Established in 1980, the IMCEA Associate Council Achievement Award recognizes IMCEA Associate Members for exceptionally outstanding support of the Association and military MWR/Services programs.Awardees must display consistently outstanding support of IMCEA activities and programs while providing unparalleled support of military MWR/Services programs through initiatives such as information sharing, sponsorship, and innovation within their respective industry.

Previous winners of the Associate Council Achievement Award are:

• Jerry Thornton, EBM Publications, 2013
• Richard Hynes, Hobart Corporation, 2012
• James Kennedy, ConAgra Foods, 2011
• Texana Sonnefeld, Babco International, Inc., 2010
• Rocky Sickmann, Anheuser-Busch, Inc., 2009
• Marc Katz, Gekay Sales & Service, 2008
• Cindy Gasser, Gasser Chair Company, 2007
• John Vaillancourt, Tyson Foods, Inc., 2006
• Charles K. Leonard, Chase Card Services, 2005
• Bill Castleberry, Coors Brewing Company, 2004
• Jack Kleckner, Ecolab, 2003
• Mark Velligan, Celebrity Systems Corporation, 2002
• Tom Gross, Babco International, 2001
• Jack Pearse (Deceased), California Pacific Association, 2000
• Terry McAuley (Deceased), Anheuser-Busch, 1999
• Fred Dunsmoor (Retired), Windward Marketing & Sales Co., 1998
• Henry Cobb, Montgomery Marketing, Inc., 1997
• Edwin Salomonsky, Saunders Provision Company Inc., 1996
• Jack Blaisdell, 1995
• Karl Haehn, 1994
• Wayne Godfrey, 1993
• Joseph Masnaghetti, 1992
• Leonard P. Haimes, 1991
• Arthur Bingley, 1990
• Joseph E. Picucci, CMCE (Retired), Allied Domecq, 1989
• Gary Gasser, Gasser Chair Company, 1988
• James Panagos, 1987
• John Frank, Gasser Chair Company, 1986
• Wallace F. Shirey, 1984
• Sheldon Silver, 1983
• Alfred Krueger, 1982
• James Conlin, 1981
• George Gasser, Gasser Chair Company, 1980

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