HIA President's Award | HIA Pioneer Award | HIA Lifetime Members | HIA Award of Merit | HIA Special Recognition
HIA President’s Award
Based on innovation and creativity, this award may be bestowed on companies or individuals who have made contributions to the industry through innovative marketing or merchandising programs, new product development, consumer marketing initiatives and educational outreach activities which expand our industry's growth.
1984
Virginia Crumrine
John Deegan
Lou del Rosario
Priscilla Hauser
Rich Palmer
Bob Stover
1985
Joyce Bennett
Dane Boles
Aleene Eckstein
Mamoru Inomata
Gayle Motsinger
Hugh Stephens
1986
Wendy Bobe
Phyllis Carstens
Bruce Greenberg
Dana Lombardy
Don Lumadue
Sandy Morrow
1987
Mary Caddell
Kathy Lamancusa
Michael Lech
Testor Corporation
Margy Wentz
Katherine Yoss
1988
Barbara Walthers
Art & Craft Materials Institute (ACMI)
Yohji Suhara, Hobby Assn of Japan (HAJ)
DMC Corporation
Amato’s Inc.
Aristo-Craft/Polk’s Hobbies
Black & Decker Corp.
E.I. DuPont Company
The Ertl Company
Johnson Creative Crafts
LeeWards Creative Crafts
Monogram/Revell
1989
Carol Epp
David Ladd
Gwen Mallory
International Plastic Modeler’s Society
National Railroad Model Assn
1990
Pat Depke
Bud Rothschild
1991
Susan Danker, HIA Director of Meeting & Expositions
Pete Hickman
1992
Bonnie Greene, Caps for Kids program
1993
Michael Dupey
Loctite Corp.
1994
Evie Rosen, founder, Warm-Up America
Canadian Craft & Hobby Assn (CCHA)
1995
Cliff & Eleanor Zimmerman, Zim’s Crafts
1996
David Cunningham
Carolyn Schulz & Marion Wright, American Craft Club of Great Britain, introduced HIA certification programs to UK
1997
Cathy Keel, McGiffin’s Hobbies
1998
Ron Aptroot, Jonco BV
1999
Susan Brandt, HIA Asst Exec Director/Director of Communications
Mike Lynch, Help Hospitalized Veterans
2000
Carol Duvall, first National Craft Month Spokesperson for HIA
Wally Raley
2001
David Blumenthal, Lion Brand Yarn & the
Craft Yarn Council of America for “Knit Out” events
2002
Mike Hartnett, Creative Leisure Communications
2003
Andrea Grossman, Mrs. Grossman’s Paper Company
2004
Tom Yaley, Sr., Yaley Enterprises
HIA Pioneer Awards (only awarded in 2000)
Honors those who have impacted the development of the craft industry and related products.
Cliff & Eleanor Zimmerman
Aleene Jackson
Pat Catan
Priscilla Hauser
David Cunningham
Marian Oehlman
Maurice (Moe) & Mae Gherman, Hobby Publications
HIA Lifetime Member
Bestowed upon a member of CHA in good standing for at least 10 consecutive years and at the time of the award he or she is no longer involved with the Association or industry.
Martin Bersted
Lee Blyler
Franklin Butler
Walter Caddell
Charleen Caldwell
John & Edna Clapper
Alvin G. Davis
Herb Depke
Royle Glaser Freund
Prem Gary
Maurice (Moe) Gherman
Edward Goldberg
Pete Hickman
Aleene Jackson
James King
David Ladd
David Lester
Richard Mates
Carl J. Maxwell
James Mulvey
Patricia Nimocks
Ed Potokar
Albert H. Redles
Clifford W. Rogers
Bruce Walthers
Carmen Webster
Quentin T. Webster
Lee Wetzel
Hazel Pearson Williams
HIA Award of Merit (a/k/a Meritorious)
The highest award of recognition that CHA can bestow upon an individual member past or present. This award recognizes volunteer service and involvement in the Association has exemplified all of the goals of the CHA awards program.
1964
Franklin Butler
Sundel Doniger
Prem Gary
Paul K. Guillow
A.C. Kalmbach
E.D. Miller
Mils F. Testor
N.E. (Jim) Walker
1965
Walter Billet
Irwin S. Polk
Clifford W. Rogers
1966
A.L. Lewis
Carl J. Maxwell
1967
John B. Brodbeck
Lewis H. Glaser
1968
Charles D. Miller
Nathan Polk
1969
John Besser
A.J. Kovaleski
Richard Palmer
1970
Louis Kapp
Irwin Ohlsson
Albert H. Redles
1971
Matthew A. Sullivan
1972
Lee L. Blyler
Milton K. Grey
1973
Sol Kramer
1974
William J. MacMillan, Jr.
1975
Alvin G. Davis
1976
Richard Falk
1977
Edward Manulkin
Hazel Pearson Williams
1978
John Clemens
Bobbye Hall
1979
Harold H. Carstens
1980
Bernard Paul
1981
Walter W. Caddell
1982
Quentin T. Webster
1983
Patricia Nimocks
Bruce Walthers
1984
William H. Selzer
Elaine Broadwater
1985
Maurice (Moe) Gherman
Edward Goldberg
1986
Frank Garcher
Joseph Samaria
1987
Edward Kapitanoff
1988
Vincent Amato
1990
Donald Reisman, Royal Arts & Crafts
1991
Tony Kohn, Handcraft Designs
1992
Frank Strauss, ACTIVA Products
1994
Jerry Honemann, Frank’s Nursery & Crafts
1995
Al Seifert, The Beadery
1996
Maureen DiVincenzo, Creative Vision Design, Inc.
1998
Howard Hoffman, Howard Hoffman & Assoc.
1999
Miguel Litchi, Fantasias Miguel
2000
James Scatena, FloraCraft Corp.
2001
Sandra Wilmot, Books n’ Things
2002
Alan Rosskamm, Jo-Ann Stores, Inc.
2005
Lynda S. Musante, Cardinal Brands
HIA Special Recognition
Presented to a person or company in the craft industry for their efforts in sponsoring, coordinating or participating in an activity that has a profound beneficial effect on a group of people, geographic location or charitable organization, and that showcases the industry in a positive way.
Ryuji Aoyama, Aoyama & Co Ltd.
Janet Bauer
Joyce Bennett, HIA Press Day
Henry Dubs
Cari Clement, Bond Products, establishing Rwandan refugee women’s economic cooperative
Jerry Fried, Hollywood Trims Inc.
Bob Gatti
Bill Gardner, Creating For Life Auction
Hobby Lobby Stores/Crafts Etc.
Vanna White, Honorary HIA Membership for promoting crochet/knitting
Connie Platte, Crop-In-Style
PJS Publications
Hobby Publications, 50th anniversary
Tera Leigh, Memory Box project
Sally Cowles Strauss, volunteer support for HIA Certification programs
ACCI Awards
Founder Awards
Scott Ladd Awards