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The Rising Lone Stars category honors individuals who are in their early career stages and who have already shown commitment not only to their own organizations but to the association industry as a whole.

Congratulations to the 2023 recipients of the revamped TSAE awards!

What's new? The TSAE Better by Association podcast and a member referral program that can win you a $50 Visa gift card!

Congratulations to the 2022 Southwest Showcase award winners Cindy Ferguson, CEM, CMP, Director Membership & Marketing, Texas Taxpayers & Research Association for Industry Professional of the Year and Visit Fort Worth for Most Exciting Meeting Destination Change. They will be recognized at Southwest Showcase’s luncheon on January 26 in Austin.

Congratulations to the six TSAE members who earned the Certified Association Executive (CAE) credential this spring. They were part of a group 189 professionals, including nine Texans, to pass the CAE exam administered in the winter of 2021. There are more than 4,700 CAEs worldwide. The CAE Program serves to elevate professional standards, enhance individual performance, and designate those who ...

Kelly George, CAE, Director of Membership, Marketing & Communications, Wilderness Medical Society, earned her Distinguished Toastmaster (DTM) award. The DTM represents the highest level of educational achievement in Toastmasters International, a nonprofit educational organization that teaches public speaking and leadership skills through a worldwide network of clubs. Less than 1% of all Toastmasters ever achieve their DTM. It requires nearly ...

Congratulations the nine (9) TSAE members who recently earned the Certified Association Executive (CAE) credential. They were part of a group 191 professionals, including 11 Texans, to pass the CAE exam administered in December 2019. There are more than 4,400 CAEs worldwide. TSAE will recognize these members this September at the New Ideas Annual Conference in Fort Worth. The CAE ...

Shirley Robinson, CAE, assumed her role as the Executive Director of the Texas Library Association (TLA) on January 9. Robinson has more than 20 years of experience in nonprofit trade association management at statewide organizations. Most recently, she was President and CEO of Texas Healthcare Trustees (THT). She also spent eight years in progressive leadership roles at THT and the ...

Thank you to the members who joined us for our first TSAE Social on January 21 in Austin. Check the TSAE calendar for more Socials around the state this year.

Congratulations to the nine participants selected for the 2020 class of Leadership TSAE!