The Chicago group is a professional association of northeastern Illinois business managers, entrepreneurs and educators. The association is an affiliate of Sales & Marketing Executives International, with 13,000 members in more than 80 cities around the world.
Business Marketing Ad Director William Furlong hailed Ms. Jaben as "a real advocate for the business-to-business community who has demonstrated not only a strong sense of the strategic implications of marketing, but also understands the budgetary needs and constraints facing marketers."
Ms. Jaben will be honored at a dinner at the Rosewood, Rosemont, Ill., on Nov. 3.