler-Cooley Excellence in Teaching Awards Program honors teachers who have changed the outcome of students’ lives and the communities in which they live. The 2008 entry deadline was May 1, 2008. Winners will be announced in late summer. Winners will be recognized at TMA’s 20th Anniversary Annual Convention in New Orleans, October 27-29.

• Please click here for a list of past award recipients.

THE TURNAROUND, RESTRUCTURING AND DISTRESSED INVESTING INDUSTRY HALL OF FAME

The Turnaround, Restructuring and Distressed Investing Industry Hall of Fame was established in TMA’s 20th Anniversary year to honor and preserve the names of those whose outstanding individual contributions have increased the stature and respect of the industry. The inaugural Hall of Fame inductees will be recognized at TMA’s 20th Anniversary Annual Convention in New Orleans, October 27 - 29.

• Click here to learn more about the inaugural class of inductees. 

CARL MARKS STUDENT PAPER COMPETITION

The Carl Marks Student Paper Competition recognizes outstanding student achievement in the corporate renewal field.  The entry deadline was May 30, 2008. Prize recipients will be recognized at TMA’s 20th Anniversary Annual Convention.  

• View general program information
• View a complete list of past prize recipients
• Read past prize-winning papers

Student papers express the opinions of their authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the directors, officers or members of the TMA.