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At its Annual Meeting in July, the American Legislative Exchange Council presented SPN president Tracie Sharp with its 2009 Private Sector Member of the Year Award. Sharp, second from right, accepts the Award along with the other recipients. From left: Pat Thomas, corporate vice president, UPS; Meredith Melvin Weaver, director, external affairs, Verizon Wireless; and Toby Spangler, Altria Client Services, regional director of state government affairs. (Source: SPN)