Haslag gets Sales Pro Award from Missouri Press Association

Jane Haslag, marketing manager of the Jefferson City News Tribune, was honored April 6 with the Missouri Press Association's Sales Pro Award.

The annual award is bestowed on nominees who have served as advertising director or in advertising sales for 10 years or more, possess excellent management/sales skills and are a past or present member of Missouri Advertising Managers Association.

Haslag joined the News Tribune 37 years ago as a part-time mailroom employee. From there, she worked as an assistant in the marketing department, was named classified manager in 1985, then marketing manager, the highest sales position at the newspaper in 2008.

In the nomination letter for the award, the high quality of her work and her cooperative spirit, as well as her passion for the newspaper and the community, were cited as reasons for recognition and praise.