Wink Smith, Select Van & Storage, Omaha, Neb., was honored with the Mayflower Transit 2007 Operations Achievement Award at Mayflower’s national sales and operation conference, held recently in St. Louis. Select Van & Storage is an agent of the worldwide household goods transportation van line.

The recognition acknowledges excellent individual performance in the field of operations. Only one individual is chosen for the annual award from the employees at the more than 400 domestic Mayflower agencies.

Smith is a graduate of the University of Nebraska – Omaha, where he majored in business. Throughout college, he worked for his parents' moving company and did whatever needed to be done around the office and warehouse. Smith became president of Select Van & Storage in 1980 and a year later, the agency joined the Mayflower family.

Mayflower Transit, founded in 1927, is one of the nation’s oldest and largest van lines and transports household goods, electronic equipment, trade show exhibits and displays, works of art, and specialized freight, utilizing a network of 700 affiliated agents throughout the United States and around the world.

Mayflower’s headquarters offices are located in suburban St. Louis, Mo. Further information about the company is available on its Internet site – www.mayflower.com.