I knew a guy that came to work one day and found out that he had been named best cfo of the year from a local organization, out of the blue. He was sent a plaqu

I knew a guy that came to work one day and found out that he had been named best cfo of the year from a local organization, out of the blue. He was sent a plaque and was invited to a dinner in his honor. It turns out that he worked for a very large company and the organization was trying to score some points with the company. Who better than the man that handled the finances? This made me wonder if these magazines are just trying to score points with people that can mean future business for them. Or access to them if they make it big. Is this too sinical on my part?