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ABA Board Member John Percy Named Inaugural Wayne Chandler Award Winner

  • January 10, 2022
  • 1-min read

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During ABA's Marketplace 2022 in Grapevine, Texas, the Grand Ole Opry named ABA Board Member and CEO of Destination Niagara USA John Percy, Jr., as the first recipient of the Wayne Chandler Spirit of Partnership Award. 

When presenting the award, Kristi Driver of Opry Entertainment described Percy as “The award committee chose the perfect inaugural recipient.”

Driver said words that people use to describe Percy include: 

Well-respected
Innovative
Eager
Larger-than-life personality
Impactful
Mentor
Supportive
Great leader 
Welcomes a new face into the room 
Commitment
Always making a difference

ABA President & CEO Peter Pantuso said “There couldn’t be a better recipient of the first Wayne Chandler award than John Percy. This award is well deserved.”

The Wayne Chandler Spirit of Partnership Award – created in memory of Wayne Chandler who spent more than 30 years promoting the Grand Ole Opry, the Ryman Auditorium, as well as Nashville and Tennessee, and Opry Entertainment – recognizes an individual who creatively works within the group travel industry to build partnerships for the promotion of all tourism market segments and destinations.

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