{"id":44297,"date":"2023-08-31T15:20:21","date_gmt":"2023-08-31T15:20:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smps.org\/?page_id=44297"},"modified":"2026-04-03T13:31:22","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T13:31:22","slug":"chapter-recognition","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/smps.org\/chapter-recognition\/","title":{"rendered":"Chapter Recognition"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"44297\" class=\"elementor elementor-44297\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-12d843fb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"12d843fb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7fb59324\" data-id=\"7fb59324\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23121432 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"23121432\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Chapter Recognition<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-03911b5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"03911b5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-eeda784\" data-id=\"eeda784\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-08b80fa elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"08b80fa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Chapter Recognition Program<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab0c4fb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ab0c4fb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>The SMPS Chapter Recognition Program showcases smart practices in chapter management and provides more visibility to all chapters. Recognition is determined solely through the mandatory annual Education and Finance Reports. Chapters are automatically evaluated within their size category. No additional submission or application is needed.<br \/><br \/><\/div><div>The accomplishments narrative included in the Chapter Education Report will be used to showcase chapter achievements across the Society. SMPS HQ will review the annual data reports provided and choose winners in each category by April 3, 2026.\u00a0<br \/><br \/><\/div><div>All 58 chapters will be assessed using the data provided to SMPS HQ in their chapter annual reports.\u00a0 Performance will be evaluated across the following areas for the fiscal year:<br \/><br \/><\/div><ul><li>Membership Retention and Growth<\/li><li>Educational and Programming events<\/li><li>Financial Health<\/li><\/ul><div>The chapters meeting the highest benchmarks in these categories, adjusted for chapter size, will receive a website badge and will be highlighted through:<\/div><ul><li>Chapter Leader Newsletter<\/li><li>Marketer journal<\/li><li>Marketer QuickLook<\/li><li>SMPS HQ social media channels<\/li><\/ul><div>If you have questions, please reach out to\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:knowledge@smps.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">knowledge@smps.org<\/a>.<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-035798c elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"035798c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0860f41 elementor-widget elementor-widget-accordion\" data-id=\"0860f41\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-8781\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-8781\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">2025 honorees<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-8781\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-8781\"><p><strong>Chapter Financial Health<\/strong><\/p><p>SMPS recognizes the following chapters for their outstanding performance in chapter financial health based on their 2024-2025 fiscal year data:<\/p><ul><li><strong>Small<\/strong>: SMPS Ozarks<\/li><li><strong>Medium<\/strong>: SMPS North Florida<\/li><li><strong>Large<\/strong>: SMPS Southeast Michigan<\/li><li><strong>Extra-Large<\/strong>: SMPS Boston &amp; SMPS Indiana (tie) <strong style=\"font-size: 16px;\">\u00a0<\/strong><\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Chapter Education and Programming<\/strong><\/p><p>SMPS recognizes the following chapters for their outstanding performance in chapter education and programming based on their 2024-2025 fiscal year data:<\/p><p><strong>Average Member Attendance<\/strong><\/p><ul><li><strong>Small<\/strong>: SMPS Wichita\u00a0<\/li><li><strong>Medium<\/strong>: Nebraska\u00a0<\/li><li><strong>Large<\/strong>: SMPS Kansas City\u00a0<\/li><li><strong>Extra-Large<\/strong>: SMPS Seattle<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>CEUs Offered<\/strong><\/p><ul><li><strong>Small<\/strong>: SMPS New Mexico<\/li><li><strong>Medium<\/strong>: SMPS South Florida<\/li><li><strong>Large<\/strong>: SMPS Utah<\/li><li><strong>Extra-Large<\/strong>: SMPS San Francisco\u00a0<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Membership<\/strong><\/p><p>SMPS recognizes the following chapters for their outstanding performance in membership growth and membership retention based on their 2024-2025 fiscal year data:<\/p><p><strong>Membership Retention<\/strong><\/p><ul><li><strong>Small<\/strong>: SMPS Alabama<\/li><li><strong>Medium<\/strong>: SMPS North Florida<\/li><li><strong>Large<\/strong>: SMPS Charlotte &amp; SMPS Palmetto (tie)\u00a0<\/li><li><strong>Extra-Large<\/strong>: SMPS San Francisco\u00a0<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Membership Growth<\/strong><\/p><ul><li><strong>Small<\/strong>: SMPS SMPS Ozarks<\/li><li><strong>Medium<\/strong>: SMPS North Florida<\/li><li><strong>Large<\/strong>: SMPS Charlotte &amp; SMPS Palmetto<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Extra-Large<\/strong>: SMPS Boston &amp; SMPS San Francisco\u00a0(tie)<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-8782\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-8782\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">2024 honorees<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-8782\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-8782\"><h4>Chapter Financial Health<\/h4><p>SMPS recognizes the following chapters for their outstanding performance in chapter financial health based on their 2022\u201323 fiscal year data:<\/p><ul><li><strong>Small<\/strong>: SMPS New Mexico<\/li><li><strong>Medium<\/strong>: SMPS Palmetto<\/li><li><strong>Large<\/strong>: SMPS Tampa Bay<\/li><li><strong>Extra-Large<\/strong>: SMPS Oregon and SMPS Seattle (tie)<\/li><\/ul><h4><strong>Chapter Education and Programming<\/strong><\/h4><p>SMPS recognizes the following chapters for their outstanding performance in chapter education and programming based on their 2022\u201323 fiscal year data:<\/p><h5>Average Member Attendance<\/h5><ul><li><strong>Small<\/strong>: SMPS Ozarks<\/li><li><strong>Medium<\/strong>: SMPS Northern New England and SMPS Alaska (tie)<\/li><li><strong>Large<\/strong>: SMPS Utah<\/li><li><strong>Extra-Large<\/strong>: SMPS Chicago<\/li><\/ul><h5>CEUs Offered<\/h5><ul><li><strong>Small<\/strong>: SMPS Idaho<\/li><li><strong>Medium<\/strong>: SMPS Southeastern Louisiana and SMPS Alaska (tie)<\/li><li><strong>Large<\/strong>: SMPS Austin<\/li><li><strong>Extra-Large<\/strong>: SMPS Seattle<\/li><\/ul><h4>Membership<\/h4><p>SMPS recognizes the following chapters for their outstanding performance in membership growth and membership retention based on their 2022\u201323 fiscal year data:<\/p><h5>Membership Retention<\/h5><ul><li><strong>Small<\/strong>: SMPS Idaho<\/li><li><strong>Medium<\/strong>: SMPS Southeast Michigan<\/li><li><strong>Large<\/strong>: SMPS Indiana, SMPS Sacramento, and SMPS Tampa Bay (tie)<\/li><li><strong>Extra-Large<\/strong>: SMPS Seattle<\/li><\/ul><h5>Membership Growth<\/h5><ul><li><strong>Small<\/strong>: SMPS Idaho<\/li><li><strong>Medium<\/strong>: SMPS Southeast Louisiana<\/li><li><strong>Large<\/strong>: SMPS Tampa Bay<\/li><li><strong>Extra-Large<\/strong>: SMPS Colorado<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-8783\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-8783\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">2023 honorees<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-8783\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-8783\"><p><strong>Chapter Financial Health<\/strong><\/p><p>SMPS is excited to recognize the following chapters for their outstanding performance in chapter financial health based on their 2021\u201322 fiscal year data:<\/p><ul><li><strong>Small<\/strong>: SMPS Inland Empire<\/li><li><strong>Medium<\/strong>: SMPS Pittsburgh\u00a0<\/li><li><strong>Large<\/strong>: SMPS Utah<\/li><li><strong>Extra-Large<\/strong>: SMPS Boston<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Chapter Education and Programming<\/strong><\/p><p>SMPS is excited to recognize the following chapters for their outstanding performance in chapter education and programming based on their 2021\u201322 fiscal year data:<\/p><p><strong>Average Member Attendance<\/strong><\/p><ul><li><strong>Small<\/strong>: SMPS Inland Empire<\/li><li><strong>Medium<\/strong>: SMPS Northeast Ohio<\/li><li><strong>Large<\/strong>: SMPS Orange County<\/li><li><strong>Extra-Large<\/strong>: SMPS Oregon<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>CEUs Offered<\/strong><\/p><ul><li><strong>Small<\/strong>: SMPS North Florida and SMPS Inland Empire (tie)<\/li><li><strong>Medium<\/strong>: SMPS Upstate New York<\/li><li><strong>Large<\/strong>: SMPS Orange County<\/li><li><strong>Extra-Large:<\/strong> SMPS 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