mber at the Tuesday, January 22, meeting.Maxine Revay was a charter member of Tire Town Chapter, National Secretaries Association (NSA) when it formed on August 27, 1946. She was chosen for this honor in recognition of her long-standing membership and mentoring of her peers over the last 61 years.
Maxine served as Chapter President in 1972 and has participated on numerous committees. Always a poised and excellent speaker, Maxine is an ambassador of her profession inspiring others to do their best and serving as a role model for executive assistants.
Maxine Revay was a former executive assistant at the Akron Beacon Journal for 22 years retiring in December
1987. Former Publisher, John McMillion was quoted via email saying, “Maxine and I met in the spring of 1986… Maxine accepted this change with grace, understanding and humor. She and I quickly developed a good working relationship and she was invaluable to me in that time of transition. Like Lou Grant once told Mary Tyler Moore, "You got spunk". And Maxine had spunk…”The chapter will present a plaque commemorating this event and present Maxine with its symbol, a red rose, in honor of this achievement.
Blogger Note: Maxine has been at Pebble Creek assisted living facility at 670 Jarvis Road off Interstate 77 south of Akron since falling in her home November 2. She had no broken bones, but bruises have made it impossible to become fully mobile since then, she said in a phone conversation today. The two photos are from Beacon Journal files.
Maxine Revay was at the Beacon Journal when I started in 1978. Through the years she guided me in the right direction many times. Her professionalism and knowledge of the Beacon Journal was a great help and made we feel part of the BJ family from the very first day. She was a shining example of an executive assistant. Her humor and dedication will always be appreciated.
ReplyDeleteBless you, Maxine!
Donna Motz