LEXINGTON, Ky. (February 6, 2018) — AMR is pleased to welcome the Association of Environmental & Engineering Geologists (AEG) as a new full-service client partner.

“I’m very excited to welcome AEG to the AMR family,” said Nick Ruffin, CAE, AMR’s President and CEO. “For nearly 60 years, AEG has been the steward of excellence in their profession. We look forward to providing the tools and professional services that will allow them to continue to further their goals of expanding advocacy, leadership and education for their membership.”

LEXINGTON, Ky. (January 30, 2018) — AMR Conferences and Events Manager Delphine Hepp recently earned the Convention Industry Council’s Certified Meeting Professional (CMP) credential.

The CMP program was launched in 1985 and is designed to enhance the knowledge and performance of meeting professionals, promote the status and credibility of the meeting profession, and advance uniform standards of practice.

LEXINGTON, Ky. (January 24, 2018) — AMR Management Services, a Lexington-based association management company serving more than 20 professional societies, trade associations and other nonprofit clients nationwide, was recently named to the 2018 list of Best Places to Work in Kentucky by the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce and the Kentucky Society for Human Resource Management (KYSHRM).

DeLaine Bender, CAE, has recently been promoted to Vice President with AMR Management Services and named to the organization’s Executive Team. Bender has served in the role of Executive Director on AMR’s client team for several years and brings a wealth of association management experience to the team.

Today AMR Management Services celebrates its 20th Anniversary. John and Shirley Ruffin established AMR Management Services in June of 1997 and, since that time, has grown into one of the country’s top Association Management Companies.

CEO and founder John Ruffin recalled, “In 1997 AMR began as a small association management company with 10 employees and six client associations. Thanks to the entrepreneurial spirit of our 80+ team members and the passion of our 24 client-partners, AMR is celebrating two decades of professional service and year-over-year growth.” Ruffin added, “I look forward to the next 20 years and the opportunities ahead of us to continue making a positive difference in our country and beyond through AMR’s service to professional and trade associations, their members and the communities they serve.”