Member Award Program

Outstanding Volunteer Award

The strength of ACMA or any other association is the quality of its member volunteers.  ACMA was proud to launch its Outstanding Volunteer Award at COMPOSITES 2010, the largest composites event in North America.  Any ACMA member who has contributed significant volunteer time and effort to achieve positive results on behalf of the industry through service to ACMA is eligible.  This can include service or leadership of a committee or can be work on a special project on behalf of the organization.

To nominate a member for ACMA’s Outstanding Volunteer Award, please download, complete and return to Jonathan Roberts, via fax:  703-525-0735 or scanned pdf: jroberts@acmnet.org.

ACMA Outstanding Award Recipients:

2010 - Marcy Offner

2009 - Cheryl Richards

Nomination Process
To nominate someone for the Outstanding Volunteer award, please complete a nomination form.

The deadline for nominations is Friday, November 11, 2011.

Lifetime Achievement Award

Eligibility Criteria:

Any person who has been involved in the composites industry for at least 20 years who has made a significant and lasting contribution to the industry is eligible for this award. Nominees from all segments of the industry are eligible.

Significant and lasting contribution includes, but is not limited to, performance in any of the following areas:

• Exemplary contribution to legislative and/or regulatory affairs of significant long-term consequence to the industry
• Invention of a process or product that has significant long-term importance
• A very successful business career in which measurable contributions have been made to industry, government, employees, or the community
• Leadership throughout his/her career to the industry’s trade associations where lasting contributions were made, including SPI, SIRC, NMMA, ACMA, ICPA, etc.

Sitting members of the ACMA Board are not eligible for consideration of this award.

All former and future recipients of the organization’s Lifetime Achievement Award will automatically be included in the Hall of Fame, without need for consideration by the Board of Directors. Inaugural members will be identified as Clare Bacon Hall of Fame or Lifetime Achievement inductees.

Nominees for the Lifetime Achievement Award who were not selected and all Presidents’ Award recipients will automatically be considered in the next year for the Hall of Fame selection.

ACMA Lifetime Achievement Award Recipients

2010 - Richard Morrison

2009 - Royce Newsome
2008 - Gary Multanen
2007 – Jacques & Margot Kohn & Larry Ashton
2006 – Louis Dehmlow
2005 - Dr. Frank Cassis
2004 – MC Gill
2003 – Don Aker
2002 – Brandt Goldsworthy
2001 – Everett Pearson
2000 – Lowell Miles
1999 – Wes Hoch
1998 – Robert Morrison

Nomination Process
To nominate someone for the Lifetime Achievement award, please complete a nomination form.

Nomination deadline is Friday, November 11, 2011.

Hall of Fame Award

Eligibility Criteria:

Any person who has attained distinction among his/her peers through their efforts, involvement and accomplishments in the composites industry and its associations.

Criteria for judging excellence shall include, but is not limited to, the individual’s performance in any of the following ways:

• Contribution to legislative and/or regulatory affairs of significant long-term consequence to the industry
• Invention of a process or product which has commercial value to the composites or cast polymer industry
• A successful business career in which notable contributions have been made to the composites industry
• Active, extensive participation in the industry’s trade associations with significant contributions, including SPI, SIRC, ACMA, ICPA, etc.
• Academic contribution which has resulted in a noteworthy impact on the composites industry
• Previous recipients of the SPI Clare E. Bacon Award are eligible

Sitting members of the ACMA Board are not eligible for induction into the Hall.

Nominees for the Lifetime Achievement Award who were not selected and all Presidents Award recipients will automatically be considered in the next cycle for Hall of Fame selection.

ACMA Hall of Fame

2010 - Charles H. Dore, III
2010 - Don Abel

Hall of Fame Members

Nomination Process
To nominate someone for the Lifetime Achievement award, please complete a nomination form.

Nomination deadline is Friday, November 11, 2011.

President's Award

The current ACMA president has the privilege of selecting one individual every year to honor with the President’s Award.  This tradition was established in 1988 and has continued every year since.  This is the only ACMA award that does not accept nomination.

Past President’s Award Winners

2010 Steve Walling
2009 John Tickle
2008 Richard Morrison
2007 William Holtzclaw
2006 Peter Emrich
2005 Terry McCabe
2004 Bob DeRoma
2003 Fred Dierks
2001 Bill Seemann
2000 John Schweitzer
1999 Pat Money
1998 Russ Fisher
1997 Larry Craigie
1996 Dick Holland
1995 Charlie McClaskey
1994 Gary Multanen
1993 Doug Gomes
1992 Gerald Bender
1991 Wes Hoch
1990 Pat Johnson
1989 Bob Lacovara
1988 Lowell Miles

2011 Award Nomination Form

ACMA is not currently accepting nominations. If you have questions, please email Jonathan Roberts or call, 703-525-0511.

If you prefer to submit your nomination in writing, please submit your answers in three pages or less to:
ACMA - Member Achievement Awards
1010 N. Glebe Rd., Suite 450
Arlington, VA 22201

If you have questions about your nomination, please contact:
Jonathan Roberts
Email
703-682-1653