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Published on: 2/21/2006
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T. Keith Robertson Named 2006 Outstanding Board of Governors Member by The ESOP Association!T. Keith Robertson, Information Systems Manager at ComSonics, Inc. in Harrisonburg, Virginia, has been named the 2006 Outstanding Board of Governors Member by The ESOP Association.The award was presented at the Association's 29th Annual Conference held in Washington, D.C. on May 17th.The ESOP Association is the national trade association for companies with employee stock ownership plans (ESOP) and the leading voice in America for employee ownership.Keith is a leader in the Mid-Atlantic Chapter of the Association and has been key in getting Virginia's Senators and Representatives to co-sponsor pro-ESOP legislation.Always one to be involved with the work of the Association, he has participated in the Association's Annual Awards for Communications Excellence program as a judge and was a member of the Association's all important Nominating Committee for the 2006 elections.In 2001, Mr. Robertson was named the Employee Owner of the Year by the Association.He is the first person in the history of The ESOP Association to win that award and then go on to win a second national award from the Association.
J. Michael Keeling, President of The ESOP Association notes: "Keith is very special in the ESOP community.
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"Of course, we honor ComSonics when we honor Keith, for creating a culture that encourages employee owners to be advocates for ESOPs with elected officials."
"ComSonics & CEMSI Receive Title of 2006 Company of the Year for the Mid-Atlantic Chapter (MAC) of The ESOP Association (TEA) and 10th National Award for Communication Excellence (AACE)!"
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"Keith Robertson, Information Systems Manager, to Speak at the NCEO/Beyster Institute's Employee Ownership Conference!"We are proud to announce that Keith Robertson, I.S. Manager of ComSonics, Inc. and Vice President of Membership for the Mid-Atlantic ESOP Association Chapter, will be participating as a panelist at the 2006 Employee Ownership Conference, (NCEO/Beyster Institute's Joint Annual Conference), which is taking place April 26-28, 2006, at the Crown Plaza Riverfront Hotel in St. Paul, Minnesota.Keith, who received the prestigious award of "2001 Employee Owner of the Year" from the National ESOP Association, is an expert on communications and culture relating to ESOPs and employee ownership.He will be a panelist in the session "ESOP Case Studies, one of over 50 sessions offered at this comprehensive three-day conference, attracting over 700 attendees from across the nation.
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Keith Robertson, The Mid-Atlantic Chapter Vice President of Membership and Information Systems Manager for ComSonics, notes that: "The ComSonics ESOP Communications Program has been well above the norm for over a decade, evidenced by the nine first place AACE communications awards presented by The ESOP Association over the last decade".