Awards & Honors

AHMP Team Member Participates in Career Day
AHM&P's Keisha Tennyson, Project Manager/Client Development, was invited to participate in Career Day at Atlanta Public School's Bethune Elementary. Keisha was honored to join other professionals from across metro Atlanta to speak with students about career paths while stressing the importance of obtaining an advanced education. Addressing a group of students that included third-thru-fifth graders, Keisha talked about her work with nonprofit organizations with her position at the Firm and also spoke of practicing what she preaches through the volunteer work she does outside of her 9-to-5 job. Giving back to the community — that's just one of the many things we admire about Keisha! We are proud she is a member our our RESULTS Team.

AHMP Team Member Chosen
AHM&P’s Simon Chio has been chosen as a member of the University of Georgia Young Alumni Council.  Thirty members were chosen from a pool of over 100 applicants from the Classes of 1997-2007.  Simon, who serves the Firm as Project Coordinator, is one of only two 2007 graduates and the youngest member to serve on the Council.

The UGA Young Alumni Council will serve the University by encouraging recent graduates to join the UGA Alumni Association and understand the importance of giving back to their alma mater.  The members are young professionals who want to further their relationship with the University and the thousands of young alumni throughout the country.  The Council will sponsor numerous networking, social, and community service events throughout Simon’s two-year term

Client Campaign Material Wins Printers Award
The 2007 Printing & Imaging Association of Georgia's Print Excellence Award for Best in Category was awarded to an AHM&P-designed endowment brochure for the High Museum

Tucker Castleberry, printers of the High Museum Endowment Brochure — designed by AHM&P Senior Graphic Designer, Barry Dodd — took home the award as printers of this endowment brochure. Printing & Imaging Association of Georgia (PIAG) is an affiliate of Printing Industries of American, Inc./Graphic Arts Technical Foundation. The PIAG recognizes the efforts that go into production of printed materials and honors those who have produced exceptional work over the course of a year.

Last year another AHM&P client was recognized by the PIAG, when a campaign brochure for the Art Museum of Western Virginia, also designed by Dodd, won for Best in Category.

AHM&P Managing Partner named to Board of Arts Leadership League
The Arts Leadership League of Georgia, a new statewide arts advocacy organization, recently announced its Founding Board of Directors, including our own James R. Hackney, Jr., Managing Partner of Alexander Haas Martin & Partners. This prestigious appointment acknowledges Jim's longtime leadership in the arts regionally and nationally.

Keisha L.E.A.D. Honor
AHM&P's Keisha Tennyson has been selected as a member of the L.E.A.D. Atlanta Class of 2008. Members are nominated by senior management and are community-service oriented and actively involved in serving others in various sectors of the community. They are highly motivated, young professionals that are results driven and achievement oriented.

L.E.A.D. Atlanta is a comprehensive leadership program for young professionals between the ages of 25 and 32. Centered on the founding principals of leadership, education, action and direction, the program is designed to equip young people with key skills, knowledge and contacts early in their professional and community service careers. The approximately 35 class members will take part in a seven-session program built around a problem-solving project. Keisha, who serves the Firm as Project Manager of Client Development, was selected out of a pool of more than 100 nominees.

David King Selected for Artist "Spotlight"
Woodturning pieces by David King, AHM&P Managing Partner & President, were selected to be a part of the prestigious “Spotlight on Southern Arts,” a highly-respected event hosted by the Trinity School in Atlanta. David showcased his turned wood bowls and vessels at the event’s five-day “Artists Market .” The Artists Market features works on display and for sale from established and emerging artists from all over the country. Participation in the Market is by invitation only ensuring the selection each year is of high caliber. The market is an important venue for invitees and has launched the careers of a number of significant Southern artists. 

For over 25 years, Spotlight on Southern Arts has been a principal fund-raising activity of Trinity School, an independent coeducational school serving pre-school through elementary age children. It is an honor for David to be included in this well-established event for the fourth-consecutive year and an acknowledgment of the quality of his artistic pieces. The event was held February 13 thru 17. Congratulations David.

Jane's Power Nod
Congratulations to our very own Jane Scott, Project Manager and Assistant Editor of our newsletter, for being a finalist for Atlanta's The Power 30 Under 30™ Award. This award is presented by The Apex Society, invitation-only, young professionals club based in New York City and honors thirty outstanding individuals under the age of thirty in each major U.S. city that have achieved extraordinary success over the past year. Young leaders are recognized from the categories of Arts, Entertainment & Media; Business; Community Service; Politics; Science & Technology and Sports. Jane was nominated in the Community Service category. It is a prestigious honor and we applaud Jane for her achievement.

Happenings

Cortona Experience 2007 Exhibit
January 25 – February 22, 2008
Opening Reception: Friday January 25, 2008, 6:00 – 8:00 p.m.

The Gallery at Chastain Arts Center proudly partners with the Lamar Dodd School of Art of the University of Georgia to present the third annual exhibit of artwork by participants in the university's Cortona Experience program. The Cortona Studies Abroad Program offers year round study to students from across the country. The "Cortona Experience" enables non-traditional students the opportunity to experience the exceptional educational opportunities that have become the hallmark of the Cortona Studies Abroad program over the last 37 years. For 10 days, about 20 lucky travelers study watercolor and photography, getting their inspiration from the incomparable beauty of Tuscany.

One of those lucky travelers was our own Del Martin, Managing Partner & Chairman of Alexander Haas Martin & Partners. Del will be showing a selection of her work at this year's exhibit. We invite everyone to come and enjoy the all the art created by these talented individuals during their sojourn to Cortona.

Del's Artwork on Exhibit
Del Martin, AHM&P Managing Partner & Chairman, continues to garner attention in the art community. In January, Del had several of her paintings included in an exhibit at The Gallery at Chastain Arts Center. The exhibit, “Il Viaggio ,” included works of art by Cortona Experience Alumni and RG Brown, III. We told you in a previous Museum Results that for the past three years Del has taken time out of her very busy work schedule to travel to Cortona, Italy to take part in the University of Georgia’s School of Art week-long program, “The Cortona Experience.” This by-invitation-only continuing studies program enables art school alums to work alongside the undergraduates in the Studies Abroad Program in the small picturesque town of Cortona.

Del is honored to be a part of this gallery exhibition and we are proud of her artistic RESULTS. Click here to see her exhibited pieces.

David King's Bowls Featured in Gallery Exhibit
Woodturning artist and AHM&P Managing Partner & President, David King, has 3 of his wood vessels exhibited at the Brenau University Galleries, Gainesville, Ga. "Turning Point: A Legacy in Wood from the Caswell Collection" is an exhibit showcasing some of the Jim and Carolyn Caswell collection of contemporary wood turned wood vessels.

It is an honor for David to be part of the Caswell's personal collection. While he has been turning for less than 10 years, David's work is garnering the attention of serious collectors and his pieces sit beside those of more-established artists. The Caswell's have been collecting turned wood pieces for more than 25 years, having been inspired by the work of artist Ed Moulthrop. The exhibit features a variety of work from six Georgia artists, including David, and runs through December 3.

David and his woodturnings were featured recently in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. You can learn more about his work, view and inquire for purchase, at his website, here.

Under the Tuscan With Del Martin.
You know her as seasoned and successful fund-raising professional and CEO of AHM&P. But did you know that Del Martin is also an accomplished artist? For the past several years Del has taken time out of her very busy work schedule to travel to Cotona, Italy to take part in the University of Georgia’s School of Art week-long program, “The Cortona Experience.” This by-invitation-only continuing studies program enables art school alums to work alongside the undergraduates in the Studies Abroad Program in the small picturesque town of Cortona.

Del's watercolors express the ambiance, feeling and inspiration this medieval city exudes around every one of its' stone-walled corners. Click here to visit the town that inspired "Under the Tuscan Sun," through her vivid paintings.

Staff News & Gossip

AHM&P New Team Member
We are happy to introduce our newest team member, Jasper Stephen Scott, who
entered the world October 1, 2007 to proud parents Jane & Jeremy Scott. Mom
Jane is AHM&P Project Manager and assistant editor of this newsletter. Jasper, who
appears to have a stubborn streak and was 10-days late, is enjoying his first days at
home with his parents and friends and family. Jane will take a brief respite from her
AHM&P duties, but with Jasper by her side, will return to our ranks in December.
Congrats Jane and Jeremy, and welcome to the world Jasper.

David Contributes to New Book
David King, Partner and President, was called upon recently to contribute to a new book
about planning fundraising events. Black Tie Optional: A Complete Special Events
Resource for Nonprofit Organizations is a short practical book for any group contemplating its first charitable event. Its authors draw from experienced fundraisers and outlines planning, coordination and education from date selection to ticket pricing to post-event evaluation.
Pick up a copy (available on Amazon) and see what advice David offers for putting together
a successful event.

Trick or Treat at AHM&P
All work and no play makes AHM&P staff a dull lot. Not wanting to miss some time to have a little fun, during lunch of course, some of our hard-working, RESULTS-driven staff decided to bring some Halloween into the office on the frightful day of the ghoul. And why not add a bit of a competition too, the Award for Best Costume got a nifty AHM&P computer briefcase and a lot of Halloween candy.

Don't be alarmed it's just (from left to right) David King (stick 'em up), Del Martin (Mardi Gras ready), Cara Lee (missing her days on the prairie), Heather Harris (who wants to learn to belly dance), Kristin Collazuol (Pippi Longstockings never looked sweeter) and Jane Scott (who hopes one day to be a valet attendant).

Our sweet Kristin was announced the winner, and wanted to share her prize with the entire staff (the candy, not the briefcase). And since everyone could not resist the sweets, the office was abuzz well into Halloween night.