Executive also receives legacy award from Airports Council International-North America
From left, Miami-Dade Aviation Department (MDAD) Senior Public Relations and Digital Marketing Specialist, MDAD Director of Public Relations and Digital Marketing Dickie Davis, MDAD Communications Director Greg Chin; and ACI-NA Marketing and Communications Committee Chairman Justin Meyer; Dickie Davis; and ACI-NA Vice President, Marketing and Communications Scott Elmore. Hi-res images available upon request.
(MIAMI, November 4, 2016) – On November 3, the Miami-Dade Aviation Department (MDAD) was recognized with one award and four honorable mentions for excellence in marketing, communications and customer service during Airports Council International-North America’s (ACI-NA) 2016 Marketing and Communications Conference in Salt Lake City. Additionally, MDAD Director of Public Relations and Digital Marketing Dickie Davis received the Ted Bushelman Legacy Award for Creativity and Excellence at the organization’s annual awards gala.
MIA’s winning submissions were chosen from more than 350 entries in 18 categories from airports throughout the U.S. and Canada, and were judged by a panel of marketing and communications professionals.
MIA won first place in the Public Relations Programs category for its Honor Flight, a multi-faced campaign honoring war heroes organized in partnership with the non-profit organization Honor Flight South Florida. On April 2, the iconic Eastern Airlines transported 77 World War II veterans and their Elite Guardians, 77 Vietnam War veterans, to Washington, D.C. for a day of sightseeing to visit the memorials dedicated in their honor. The inclusion of the Vietnam veterans was a first-ever event which added an even-greater emotional element to the events. The veterans departed on flight number 1941, the first year of the war, and returned on flight 1945, the year the war ended. The event culminated with a traditional “mail call,” the distribution of personalized thank-you letters collected at MIA from airlines, federal agencies, other airport tenants, local school children and civic organizations; and a homecoming at MIA, where more than 2,000 South Floridians gathered to take part in a receiving line that included local residents of all ages, local elected officials and members of the U.S. military, numerous honor guards, airport employees and passengers.
MIA’s four honorable mention awards were i
