Awards & Certifications

The ACE designation strengthens the career development objectives of IACCE and provides recognition to Chamber professionals in Illinois. Selected recipients receive professional certification that can be included with the recipient’s profile, biography and resume.

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Chamber Certification Program

This program promotes public awareness of the intent of the chamber of commerce brand as a non-profit community development based business membership organization by providing a peer review process of generally accepted chamber of commerce organizational benchmarks.

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Distinguished Illinois Chamber of Commerce Executive of the Year Award

This award recognizes the exemplary performance and leadership of an Illinois chamber executive within their local chamber, community and to the chamber profession.

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Distinguished Service Awards

These awards are presented annually at the IACCE Fall Conference to chamber executives and staff who have completed ten years of Chamber work. Additional awards are given upon completion of each additional five years of service.

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Outstanding Chamber of the Year Award

This award recognizes organization excellence in chambers of commerce and provides a unique benchmarking opportunity to assess a chamber’s strengths. The award is based on the US Chamber of Commerce accreditation process for local chambers and highlights accomplishments in the areas of leadership/governance, finance, advocacy and membership development.

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