The Society of Financial Service Professionals (FSP), Newtown, Pa., announced the winners of its 2006 - 2007 Excellence in Chapter Achievement Awards. Listed below are the recipients of the Chapter of the Year award and the first runner up in each size category:

Flight A, 30 largest Chapters:

Flight L, Chapters over 90 members (excluding the 30 largest):

Flight M, Chapters with 89-41 members:

Flight S, Chapters with 40 members or fewer:

"The Excellence in Chapter Achievement awards represent a great deal of hard work on the part of a large number of dedicated volunteers - people who are as dedicated to their profession and their Society as they are to their own successful careers," said Joseph E. Frack, CPA, chief executive officer of FSP. "Overall response to the program this year was terrific - 59 local Chapters earned Gold Medals of Honor. That's a great testament to our Chapters' dedication to building vital professional communities based on our core values of relationships, ethics, and education. We thank our winners and all of our entrants for their hard work and enthusiasm, and congratulate them for their achievements."

Each of the Society's local Chapters was eligible for an award. Winners were chosen from those Chapters that submitted entries. The cumulative total of scores earned in various categories - membership growth, strategic planning, public relations and advertising outreach, participation in professional development, and attendance at Society events - determines the rankings in the Excellence in Chapter Achievement program.