<p>TO: SBCA Members and BCMC Exhibitors</p><p>FROM: SBCA Staff</p><p>DATE: June 8, 2015</p><p>SUBJECT: Request for Nominations: SBCA Hall of Fame, Dick Bowman Industry Enthusiast, & SBC Industry Leadership Awards</p><p>We would like to draw your attention to the request for nominations of the SBCA Hall of Fame, Dick Bowman Industry Enthusiast, & SBC Industry Leadership Awards. The recipients will be presented with these awards at the SBCA Annual meeting on October 23, in conjunction with BCMC in Milwaukee, WI. Please give this matter your consideration and send in your nominations according to the instructions and criteria below. Be sure to include a brief description of the reasons you believe the individual(s) that you nominate deserves to receive the respective award.</p><p>Please send your nomination(s) to Birdy Lee in writing for the person(s) you wish to nominate, either faxing to 608/274-3329 or emailing Birdy at [email protected] by July 17, 2015. Nominations will be reviewed by the appropriate committee for a vote shortly afterwards. </p><p>Thank you.</p><p>SBCA HALL OF FAME AWARD</p><p>CRITERIA: The criteria for receipt of the award are that the individual has contributed significantly to the advancement of both SBCA and the structural building components industry in a meaningful and beneficial manner. This person will be honored for his or her active participation in the growth and success of SBCA initiatives, which serve the overall best interests of the structural building components industry.</p><p>Past recipients include Staton Douthit (1986), Dr. Stanley K. Suddarth (1986), Dave Chambers (1987), Don Percival (1987), Don O. Carlson (1988), Leonard Sylk (1990), George Eberle (1990), John Mannix (1991), Bill Alcorn (1991), Rip Rogers (1992), Tom Carbeck (1993), Michael Conforti (1994), Don Hershey (1995), Bill McAlpine (1995), Lee Vulgaris (1996), Kirk Grundahl (1997), Bob Ward (1998), John R. Herring (1999), Thomas J. Manenti (2000), Bernie Boilen (2001), Koss Kinser (2002), Merle Nett (2003), Andy Schwitter (2004), Richard Brown (2004), Suzanne Grundahl (2005), John Meeks, P.E. (2006), Kent Pagel (2006), Mike Ruede (2007), Scott Arquilla (2008), Dan Holland (2009), Kendall Hoyd (2010), Dwight Hikel (2011), Barry Dixon (2012), Jack Dermer (2013) and Joe Hikel (2014). </p><p>I, , wish to nominate for the SBCA Hall of Fame Award. I believe s/he should receive this award because:</p><p>DICK BOWMAN INDUSTRY ENTHUSIAST AWARD</p><p>CRITERIA: The Dick Bowman Industry Enthusiast Award is named in honor of the late Dick Bowman, a long-time BCMC and SBC Magazine salesman, whose enthusiasm and support of the component industry epitomized the views and goals of the industry. </p><p>This award will honor a supplier individual who over the years has supported BCMC and the structural building components industry as a whole with enthusiasm and integrity. S/He has done this in an unselfish and positive manner and has brought an all-around good attitude and joy to the show. This individual must be a SBCA member.</p><p>Please note current BCMC Committee supplier members are excluded: Michael Fagan (ITW Building Components Group, Inc.), Steve Shrader (Hundegger USA), Jay Halteman (Wood Truss Systems), Ben Hershey (4Ward Consulting Group), Robert Loew (Metsa Wood USA), Baird Quisenberry (Eagle Metal Products), Gregg Renner (MiTek USA, Inc.), and Stan Sias (Simpson Strong-Tie). </p><p>Past recipients include Mike Bugbee (2005), Thomas J. Manenti (2006), Jim (JP) Pruitt (2007), Lee Kinsman (2008), Andy Schwitter (2009), Dave Brakeman (2010) and Steve Cabler (2010), Tom Whatley (2011), Norm McKenna (2012), Joe Kannapell (2013) and Carl Schoening (2014).</p><p>I, , wish to nominate for the Dick Bowman Industry Enthusiast Award. I believe s/he should receive this award because:</p><p>SBC INDUSTRY LEADERSHIP AWARD</p><p>CRITERIA: This award will honor an individual who, since the industry was founded in 1952, has helped nurture, support and grow the structural building components industry as a whole with their vision, innovation and/or creativity. The individual may be a component manufacturer, supplier, associate or any other person whose efforts have helped create our industry into what it is today. Past recipients include Abner Yoder (2006), Charlie Vaccaro (2007), Ray Noonan (2008), Don Hershey (2009), Dwight Hikel (2010), Ken Cloyd (2011), Rick Parrino (2012), Tom Manenti (2013) and Scott Ward (2014).</p><p>I, , wish to nominate for the SBC Industry Leadership Award. I believe s/he should receive this award because:</p>