Awarding a Lifetime of Service
The Lifetime Achievement Award recognizes an individual who demonstrates exceptional leadership or outstanding contributions that have led to expanding the vision of the floor covering distribution channel. Recipients of the NAFCD Lifetime Achievement Award are announced at the NAFCD Annual Convention. The submission period for the 2023 Lifetime Achievement Award is now open.
Criteria For Nomination
- A minimum 15 years experience in any segment of the floor covering distribution channel.
- Provided leadership in fostering the ideals and distribution best practices within the channel.
- Served as a mentor and example to emerging young leaders.
- Worked to strengthen trading partner communications and relationship-building.
- Contributed time and energy to the overall industry through volunteerism.
2019 NAFCD Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient
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Arden Kelley of Commercial Flooring Distributors
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Past NAFCD Lifetime Achievement Award Recipients
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Hoy Lanning, J.J. Haines
2018 NAFCD Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient
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Bob Wagner, Fishman Flooring Solutions
2017 NAFCD Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient
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Lucky Burke
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Dennis Cook and Melinda McChesney
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Buddy Faircloth
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Bobby Thomas
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Don Evans, Swift-Train
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Jim Gunter, The Cronin Company
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James Gould, The Floor Covering Institute
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John Capell
Kerry Capell
Mardsen Haigh, founders of CMH Space Flooring
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Wade Cassidy
FlorStar Sales, Inc. |
Pierre Thabet
Boa-Franc G.P. |
Bob Thompson
J.J. Haines & Company, Inc.
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Roger Hunt
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Kenneth, L.A, and Jeffrey Train
Swiff-Train Company-Corpus Christi
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Donald Wohlfarth Sr.
Bayard Sales Corporation
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Don Rado
All Tile, Inc.
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Ben Hagood
William M. Bird
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M. Lee Marston
J.J. Haines & Company, Inc.
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Ken Herriges
Herregan Distributors
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Mort Creech
J.J. Haines & Company, Inc.
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