Alaska State Fair wins awards

PALMER— The Alaska State Fair brought home six awards, including three first place honors, from the 124^th annual International Association of Fairs and Expositions (IAFE) Convention, in Las Vegas, Nevada in December 2014.

The awards included two Agricultural Awards of Excellence, one of which was a first place for “Video of a Special or Unique Event for Exhibitors or the Fairgoing Public.” The Fair was also honored with three Awards of Distinction for Communications, including first place for “Printed Promotional Material,” and a first place Award of Distinction for Competitive Exhibits in “Competitive Exhibit Display Photo Series.”The Alaska State Fair falls into division 3: fairs with attendance of 250,001 – 500,000.

In addition to the awards, Kirsten Mason, Alaska State Fair finance manager, and Kelly Larson, Fair community relations and social media manager, graduated from the Institute of Fair Management. Roxie Mayberry, Fair corporate partnerships director, also was presented with the Errol McKoy Scholarship for enrollment in the program.

Larson also was named the IAFE 2015 advertising, promotions PR committee chair, while Mayberry was named 2015 IAFE sponsorship committee chair.

The IAFE, based in Springfield, Mo., is a voluntary, nonprofit corporation, serving state, provincial, regional, and county agricultural fairs, shows, exhibitions, and expositions.

For more information, visit alaskastatefair.org or contact Dean Phipps, Fair marketing and communications director, at 907.745.7153 or dean@alaskastatefair.org. Additional information on IAFE is available by contacting Rebekah Lee, IAFE director of communications, at rebekahl@fairsandexpos.com or 800-516-0313.