Shorecliff Communications Announces Third Annual Excellence in Business Awards to Honor the Best...

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SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 28, 2001

Shorecliff Communications, producers of the annual Tower Summit and Tradeshow, and RCR Wireless News, will recognize leadership and innovation in the communications tower industry at the annual 2001 Excellence in Business Awards for the tower and site development industry.

The gala dinner and ceremony will be held Tuesday, Oct. 30 at 6:30 p.m., on-site at the 2001 Tower Summit and Tradeshow in the Bally's Hotel in Las Vegas. The Tower Summit and Tradeshow is the largest annual event for the communications tower industry.

Categories for the awards include Most Creative Site Concealment Design, Best Design for a Multi-Tenant Site, Market Deployment Award, Best Online Site Location Tool, Best Community Awareness/Public Education Campaign, Best Marketing Campaign and Best 2001 Safety Track Record. The deadline for submissions is midnight Pacific Standard Time, Sept. 21, 2001. Applicants can complete submissions online at www.towersummit.com/awards.

Wm. E. "Bud" Baab Jr., a winner in last year's Excellence in Business Awards and president and CEO for SiteMaster, said being nominated for an award is not only an honor but also a great opportunity to network with other progressive companies that are shaping the direction of the tower industry.

"The Excellence in Business Awards recognizes the trendsetters in the design, build and management sectors of the tower side of the wireless industry," Baab said. "Submitting an application for an award is clearly a smart strategic move."

Shorecliff Communications and RCR Wireless News will showcase three finalists in each category on their Web sites. Winners for each of the categories will be announced at the awards ceremony and dinner.

Judges for the 2001 Excellence in Business Awards include Ben Gaboury, president, Pinnacle Towers Inc.; Douglas D. Mitchelson, CPA, director, Deutsche Banc Alex. Brown; John P. Kelly, president and CEO, Crown Castle International Corp.; Steven Moskowitz, executive vice president, Sales & Marketing, American Tower Corp.; John Sudmeier, vice president and publisher, RCR Wireless News; Kip A. Rupp, CFA, senior vice president, Wachovia Securities Inc.; Nicole Cawley, managing director, Telecom Finance, GE Capital; Ric Prentiss, managing director, Raymond James and Associates; Ronald G. Bizick II, chief operating officer, SBA Communications Corp.; Virgil Stites, vice president, Sprint Sites USA; Wm. E. "Bud" Baab, Jr., president and CEO, SiteMaster; Jeffrey Sopik, P. Eng., president & chief executive Officer, Azonic Networks Inc. and Andrea Downs, president, Shorecliff Communications Inc.

Sudmeier said the awards give the tower companies and the other suppliers an opportunity to display their work to the entire industry.

"This is a great way to exhibit your expertise to your customers and to thank your employees at the same time," Sudmeier said.

To attend the 2001 Excellence in Business Awards Ceremony and Dinner, attendees can register online at www.shorecliffcommunications.com.

The Fourth Annual Tower Summit and Tradeshow returns to Las Vegas Oct. 29-30, at the Paris and Bally's hotels. Platinum sponsors include American Tower, Crown Castle International and Pinnacle Towers Inc. Media sponsor is RCR Wireless News. For further information on the 2001 Tower Summit and Tradeshow visit www.towersummit.com or call Shorecliff Communications at 800/608-9641.

Shorecliff Communications is the leading media company serving the broadband wireless and independent tower/owner management industries, providing tradeshows, executive conferences and publications.