Hall of Leaders
The DMAW’s Hall of Leaders is our association’s highest honor. The origins of this award go back 58 years and have included such industry greats as Hal Malchow (2013), Richard Viguerie (1972) and Austin Kiplinger (1987). Previously known as the Professional Man of the Year, Professional of the Year and the Award for Distinguished Achievement, the award was renamed in 2014 to acknowledge the breadth and depth of luminaries that have been honored.

2019 HALL OF LEADERS AWARD RECIPIENT:
Tiffany Neill
CFRE, Partner/Owner
Lautman Maska Neill & Company
Tiffany Neill, CFRE, is co-owner and partner of Lautman Maska Neill & Company, an award-winning full-service direct response fundraising firm specializing in nonprofits.
The company she has built with co-owner Lisa Maska reflects their commitment to innovation and excellence in direct response fundraising, their belief in the power of non-profit organizations to improve the world we live in and their personal goals of leaving the world a better place.
Tiffany draws on over twenty years of fundraising experience going back to early days opening membership responses at B’nai B’rith. Over the years, she has consulted with large and small non-profit organizations and helped successfully launch the direct response fundraising efforts at many. Her personal expertise was recognized by the Direct Marketing Association of Washington who named her Industry All Star in 2015.
Tiffany collaborates with the organizations served by the firm to share what she has learned to propel fundraising forward. She is a frequent speaker at industry meetings and seminars, and has often addressed audiences at the AFP’s International Fundraising Conference, at the Bridge Conference sponsored by the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) and the DMAW as well as at the DMA’s Nonprofit Conference in New York and Washington D.C.
She has served numerous non-profits as a Board member, and currently serves on the Board of the DC Chapter of the AFP as well as on the Board of Directors of the Association of Direct Response Fundraising Counsel (ADRFCo). In 2016 she was Co-Chair of the Bridge to Integrated Marketing Conference. Tiffany holds memberships in the DMA, the DMAW and AFP.
A graduate of Stanford University, she earned an MBA from Johns Hopkins University
Previous DMAW Hall of Leaders Award Recipients
2018: Kate Carr
2018
Kate Carr
2017: Alison Porter
2017
Allison Porter
2017: Greg Adams
2016
Greg Adams
2015: Rick Powell
2015
Rick Powell
2014: Rob Rudderow Jr.
2014
Rob Rudderow Jr.
2014: Geoffrey Peters
2014
Geoffrey Peters
2013: Hal Malchow
2013
Hal Malchow
2012: Greg Albright
2012
Greg Albright
2011: George McDonnell
2011
George McDonnell
2010: Syma Mendelsohn
2010
Syma Mendelsohn
2009: Rick Whelan
2009
Rick Whelan
2008: Jinny Fleischman
2008
Jinny Fleischman
2007: Denny Byrne
2007
Denny Byrne
2006: George Lizama
2006
George Lizama
2005: Jonah Gitlitz
2005
Jonah Gitlitz
2004: Karen Depew
2004
Karen Depew
2003: Jean Gianfagna
2003
Jean Gianfagna
2002: Liz Murphy
2002
Liz Murphy
2001: Charles Cadigan
2001
Charles Cadigan
2000: Patricia Silver
2000
Patricia Silver
1999: Linda L. Fisher
1999
Linda L. Fisher
1998: Michael O'Hara*
1998
Michael O'Hara*
1997: Sherry Marshall
1997
Sherry Marshall
2002: Liz Murphy
1996
Shephen H. Winchell
1995: James V. Bullard
1995
James V. Bullard
1994: James Prendergast
1994
James Prendergast
1993: William T. Armistead
1993
William T. Armistead
1992: Catherine R. Lincoln
1992
Catherine R. Lincoln
1991: Lu Corbett Daly
1991
Lu Corbett Daly
1990: C. David Wallace
1990
C. David Wallace
1989: Jordan M. Lowenstein*
1989
Jordan M. Lowenstein*
1988: Kathryn a. Smiley
1988
Kathryn A. Smiley
1987: Austin Kiplinger
1987
Austin Kiplinger
1986: Roger Craver
1986
Roger Craver
1985: M. Virginia Daly
1985
M. Virginia Daly
1984: Kate Petranech
1984
Kate Petranech
1983: James G. Aldige III
1983
James G. Aldige III
1982: Thomas M. Beers*
1982
Thomas M. Beers*
1981: Ed* and Clyde Sis
1981
Ed* and Clyde Sisk
1980: John Murchake*
1980
John Murchake*
1979: John Carlin*
1978: Gwen Fitzpatrick
1977: Paddy Skinder
1976: Bob Ames*
1975: Robert Warfel
1974: Eileen Charney*
1973: Orville Shirey*
1972: Richard Viguerie
1971: Dorothy Kerr
1970: Roland Kuniholm
1969: John Jay Daly*
1968: Jim Dimond
1967: Stan Mayes*
1966: Edwin Riley*
1965: Ralph Ives*
1964: Ferd Nauheim*
1963: Guy Yolton*
1962: Anthony Gould*
1961: Jack Fauntleroy
1960: Troy Rodlum*
1959: Boyce Morgan*
1958: Rodney Daffer*