Lamb Receives IABC Chair’s Award

Jennie Lamb, a graphic designer for the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences’ (CVM) Communications office and president of the Brazos Valley IABC chapter, has been recognized with the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC) 2018 Chair’s Award.

Lamb was honored with the award for her tireless work on behalf of the organization by IABC chair Sharon Hunter at the Leaders Reception during the IABC World Conference on June 2 in Montréal.

Jennie Lamb“It is an honor to recognize Jennie’s volunteer commitment to IABC, her passion and drive to lead by example and tireless support of IABC initiatives, large and small,” Hunter said. “Her dedication to professional practice, as evidenced by well-deserved awards both at the regional and chapter level, makes her a model for IABC leadership and a professional communicator committed to excellence. I can’t thank Jennie enough for her contributions to our community and engagement on a global scale.”

Echoing that sentiment, Stephanie Doute,  executive director of IABC, said, “Jennie has served as a passionate volunteer for IABC through her dedicated leadership at the chapter level and her participation in various international committees, which all serve to drive a successful IABC. Jennie has a strong ability to see how all of the parts of IABC come together to support one another and to create a thriving association at every level. Her focus on building connection for members, advancing the profession, and developing communication professionals comes to life through her work with the program advisory committee, the ethics committee, her commitment to the IABC Foundation, and her leadership of the Brazos Valley chapter. I am proud to be able to congratulate and celebrate Jennie Lamb, a most deserving recipient of the IABC Chair’s Award.”

Lamb has supported science in higher education for most of her 20-year career as a graphic designer and professional communicator.

For the past decade, she has been a member of the CVM Communications team, and she also provides freelance and pro bono design and communication consulting for nonprofits such as Hospice Brazos Valley, Inc., and The Lilith Fund for Reproductive Equity, while continuing to co-produce her family’s Classic Country music radio show, Brazos Valley Gold.

She holds a Bachelor of Journalism degree in media studies from the University of Texas at Austin.

Her work has been recognized by the Texas Community Newspaper Association, the Suburban Newspaper Association, the Society for Technical Communication, and by IABC with 17 Bronze Quill Awards, and five Silver Quill Awards.

In 2016, Lamb received the IABC Southern Region Communicator of the Year award and was a member of the job task analysis working group for the Strategic Communication Management Professional (SCMP) certification.

In addition to serving on the IABC ethics committee, Lamb is the awards director for IABC’s Southern Region.

The IABC Chair’s Award is conferred annually upon volunteer IABC members whose efforts, which include positively enhancing the organization’s reputation and image, have gone above and beyond that of what volunteers may usually undertake. Selected by the international executive board (IEB) chair, any current IABC member active for the previous five years may be nominated for the award.

With 10,000 members and more than 100 chapters worldwide, the IABC is the only global association that connects business communication professionals with the people and insights needed to drive business results. Founded in 1970 and supporting professional communicators at the heart of every organization, the IABC serves the collective disciplines of business communication professionals through professional development offerings, certifications, awards and recognition programs, online resources, the Communication World magazine, and the annual world conference.


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