http://www.iabchouston.com IABC Houston Release RSS feed. . Copyright 2005, IABC Houston Tendenci Membership Management Software by Schipul - The Web Marketing Company en-us noemail@iabchouston.com Thu, 09 Sep 2010 20:28:52 GMT Release http://www.iabchouston.com/en/rel/43/ Houston – May 1, 2009 – The Houston chapter of the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC/Houston) presented John C. Sheptor, chief executive officer of Imperial Sugar Company, with the 2009 Communication Leadership Award during the organization’s Bronze Quill Awards Gala on April. 30. The award, given annually to an organizational leader who actively supports communications by initiating, directing, supporting or sustaining outstanding and effective communications programs, went to Sheptor in honor of the tremendous crisis communication efforts he directed after a tragic February 2008 explosion at the company’s refinery in Port Wentworth, Georgia. The explosion and subsequent fire occurred just eight days after Sheptor took the reins at Imperial Sugar. Sheptor was touring that plant on the day of the explosion. From the moment the tragedy occurred, he maintained a constant level of communication with all stakeholders — including families, first... http://www.iabchouston.com/en/rel/43/ noemail@iabchouston.com Mon, 11 May 2009 21:00:00 GMT