Bruce Felber, MAS, director of marketing and sales support for The Image Group, and Teresa Moisant, MAS, owner and president of Moisant Promotional Products, were announced as the 2016 PPAI Distinguished Service Award honorees on Monday at the PPAI North American Leadership Conference in Nashville, Tennessee. The news was first reported in a PPB Newslink Breaking News on Monday. The PPAI Distinguished Service Award recognizes PPAI members who consistently contribute their skills and expertise toward the betterment of the Association through volunteer service and leadership.

Bruce-Felber-DSAFelber is a former member of the PPAI Board of Directors, serving from 2009-2013, including a term as vice chair of membership. He has also been an active volunteer in the Association’s committees and action groups and currently serves on its Certification Committee and Public Relations Advisory Group. Outside of PPAI, Felber’s volunteer work within the industry includes leadership roles at the Promotional Products Education Foundation (PPEF) and the Ohio Promotional Professionals Association (OPPA). OPPA, where Felber served as board president in 1995 and 2001, inducted him into the regional association’s Hall of Fame in 2008. Felber frequently speaks at The PPAI Expo and Expo East, and is a regular contributor to the Association’s educational webinar series and its publications, including PPB magazine.

“He is constantly striving to learn more about the industry and share his knowledge of the industry with others,” says his nominator. “Bruce is always willing to help out where and when needed. He embodies the ‘whatever it takes’ motto of The Image Group and is a valued partner to his co-workers.”

Teresa-Moisant-DSAMoisant has a distinguished history in the promotional products industry, and is a long-time volunteer and advocate for the industry. She has shared widely the promotional products industry’s message with her community and region, speaking in the field regularly at the University of Oklahoma and Oklahoma City Community College, as well as numerous area business and professional groups. Moisant has also led a number of PPAI’s committees, including the Marketing Information & Research Advisory Council, the Public Relations Advisory Council, the Membership Services Advisory Council and the Distributors Advisory Council, and has served on the PPEF board. She is a regular speaker and panelist at The PPAI Expo and the PPAI Women’s Leadership Conference, and with the Promotional Products Association of the Southwest (PPAS).

“She has dedicated her professional life to sharing the ‘story of promotional products,’ not only with our industry but as an advocate. She has shared this story with students at the University of Oklahoma,  the Oklahoma Minority Council and other civic and educational groups,” says her nominator. “Her love and devotion to her family and friends best illustrates her devotion to her business, her city, her state and her industry. Whether family member, friend or colleague, Teresa will reach out and help in times of need as well as times of plenty.”

The induction ceremony will take place at The PPAI Expo in Las Vegas, January 10-14, 2016, during the Chairman’s Leadership Dinner.