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State’s Finest Shine at MIM+E Best of 2019

What a blast! The fabulous Frederik Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park in Grand Rapids hosted the 14th annual Michigan Meetings + Events magazine Best of 2019 readers’ choice awards party in May. We honored everyone from meeting planners and florists to caterers and host cities. Awards were presented in 31 categories, plus seven meetings and events superstars were recognized in the 2019 Hall of Fame.

A big thanks goes out to the event sponsors: Frederik Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park, Go Great Lakes Bay, Frankenmuth Convention and Visitors Bureau, Discover the Blue and Viviano Flower Shop.

1. Alanna Klomp, CMP, Jerri Nowak and Larisa Draves, CMP. 2. Derek Rafferty, Laurie Burger, Tina Genitti, Sara Carolin, Greg DeSandy, Ron Garbinski, Tori Piersante and Ryan Buck. 3. Ron Garbinski, Laurie Burger and Jim Younger. 4. Christie Bierlein, Ashley Smith, Jamie Furbush, Mike Concannon, Tim Hygh and Karen Hygh. 5. Kim Corcoran 6. Margaret Morse. 7. Leslee Fritz, Terese McInnis and Jennifer Case. 8. Paul Viviano. 9. Meg Gutowski. 10. Sherri and Katarina Fenton. 11. Paul Wegert and Tawnya Johnson. 12. Ryan Buck. 13. Arah Johnson. 14. Lisa Gebhardt and MoReno Taylor II. 15. Stacie Niedzwiecki. 16. Mark Milez Miller and Derek Rafferty. 17. Lyn Gleasure, CMP, CPCE, Greg DeSandy, Lindsay Krause, Larisa Draves, CMP, David C. McKnight, Traci Bahlman, Carol Galle and Ron Garbinski. 18. Sara Carolin. 19. Anita Dombrowski, Nicholas Hardy and Kelsey Rafferty. —Photos by Tate Carlson

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