DPHA Honors Jocelyn Hutt with the James J. Babbitt, Jr. Award

The Decorative Plumbing + Hardware Association honored Jocelyn Hutt (The Hutt Group) with the James J. Babbitt, Jr. Award for extraordinary contributions to the Association.  The Award is unique in that it is presented by the DPHA President to an individual who has given unselfishly of their time and expertise to advance DPHA’s mission to connect, educate, and elevate the decorative plumbing and hardware industry. 

In honoring Jocelyn Hutt, DPHA President Nat Mucha (Barclay Products) stated, “that in determining who would be most deserving of this honor, Jocelyn’s energy, participation and willingness to both share ideas and help to implement them stood out. DPHA is a volunteer-driven organization. Jocelyn has embodied that spirit to help elevate DPHA and our industry as a whole.”

Jocelyn’s commitment to the industry and the Association is unwavering.  She is an active member of both the DPHA Professional Development and Engagement Committees.  Jocelyn leverages more than two decades of successful marketing and public relations experience to expand participation in DPHA University, a signature program that serves as the industry’s only platform to train and onboard new hires and provide a testing platform that evaluates and recognizes industry professionals for their product knowledge and sales capabilities.

Jocelyn’s contributions to the DPHA Engagement Committee include helping to craft marketing campaigns to recruit new and retain existing DPHA members and create and implement strategies to enhance DPHA’s brand.  She also has been involved in developing and implementing strategies to increase the engagement of DPHA members in monthly webinars, the annual DPHA Conference and other programs that illuminate the return DPHA members receive from their investment in the Association.

What makes Jocelyn Hutt more than a deserving recipient of the James J. Babbitt, Jr. Award is that fact that she is contributing her time and expertise to the Association during the startup of her new agency the Hutt Group. This reflects Jocelyn’s commitment to her industry and DPHA members.  The Hutt Group provides public relations, strategic marketing and creative services that include digital and print campaigns to an international clientele.