Awards & Recognition

Built by exhibit people, recognized by exhibit people.

Highmark Techsystems is a Ft. Wayne-based, women-owned exhibit design and build agency. For multiple decades, we’ve built structural systems, designed exhibits, and grown alongside the agency partners who trust us with their most visible work.

The recognitions on this page reflect the quality we deliver and the industry expertise that gives our partners an edge.

Industry Awards

EDPA Access EDDIE Awards

The Experiential Designers and Producers Association (EDPA) created the EDDIE Awards to recognize the best in exhibit design, production, and experiential marketing across the industry. Judges evaluate creativity, execution, and the strategic impact each exhibit delivers for its client.

2025 EDDIE Award, Online or Multi-Media: Integrated Experiential Marketing at EMS 2025

TEDA ExSys Awards

The Experiential Design Authority (TEDA) runs the ExSys Awards through Exhibit City News to honor standout exhibit builds each year. Winners are judged on design innovation, structural execution, and overall booth impact within their size category.

Gold Award: Best Small Island Exhibit - Axonius at the RSA Conference - 2025
Gold Award: Best Large Island Exhibit - Zimmer Biomet at the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons - 2025
Exhibit of the Year Award: Best Large Island Exhibit - Zimmer Biomet at the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons - 2025
Honorable Mention: RadNet/DeepHealth Exhibit - 2025

Individual Leadership Honors

Both Highmark’s former President and CEO and its current President and CEO have been honored for their decades of innovation and leadership in the exhibit industry.

2016 EDPA Access - Mick Parrott: Hazel Hays Award

2016

Mick Parrott received this individual honor for contributions to the exhibit design industry. It’s a legacy credential that speaks to Highmark’s long-standing reputation.

Debbie Parrott — TEDA ExSys Lifetime Achievement Award

2025

This award recognizes Debbie Parrott’s career-long contribution to the experiential design industry, separate from any single project win.

Qualifications & Credentials

Highmark has done the work so partners don’t have to start from scratch when a project requires vendor pre-qualification. For public-sector projects, government clients, and procurement-driven engagements, Highmark arrives at the table already credentialed.

GSA-Approved Contractor

Highmark holds GSA approval, meeting federal vendor qualification standards for government procurement.

Registered State Bidder: Indiana

Highmark is a registered bidder with the State of Indiana, pre-qualified to respond to state and public-sector procurement opportunities.

Made in the USA

Highmark's structures are designed and manufactured in Fort Wayne, Indiana.

Third-Party Engineered

ExpoDeck and Highmark's structural systems come standard with third-party engineering stamps, meeting industry-standard safety and load codes.

Woman-Owned

Founder and CEO Debbie Parrott leads Highmark TechSystems as an Indiana woman-owned company.

Press Features

Highmark’s leadership shows up regularly in the trade publications exhibit and event professionals actually read, including Exhibit City News, Event Marketer, and the Wall Street Journal.

Debbie Parrott in Exhibit City News

October 2025

Brian Baker in Exhibit City News

Fall 2024

Debbie Parrott in Event Marketer

Fall 2024

Debbie Parrott in Event Marketer

December 2023

Highmark in Exhibit City News

July 2023

Debbie Parrott in the Wall Street Journal

May 2021

Mick & Debbie Parrott in Exhibit City News

May 2018

Community & Sponsorships

Award-winning work is only part of the picture. Highmark also invests directly in the community through sponsorships that support local events, athletes, and industry organizations.

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