MISSION VIEJO, Calif. -- Sir Speedy, Inc. is pleased to announce that more than 150 franchise owners and salespeople from around the world received awards at the annual Sir Speedy International Convention and Vendor Show at the San Diego Marriott Hotel & Marina, July 29-August 2.

Kathy Morgan of Irvine, California received the Sir Speedy "Franchisee of the Year" award and George Coriaty of Whittier, California received the "Top Volume" award. Sir Speedy's International Top Volume award winner was Ganga Prasad of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Awards were also given to franchisees and salespeople in the following categories: Top 10, Top 25, Volume Increase Percentage, Century Club, Million Dollar Club, Sales Achievement Awards, and Application Innovation Awards.

"Being a top producer among our franchise network is a worthy accomplishment given today's competitive business environment. We honor all of our award winners for their professional and personal commitment to provide exceptional service to their customers to help them grow their businesses" said Richard Lowe, president of Sir Speedy.

Other highlights of the annual Convention included a keynote presentation by Vincent Lombardi, Jr., noted speaker and author, who delivered an inspiring message about the qualities of high-performance people and organizations. Attendees were also treated to an evening on the historic USS Midway aircraft carrier museum in San Diego's Mission Bay.

At the International Vendor Show, which is the largest trade show of any printing and marketing services franchise company, 100 leading companies in the printing, graphic arts and marketing services industries exhibited including, Canon U.S.A, Constant Contact, Heidelberg, Hewlett Packard, interlinkONE, Kodak, Konica Minolta, Mohawk Papers, and Xerox. This year's show featured a Promotional Products Pavilion sponsored by the Advertising Specialties Institute (ASI) to highlight this growing industry. The convention ended with an awards banquet to honor the top franchisees.