The Columbus Chapter of the American Marketing Association began in 1950 as the Central Ohio AMA and became Columbus AMA in July 1977. The chapter was recognized by the AMA’s International Headquarters as Chapter of the Year in 2001, Signature Chapter in 2002, special merit award for membership in 2007, and a special merit award for programming in 2015. In 2004, the Columbus chapter served as a model for the “Board in a Box” program developed by its international headquarters in Chicago. This program still provides leadership training for board members in the 72 other chapters in the United States and Canada. In 2010, the chapter received a Leadership Overall Excellence Award from the international governing board. AMA Columbus has more than 200 members, including practitioners, academics, and students, who share an interest in networking, learning and serving the community. With an audience of approximately 2,000 members and non-members, marketing messages and thought leadership regularly permeate the central Ohio marketing community. The average AMA Columbus member has been a member for 5 years. AMA Columbus holds more than 30 events in a typical year, including regular feature luncheons, AMA Columbus Workshop events, Happy Hour networking mixers, Job Transition Strategies SIG, professional development opportunities, and our annual Achievement In Marketing awards ceremony. The chapter has hosted national events, such as the Branding Bootcamp, Advanced Marketing Bootcamp, and Marketing Research Bootcamp. As the premier networking and marketing organization in Columbus, we continue to provide our members with the connections and information they need to advance their careers.