2009 ARF Great Mind Awards
The ARF congratulates the esteemed recipients of the ARF 2009 Great Mind Awards! The Awards were presented on Wednesday, April 1 at a special luncheon during Re:think 2009: The ARF Annual Convention + Expo.
Sponsored by Harris Interactive, The ARF Great Mind Awards recognize individuals who bring excellence to advertising research in the categories of research innovation, rising research stars, important member contributions to the field and lifetime contributors to the industry and ARF.
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2009 Great Mind Award Winners
INNOVATION
For individuals who have developed innovative research ideas – methodology, theory, service and solution.
Grand Winner
Dr. A.K. Pradeep – NeuroFocus, Inc.
Winners
Gold: Joseph C. Philport – The Traffic Audit Bureau for Media Measurement, Inc.
Gold: Dr. Carl Marci – Innerscope Research
Silver: Dr. Caleb Siefert – Innerscope Research
Silver: George Shababb – TNS Media Research
Bronze: Brendan Light – BuzzBack
Certificate of Recognition Winners
Allen Massey – McDonnell Hayne
Stephen Sands – Sands Research
Brian Levine – Innerscope Research
Martin Russ – Real Time Content
Britta Ware – Meredith Corporation
Damon Ragusa – ThinkVine
Hal Bloom – Sage
Patricia Hughes – GfK Custom Research
Simon Davies – M:30 Communications
Miya Murata – J.D Power & Associates
Lisa Riley – J.D Power & Associates
Carter Truong – J.D Power & Associates
Brian Cain – Schering Plough
Drew Westen – Thinkscan LLC
Joel Weinberger – Thinkscan LLC
Tom H. C. Anderson – Anderson Analytics
Lauren Tucker – The Martin Agency
Janet Gallent – NBC Universal
Larry Friedman – TNS
Mike Saxon – TNS
RISING STAR
For researchers who have less than 7 years experience, and whose contributions during the last year marked the individual as a researcher with potential for future greatness.
Grand Winner
Kimberly Maxwell – Spike TV
Winners
Gold: Stefanie Nolby – GfK Custom Research North America
Silver: Elizabeth Paul – The Martin Agency
Bronze: Tania Yuki – comScore, Inc.
Certificate of Recognition Winners
Brynne Schmitt – TNS
Brent Snider– Brainjuicer
Jen Hu – Starcom MediaVest
Carl D. Marci – Innerscope Research
Anna Welch – Mediamark Research, Inc.
Agil Manizada – comScore, Inc.
Dorothy Advincula– comScore, Inc.
Simon Davies – M:30 Communications
Marc Sanford – Razorfish
Lindsay Leon-Atkins – Dynamic Logic
Andrew Lipsman – comScore, Inc.
Jesse Chen – Anderson Analytics, LLC
Brian Wahlberg – TNS
Andrew Hanna – NBC Universal
Marian Gyarmathy – Harris Interactive
Judit Nagy – MySpace
MEMBER RECOGNITION
For individuals who made an outstanding contribution to the ARF in the prior year. From above-and-beyond duty to providing pro-bono services, these are members who have made significant contributions to the success of the ARF and the industry.
Winners
Shula Bigman – Communication Options, Inc.
Judit Nagy – MySpace
Ann Green – Millward Brown
Gian Fulgoni – comScore, Inc.
Magid Abraham – comScore, Inc.
David Burgos – Millward Brown
Efrain Ribeiro – Ipsos
Renee Smith – Ipsos
Robert Atencio – Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
John Zogby – Zogby International
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS
For two individuals who have made significant contributions to the research profession and industry over the course of their careers.
Gerry Lukeman – Ipsos ASI
Gale Metzger