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McNamara Alumni Center Named Best Meeting Venue
3/4/2008 9:55 AM

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The distinctive granite and copper exterior of the McNamara Alumni Center.
Thanks to stunning architecture, superior audiovisual offerings and top customer-service rankings, the McNamara Alumni Center earned the Best Meeting Facility (Non-Hotel) Award at the annual “BEST OF” event at the new Hilton Minneapolis/Bloomington on Feb. 28.

Roughly 250 meeting-and-event professionals toasted the finest of their industry, in 21 categories, at the annual event hosted by Minnesota Meetings + Events magazine. A total of 445 ballots were tallied with the largest percentage in the Best Meeting Facility (Non-Hotel) category devoted to McNamara Alumni Center. In addition, D’Amico Catering, McNamara’s onsite caterer, won the Best Caterer Award.

“We are thrilled to be recognized by our peers,” says Amy Leyden, marketing manager of McNamara Alumni Center, crediting the beautiful facility and the creative and hard-working team for the award. In 2007 staff members—Amy Dostal Dauer, Jessica Miller, Kim Warner, and Bridget McCoy—coordinated a whopping 489 meetings.

Leyden points to repeat client Allina Hospitals
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Memorial Hall is a stunning event venue.
& Clinics’ recommendation as a perfect sum-up of the facility’s offerings: “The McNamara Alumni Center is a tremendous location for a conference—conveniently located, the meeting rooms have distinguishing characteristics, and the service is outstanding!”

In 2002 Minnesota Meetings + Events awarded the McNamara Alumni Center with the Best Reception Facility Award and D’Amico Catering with Best On-Site Caterer Award.

The McNamara Alumni Center serves as a major entryway to the University of Minnesota and as home to the University of Minnesota Alumni Association, the University of Minnesota Foundation, the Minnesota Medical Foundation, the University of Minnesota Board of Regents, and several University departments with significant outreach missions.

The 230,000-square-foot building stands on the approximate site of old Memorial Stadium, at the corner of Oak and University, across from Williams Arena. Click here for more on the McNamara Alumni Center.

Alumni Association life member get a 20 percent discount on facility rental and lowering catering minimums. Click here to find out more.