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Janet L. Jakobsen, EMBA, made history at the Professional Convention Management Association’s 2016 Visionary Awards, held in Washington D.C., in April 2016. She was the first Canadian woman to receive a Lifetime Achievement Award from this organization. The Niagara College Hospitality and Tourism professor received her award in the Educator Honouree category. Janet, who resides in Toronto, was inducted into Canada’s Meetings + Incentive Travel Hall of Fame in 2014 as its Industry Mentor that year.