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January 24, 2012 on 3:10 pm

Bennett Awards recently created a new set of custom corporate awards for an Audi-sponsored sailing competition. These custom trophies were selected by Audi for the 2011 Audi Cup Sailing Regatta, held September 10-11 off the coast of Dana Point, California. This regatta was sponsored by Audi Mission Viejo, and was part of a larger sailing competition: the Richard Henry Dana Charity Regatta at the Dana Point Yacht Club. 2011 marked the 13th consecutive year for this event. For the last five years, all proceeds from the regatta have benefited the Ocean Institute, an education center located in Dana Point that is nationally known for its hands-on marine science, environmental and ocean education programs. To data, the regatta has raised nearly $235,000 for the center.

Bennett Awards created four unique custom corporate awards for this competition. Two of these recognition awards – a perpetual trophy and an individual trophy – were created for the Farr 40 class sailing competition. These awards feature a customized version of the sculpture award “Voyager“, designed by Bennett Awards sculptor Tom Bennett, that was scaled up to 12” tall. The perpetual trophy is mounted on a 10” x 8” x 4” black marble base, and features personalized engraved plates that are attached to the base each year. These customized plates contain the Audi logo, the name and year of the competition, and that year’s winner. The individual trophies are mounted on a 7.5” x 4” round black marble base, and include custom engraved plates with the Audi logo, competition name, and name of the winning boat.

The other two achievement awards – also a perpetual trophy and an individual trophy – were produced for the J24 class sailing competition. These trophies are based on an 8” version of Voyager. The perpetual award is mounted on an 8” x 6” x 4” black marble base, while the individual awards are mounted on a 6” x 4” round marble base. These unique recognition trophies feature custom engraved plates similar to the Farr 40 plates described above. A closer view of these custom corporate recognition awards can be seen by clicking the following link: “Audi Cup Custom Corporate Awards“.

January 18, 2012 on 11:58 am

Bennett Awards recently created a new, unique custom trophy design, and produced a set of custom trophies based on this design, for PokerStars, operators of the world’s largest poker site. This custom recognition award design was developed for the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure (PCA) tournament, PokerStar’s premier live event, and the largest poker tournament held outside of the USA. The tournament regularly comprises over 40 events, attracts over 5,000 competitors, and awards over $30 million in prize money.

Bennett Awards worked with PokerStars to create a custom trophy design that exemplified the stature of this event. The custom award design features a unique, elongated trophy cup design based loosely on the shape of a spade, a key element in poker. The front of the cup is cut lower than the back, revealing a 3D raised image on the back surface that is based on the PokerStars logo – a spade with a star cut out of the middle. The lower section of the cup holds a medallion with a raised image of the PCA logo. Below this logo medallion is a customized plate with the PCA logo and award name. These trophies, which stand approximately 20” tall, are cast in pewter, and feature a combination brushed pewter and silver plated finish. A closer view of this custom recognition awards design can be seen by clicking the following link: “PokerStars PCA Custom Trophies”.

Bennett Awards produced four achievement trophies based on this design. The first three recognition trophies were created for the overall winners of the PCA’s three main events: the Main Event Champion, the High Roller Champion, and the Super High Roller Champion. All of these trophies feature an integrated base that is part of the design. The fourth trophy is a perpetual award for the Main Event. This perpetual trophy has an award statue identical to the individual trophies, but is mounted on a 8” high pyramid-shaped black hardwood perpetual base. This base houses custom engraved plates with the name of each year’s Main Event Champion.

The 2012 PCA was held January 5-14 at the Atlantis Resort & Casino on Paradise Island in the Bahamas. John Dibella won the PCA’s 2012 flagship event – the Main Event – taking home $1,775,000 in addition to the custom Bennett-design trophy.

PokerStars operates PokerStars.com, the world’s most popular poker site. It has attracted more than 49 million registered members across the globe since its launch in 2001.

 

January 10, 2012 on 12:47 pm

Senator George J. Mitchell was among the award recipients of a set of unique Bennett recognition awards recently presented by Fordham Law School. These achievement awards were presented as part of the Fifth Anniversary Celebration of the Feerick Center for Social Justice of Fordham Law School. Three recognition trophies were presented as part of this awards ceremony:

  • Senator Mitchell received the George J. Mitchell Award, which was established in his name to recognize an individual for lifetime contributions in establishing a more just world. Senator Mitchell, a former visiting professor at Fordham Law School, was recognized for his social justice work in the Northern Ireland peace process, and his work as a special presidential envoy for Middle East peace.
  • Robert C. Sheehan, former managing partner of Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom, received the Spirit of Service Award, which recognizes an individual who, through volunteer and pro bono activities, helps to alleviate poverty.
  • David R. Jones of the NY Community Service Society received the Life of Commitment Award, which recognizes an individual who has spent a substantial part of their professional life working to alleviate poverty.

These achievement trophies were presented to their recipients on September 26, 2011, at an awards ceremony held at the headquarters of Mutual of America in New York.

The unique Bennett recognition awards design “In Our Hands”, designed by artist Terrie Bennett, was used for the George J. Mitchell award. The Bennett recognition trophy “Solid Partners” was used for the other two achievement awards. All of these awards featured customized, personalized engraving that indicated the name of the award, purpose of presentation, and award recipient.

Fordham Law School’s Feerick Center for Social Justice, established in 2006, focuses on a number of initiatives on behalf of poverty and consumer law, pro bono counsel initiatives and other social justice programs. Note: Photo below courtesy of Fordham Law School.

January 3, 2012 on 7:19 pm

Bennett Awards just completed the design and production of a new set of custom corporate awards for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. These custom recognition awards were created for the US Chamber’s “Hiring Our Heroes” initiative, which honors private sector organizations for their efforts to find meaningful employment for military veterans and service members, and their spouses.

This is the first year that the US Chamber has presented these custom achievement awards. In total, five unique recognition trophies were presented, across a variety of award categories, including overall military hiring, small businesses, women veterans and military spouses, post 9-11 veterans, and “Wounded Warriors”. Recipients of these distinguished recognition awards included PepsiCo, CVS, Union Pacific, API Group, and RecruitMilitary.

Bennett Awards worked closely with the US Chamber to create a unique, distinctive custom corporate awards design for this initiative. These custom sculpture awards feature a realistic figure in the shape of combat serviceman on patrol. The sculpture awards are cast in bronze, and feature a golden brown patina. These award statues are mounted on hand-crafted personalized wood bases. Attached to the these bases are engraved plates with customized engravings that include the US Chamber logos, the name and purpose of the corporate award, the recipient name, and the date of presentation. A detailed view of these custom corporate achievement awards can be seen by clicking the following link: “US Chamber ‘Hiring Our Heroes’ Custom Corporate Awards”.

December 20, 2011 on 11:29 am

Africare, the oldest non-profit organizations in the United States working solely in Sub-Saharan Africa, selected a pair of unique Bennett recognition awards for its recent humanitarian awards gala. These achievement trophies were presented to their recipients at the Africare Bishop John T. Walker Memorial Dinner, the largest awards gala for Sub-Saharan Africa in the U.S. This prestigious awards presentation and dinner was held November 9, 2011, in Washington, D.C., and was attended by nearly 1,000 leaders from government, business and international development organizations.

Africare honored former Brazilian President Luiz Inacia Lula da Silva with its Leadership Award in recognition of his countless contributions in trade, investment and diplomatic relations between Brazil and Africa. This unique Bennett recognition trophies design “Global Presence”, created by MK Shannon, was used for this prestigious award.

Africare presented the Africare Corporate Award to former CEO Roger Agnelli of the Vale Corporation of Brazil, the worlds second largest diversified mining company. Agnelli and the Vale Corporation were recognized for their staunch efforts to enhance the health, nourishment, empowerment and employment of the African people. The distinctive Bennett corporate trophies design “Partnership”, created by Tom Bennett, was used for this achievement award.

Both of these recognition trophies were mounted on black marble bases that featured customized gold-filled engraving of the Africare logo, award name, recipient name, and a brief statement of purpose.

December 14, 2011 on 12:14 pm

Moroch, an internationally renowned advertising and marketing agency, selected unique Bennett corporate awards for use as employee recognition awards they recently presented. Moroch chose the unique corporate award design “Success II” for special employee service awards, recognizing employees who have been with the company 30 years. These corporate achievement awards were presented at Moroch’s Annual Employee Service Awards Luncheon, held December 2, 2011, at the Moroch corporate office in Dallas, Texas. Two honorees received these awards: Tom Moroch, Founder of Moroch, and Pat Kempf, Moroch’s CEO and Chairman.

December 13, 2011 on 1:27 pm

For the second consecutive year, Bennett Awards produced a custom recognition award for the Nike International Friendlies, an international soccer tournament sponsored by Nike and the US Soccer Federation. The Nike International Friendlies are a men’s soccer tournament involving Under-17 national teams from four different countries: the USA, Brazil, France and Turkey. This year’s competition was held December 2-6 in Lakewood Ranch, Florida. The four teams played a round-robin competition, and the USA squad came out on top, defeating Brazil in the final match 3-1 to earn its first title. After winning the competition, the USA team received the Championship Trophy, which is a custom achievement award (shown at left) designed by Bennett Awards.

Last year, Bennett Awards created a new, unique custom recognition awards design specifically for this event. This custom trophies design is based on a stylized cup, and utilizes geometric shapes, bold stylizing, and unique patterns to give it a distinctive, innovative, artistic flair, and distinguish it from other, commonly seen cup-based trophies. The achievement trophy was cast in pewter, with gold and silver plating. The custom award features a raised, curving channel that flows through the design. The main planes of the trophy are gold-plated, while the curving channel is silver-plated. The recognition trophy stands 18” high, and is mounted on a two-tier black marble base. Once side of the base features a customized engraved plate with the Champion’s moniker, while the other side of the base is engraved with the Nike logo and the names of the participating teams. A closer view of this custom trophies design can be seen by clicking the following link: “Nike International Friendlies Custom Awards”.

December 6, 2011 on 3:25 pm

Dr. Mehmet Oz, MD, and Larry Ellison, Founder and CEO of Oracle, were among the recipients of unique recognition awards presented by the Friends of the National Library of Medicine (FNLM). FNLM selected the distinctive achievement awards design “Double Helix” for their 2011 Awards Gala, which celebrated leadership in health and medicine, as well as the 175th Anniversary of the National Library Medicine.

These prestigious recognition awards were presented to five honorees to recognize their achievements and support in the advancement of health:

Dr. Mehmet Oz, MD, and Michael Roizen, MD, co-authors of YOU: The Owner’s Manual, received the Paul G. Rogers Health Communications Award.

Larry Ellison, Found and CEO of Oracle, received the Distinguished Medical Informatics Award.

Purnell W. Choppin, MD, President Emeritus, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, received the Distinguished Medical Science Award.

Ann Duesling, Outreach Librarian, Claude Moore Health Services Library, UVA, received the Michael E. DeBakey Library Services Outreach Award.

These unique achievement trophies, designed by Bennett Awards artist MK Shannon, were presented to recipients at FNLM’s 2011 Awards Gala, held November 3, 2011, at the Library of Congress in Washington, DC.

December 2, 2011 on 5:27 pm

Bennett Awards recently created a custom corporate awards design for MEI Real Estate Services. MEI, based in Los Angeles, provides leadership in commercial real estate Investment, Brokerage, Management, Financial and Tenant Services. This new custom award was created for the inaugural presentation of the “MEI Award”. These corporate recognition awards are given to a deserving member of the MEI team who have demonstrated professionalism, dedication, and resourcefulness in getting the deal closed and the job done. The 2011 recipient of this corporate achievement award was Dennis Dillon. Dillon was honored for his 16 years of extraordinary service to the firm and to the clients that he has served with diligence and professionalism over the years. In this specific instance, Dillon was given the MEI corporate award for being the lead broker on a recent land sale to In-N-Out Burgers.

Bennett Awards worked closely with MEI management to create a new, unique custom awards design based on MEI’s logo, which features their logotype, along with images of buildings superimposed on a circular shape with horizontal lines. Bennett Awards took this logo and created a new unique, distinctive custom corporate awards design that features 3D reliefs of the MEI logotype and buildings. These custom recognition awards are cast in pewter, and feature a gold-plated finish. The custom awards are mounted on a black marble base that has customized gold-fill engraving with the award honoree’s name and a brief description of the basis of the award. A more detailed view of the custom corporate awards design can be seen by clicking the following link: “MEI Custom Corporate Awards”.

November 29, 2011 on 1:54 pm

ABSOLUT Vodka, along with Thrillist, recently commissioned Bennett Awards to create a new custom trophies design for their “ABSOLUT Best Bloody in America” contest. Bartenders from across the country submitted their Bloody Mary recipes. Regional competitions were held in each state, and votes were tallied on a special Facebook page created for the award competition by ABSOLUT. The top vote getters from each state then competed in a national competition, and an additional round of voting was held on Facebook to select eight finalists. The eight finalist bartenders then competed against each other in a live competition held November 14, 2011, at the Sons of Essex in New York City. A panel of judges selected the winning recipe. The national award winner was Luis Martinez, the bar manager of “The Patio on Guerra”, in McAllen, Texas, for his “Akita Mary” concoction. For his victory, Martinez received a unique custom trophy designed specifically for this competition by Bennett Awards.

For this unique custom trophies design, Bennett Awards created a pewter sculpture award shaped like a Bloody Mary. The main element of the trophy was a pewter glass with a raised relief of the ABSOLUT Vodka logo and tagline. Other sculptural elements were incorporated into the trophy to create a distinctive Bloody Mary representation, including a stalk of celery, olives, and a lime wedge. The pewter trophy was mounted on a black marble base that featured customized engraving of the ABSOLUT logo, the competition name, and the date of the finals. A closer view of this custom trophy can be seen by clicking the following link: “ABSOLUT Best Bloody Mary in America Custom Award”.