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Contact: Audra Lehnert
Phone: 800-544-1131
Email: marketing@crystal-d.com

Crystal D, a Leading Supplier of Corporate Awards and Plaques, Honors 28 Employees at Annual Meeting

February 8, 2011 – St. Paul, Minn. – www.crystal-d.com – Crystal D, a leading supplier of corporate awards and plaques, honored 28 employees at its annual WOW Day meeting on January 20.

The annual WOW Day meeting is an offsite gathering designed to honor employees for various achievements. In addition, Chuck Dahlgren, president, and Mike Irvine, vice president of operations, presented their corporate vision for the next 12 months.

Value Champion Awards
The five Value Champion Award winners were nominated by their peers throughout the year for exemplifying one of the five corporate core values: Integrity, Quality, Respect, Commitment and Passion.

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The 2010 Value Champions announced were:

• Chris Doering for Integrity, Kay Larsen honorable mention
• Keith Jackson for Respect, Nick Kenowski, honorable mention
• Paula Doll for Commitment, David Saatzer honorable mention
• Todd Zimmermann for Quality, Angel Zook honorable mention
• Tom Warkel for Passion, Sharon Lezer honorable mention

Grand Value Champion
The Grand Value Champion Award winner was also recognized at WOW Day. The recipient, TeriKay Thein, received this award for exemplifying all five core values that create the foundation for Crystal D. Thein has won the Value Champion Respect Award three times in the past!

Additional Award Winners
A number of employees also received awards for other achievements, including:

Rookie of the Year Award

• Sasha Cohen
• Troy Scarborough

Rising Star Award

• Emily Garzon
• Liz Lynch

Expect Excellence Award

• Mike Goetz

Kick Ass Attitude Award

• David Schaeppi

Step Up Award

• Mike “Zito” Vitali

Above and Beyond Award

• Joey Stupak

Never Fear, Always Here Award

• Chris Doering, Vantha Khou, Mike Irvine, Kay Larsen, TeriKay Thein, Jen Contreras, Angela Wurst, Sasha Cohen, Martin Dove, and Cathy Klein

About Crystal D
Crystal D (www.crystal-d.com) has been a leading supplier of corporate awards to the promotional products industry for more than 15 years. The company offers a total of 1,000+ awards and plaques, seven imprint processes and eight substrates. Crystal D maximizes technology to communicate with promotional product consultants via a highly functional website and an online order tracking system.