Outstanding Marketing Professionals
This honor is presented to a marketing practitioner whose career has promoted ethical and professional practices. In addition, the recipient’s name is given to the scholarship(s) presented to the Outstanding Marketing Students.
- Pat Roddy
- Ed Brantley
- Ashley Capps
- Bob Goodfriend
- Sam Furrow
- Arthur Lavidge
- John Rice Irwin
- Robert Woodruff
- Chris Whittle
- Donna Cobble
- Pat Summitt
- Bruce Hartmann
- Jim Clayton
- Cynthia Moxley
- James Haslam
- Scottie Mayfield
The criteria for this honor are as follows:
- A 20+ year career serving as a role model for our business and marketing community;
- Recognized marketing knowledge and skills which have enhanced the visibility, viability, and credibility of the marketing profession;
- Possession of the qualities that are the integral to the purpose of the KAMA — to enhance the professional and ethical practice of marketing, to foster educational opportunities, and to promote excellence.
The award is not given for a single marketing campaign but for cumulative marketing career achievement.
2010-2011: Cynthia Moxley
2009-2010: Ashley Capps
2008-2009: Bruce Hartmann
2007-2008: Ed Brantley
2006-2007: Mike Connor
2005-2006: Shelba Murphy
2004-2005: Steve Dean
2003-2004: Gloria Ray and David Schumann
2002-2003: Robert Woodruff
2001-2002: Scottie Mayfield
2000-2001: Bobby Denton
1999-2000: Sam Furrow
1998-1999: Pat Summitt
1997-1998: Robert W. Goodfriend
1996-1997: Donna Cobble
1995-1996: James A. Dick
1994-1995: Art Lavidge
1993-1994: J. Patrick Roddy III
1992-1993: Jim Haslam
1991-1992: John Rice Irwin
1990-1991: Jim Clayton
1989-1990: Jim Hart
1988-1989: Chris Whittle



















