Truman Brown
Intertherm
Missouri
Class of 1972
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 Industry heating pioneer, he developed the first kerosene heating stove to replace wood burners in trailers. Strong promoter of industry standards and originator and director of the first supplier service schools. Active early Board Member of Missouri TCA and TCMA and was the first TCMA Standards Committee Chairman. |
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James Brunskill
Executive Industries, Kenskill trailers
California
Class of 1972
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 Pioneer RV manufacturer and TCA standards activist, leader in the creation of standards for electrical, plumbing, and heating construction, TCA two term President and nationally recognized lobbyist. |
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Wally Byam
Airstream
California
Class of 1972
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 Pioneer trailer manufacturer and engineer. Originated the use of aluminum in trailer frames and skins especially aircraft type riveted bodies. Pioneered the concept of trailer caravans for international RV travel. Lifetime RV lifestyle promoter. |
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Elmer Frey
Marshfield Homes
Wisconsin
Class of 1972
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 Housing pioneer responsible for changing the image of industry products from trailers to homes. Builder of the first over-width tenwide mobile home. MHMA Board member and active lobbyist for the altering of load width restrictions on state and national highways. |
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Jerry Golden
Golden West Homes
California
Class of 1972
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 Early TCA Board Member and two term President. Consumer affairs activist and pioneer builder of expandable homes and double-wides. Conceived and built the giant 65 foot Flagship motorhome in the mid 1950s. |
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Kristian Jensen
Jensen's Inc.
Connecticut
Class of 1972
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 Pioneer retailer, park developer, New England MHA President and MDNA Board member and President. Authored the first book on MH park development. Leader of legislative battles throughout New England to get zoning favorable to MH parks. |
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Hal MacPherson
MacPherson Toilets
Florida
Class of 1972
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 Pioneer supplier who developed the first grinder type toilet which allowed the use of toilets and holding tanks in trailers. Leading lobbyist for the national plumbing code for trailers. Instrumental in getting trailer dwellers included in US census figures for the first time (1950). |
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John O'Conor
TCA
California
Class of 1972
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 Long time association executive, primarily responsible for the acceptance of manufactured housing in the western states. Leader of the movement to remove federal excise tax from manufactured homes and to allow over-width homes on western highways. |
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Betty Orr
Orr And Orr
Illinois
Class of 1972
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 Industry pioneer aftermarket supplier, retailer, manufacturer and association leader. She was the first female interior designer in the trailer industry. Designer of the first multiple unit tow vehicle. First female president of a national association in the industry. |
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Wilbur J. Schult
Schult Homes
Indiana
Class of 1972
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 Pioneer manufacturer, instrumental in the founding of TCMA, builder of innovative two unit modular homes during World War II, nationally active housing industry promoter and showman who was responsible for much of the early industry growth. |
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C.J. Stoll
C.J. Soll Inc.
Florida
Class of 1972
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 Pioneer retailer, and park developer he was an active supporter of local and national associations and mentor to other retailers. He sold the first tenwide home which had to be transported to his location by rail as it was not legal on most highways. Charter member and director of Florida MHA. |
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Earl Swett
Marlette Homes Inc.
Michigan
Class of 1972
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 Early manufacturer and Board Member of MHMA serving three terms as Chairman, he is recognized as the father of industry wide standards for his devotion to the establishment of the ANSI code and its acceptance by state and municipal authorities. |
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Edward Wilson
MHMA
Illinois
Class of 1972
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 As an early association executive for twenty-five years, he led the national association into advertising, construction and park standards, educational programs and political lobbying. He was a nationally recognized spokesman promoting mobile home living. |
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Norman Wolfe
American Coach Co
Michigan
Class of 1972
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 Pioneer manufacturer and design innovator. Charter member and President of TCMA, he was an early practitioner and promoter of active manufacturer-dealer relations. |
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Paul Abel
Franklin Coach
Indiana
Class of 1973
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 Pioneer trailer manufacturer, long time Indiana MHA Show Chairman, co-founder of RVI (now RVIA), founder and first President of the American Institute of Travel Trailer Manufacturers, instrumental in the merger of the travel trailer divisions of RVI and MHMA. |
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Rex R. Anderson
Anderson Coach, ABC Coach
Michigan
Class of 1973
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 Innovator in trailer manufacturing beginning in 1924, he patented an in-floor heating system and devised the side-ways assembly line, he was the first to install a full size bath tub in his trailers. He was one of the founders of the Mobilehome Craftsmen's Guild Gold Seal program. |
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Pete Callander
South Side Trailer Sales
Indiana
Class of 1973
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 Pioneer retailer, early officer of both Indiana and national associations, long time activist for dealers and park owners. President of Indiana MHA, President of MDNA, one of the founders of MHMA service schools, leader of the first Elkhart Trailer Show. He was selected to represent all dealers nationally before congress when it was considering passage of the HUD code. |
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Roy Clayton
Ardon Mobile Corporation
California
Class of 1973
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 Long time TCA officer and past President, organized the first mobile home park owner association in California, active in organizing public retail, and industry trade shows |
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Arthur R. Costello
Airstream
California
Class of 1973
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 Active on the Boards of Directors of both TCA and MHMA, he led the development of the first fully self contained production travel trailer. He was recognized nationally for his efforts in the promotion of RV activities. |
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Welburn Guernsey
Guernsey City
Florida
Class of 1973
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 A leader in the movement to replace trailer camps with functioning cities. He was the first to require hurricane anchors on all units in all his communities. He built the first self-contained adult community and the first community to provide around the clock security. |
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Warren F. Jones
Hehr International
California
Class of 1973
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 He has served the industry on the national Boards of Directors of TCA, MHMA, MDNA, MHI, RVI, and RVIA. He was the first Chairman of the TCA service clinics, he was selected as an industry representative on the HUD Manufactured Home Advisory Council. |
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Kenneth Minich
Pennsylvania MHA
Pennsylvania
Class of 1973
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 Founder of the Pennsylvania Dealers Association and Pennsylvania MHA. He organized and directed the first Pennsylvania MH and RV show. Recognized as an outstanding lobbyist, no bill he supported failed to pass in eleven years of service. |
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Ralph Morgan
Morgan Drive Away
Indiana
Class of 1973
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 Father of the commercial transportation industry for RVs and manufactured homes, he was the first to receive nation wide ICC authority for delivering trailers. He developed the short wheel base toter truck to allow towing of the largest possible trailers and the beavertail style trailers for transporting multiple smaller trailers with easy roll off dismounting |
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Paul Riedel
Vindale Corporation
Ohio
Class of 1973
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 Long time MHMA Board member and officer, Chairman of the Land Development Committee, MDNA Board member, early pre-fabricated home builder and housing innovator. |
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Jack Wells
Jack Wells Company
California
Class of 1973
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 One of the founders of TCA in 1938 and a long time Board Member including serving two separate terms as President, he was a long time activist on industry business and legislative affairs. |
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Max Bowen
Bowen Development Corp.
Michigan
Class of 1974
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 Developed the first small water heater for trailers in 1945. He obtained the first laboratory approval of a gas fired appliance for mobile homes. A founder and long time member of MDNA Service School faculty. He later became a developer of luxury RV parks and developed Waste Away, one of the first holding tank chemicals. |
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Gene Disano
Motor Rim and Wheel
California
Class of 1974
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 Pioneer builder of trailer wheels and axles. Long time officer of TCA, including President from 64 67. He served for many years on the joint TCA-MHMA Washington Affairs Council as a national lobbyist for the industry. |
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William B. MacDonald
Mid States Trailer Sales
Illinois
Class of 1974
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 Founder of the first multi-company Mobile Home and RV holding company, he was a long time activist and officer in TCMA including serving as its President. Founded one of the first trailer transport companies. He founded a finance company to offer no-recourse floor plan funding to dealers. |
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George D. Milligan
Milligan's Trailer Sales
California
Class of 1974
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 Long time retailer, active as an officer of TCA including serving as the last dealer to be elected President, he helped to develop the TCA shows and to develop the California trailer construction code. His store is recognized as the first retail shop to include a body shop for structural repairs. |
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Ebe Shaw
Columbia Trailer Company
California
Class of 1974
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 One of the founders and past President of TCA, he was the western delegate of the trailer coach industry to the War Production Board during WWII. He was the first trailer manufacturer to provide his dealers with display kits to enhance display of his products. |
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Arthur G. Sherman
Covered Wagon Company
Michigan
Class of 1974
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 He built the industy's first giant production company producing 35-40 units per day from one plant as early as 1935. Developed the first national floor plan and consumer finance plan with CIT. He developed the process of laminating steel to plywood for trailer exteriors. |
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Omar Suttles
Airfloat Coach Manufacturing
California
Class of 1974
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 Formed his company in 1930, he was one of the founders and a long time officer of TCA. He designed and patented many trailer features including an integrated dolly wheel to carry tongue weight so standard autos could pull his heavier trailers. He was one of the first manufacturers to use all aluminum exteriors. |
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Ted Walker
Ted Walker Trailer HQ
Arizona
Class of 1974
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 Pioneer retailer, founder and first president of the Arizona Mobile Home Dealers Association and 20 year chairman of its legislative committee, founder of the Arizona MHA and long time activist in MDNA. |
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Howard F. Ward
California
Howard F. Ward Inc.
Class of 1974
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 Builder of the first all steel trailer chassis on the west coast, instrumental in introducing butane appliances to west coast manufacturers, a long time officer and President of TCA, he was the association's first supplier member. |
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Walter O. Wells
Schult Homes
Indiana
Class of 1974
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 Pioneer manufacturer, he was one of the founders and an early president of TCMA (now MHI), his life long promotional efforts were greatly responsible for the acceptance of mobile homes as a valuable part of the nations housing supply. |
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Ted Balter
Circle "B" Mobile Home Ranch .
Texas
Class of 1975
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 Seventeen year president of his chapter of TMHA, member of MHMA and MDNA Boards of Governors. He was instrumental in creating mobile home parks ANSI standards 501A and A177.1 |
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Ricky Bucchino
Ricky Bucchino and Associates
Florida
Class of 1975
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 Active as a park owner, dealer, manufacturer, designer, association executive, show director and promoter, and innovator. He was an official advisor to the Italian Government in establishing MH Parks during reconstruction following WWII. |
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F.L. Cappaert
Magnolia Homes
Mississippi
Class of 1975
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 One of the first manufacturers to redesign rounded trailer coaches into square structures. Pioneered picture windows, seven foot ceilings, and full size exterior doors on homes. Long time Board member of MHMA. |
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Eldo "Bud" Coons
Dreamer, Diamond
Kansas
Class of 1975
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 Pioneer truck camper manufacturer, he successfully encouraged truck manufacturers to build vehicles designed to carry campers. Instrumental in the formation of RVI (predecessor to RVIA) |
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Arthur J. Decio
Skyline Corporation
Indiana
Class of 1975
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 Past President of MHMA, built his company from a small family organization to the largest home manufacturing company in the industry. A marketing pioneer responsible for many inroads to the acceptance of manufactured housing. Pioneered the regional production and marketing concept. |
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Robert Gulley
Gulley's Mobile Home Park
Texas
Class of 1975
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 A charter member of the Texas MHA, he was a long time advocate for park owners appearing before zoning boards, city councils, and legislative bodies to protect the rights of owners and developers. |
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Milo Miller
Sportsman
Indiana
Class of 1975
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 Identified as The School Teacher of the Industry he started many manufacturers, selling them as soon as they were profitable and starting another. Many company founders, presidents and executives got their start under his leadership.
He developed early assembly line techniques. |
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Harold D. Platt
Platt Trailers, Platt RV Sales
Indiana
Class of 1975
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 Pioneer trailer manufacturer, founding member of TCMA, member of the committee for the first national show, built first concession trailer and first known unit with a full bath. Member of the War Production Board representing coach manufacturers, RV retailer active through his 90th year. |
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Eldon Smith
Sheffield Courts
Indiana
Class of 1975
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 Retailer and park developer in Indiana, Illinois, and Wisconsin, crusader in state and national associations. He served as President of Indiana MHA, and President of MDNA, he was one of the founders of the American Mobile Institute. |
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Frank Sparks
New England MH Association
Massachusetts
Class of 1975
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 Led his association for over 30 years as a champion for both RV and Mobile Home interests throughout New England. One of the founders of the National Conference of State and Regional Mobilehome Associations. He inaugurated the New England regional RV Show. |
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Gurdon Wolfe
Guerdon Homes
Michigan
Class of 1975
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 Long time manufacturer, he popularized the low cost basic "house trailer". He practiced mass purchasing and built all of the furniture, running gear and accessories for his units. He was a major builder of government housing units during World War II. |
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August M. Bock
Bock Industries
Indiana
Class of 1976
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 Pioneer in the design and manufacture of frames and hitches. He held numerous offices in many state and national associations. |
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Franklyn McDonald
Franklin Homes
Michigan
Class of 1976
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 RV and MH dealer and park developer in many states. He was instrumental in the creation of over 5,000 mobile home sites in Michigan, Florida, Arizona, and California. |
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William S. Olson
Florida MH and RV Association
Florida
Class of 1976
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 Early staff member and lobbyist for MHMA, became Executive Director of Florida MH Association in 1956 and served for 25 years |
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Earl E. Raymond
Raymond Products Co.
Michigan
Class of 1976
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 Founding member of MHMA and President in 1941. He was the direct link between the MH industry and the U.S. war effort in providing entire communities to house defense workers during WWII. |
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Eugene L. Vesely
Apache Trailers
Michigan
Class of 1976
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 Active RVIA board member and responsible for many advances in the design and promotion of folding camp trailers during the 1950s and 60s. |
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Clifford Wilmath
Mobile Home and Trailer News
Florida
Class of 1976
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 Founder of the first weekly newspapers especially for residents of mobile homes. Instrumental in the founding of the Florida, Texas, and Arizona MH Associations. Long time editorial champion of industry causes.
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E.C. Allen
Mobile Home Industries
Florida
Class of 1978
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 SEMHI board member, MHMA Board member and Land Development Committee Chairman, MHI Board member, manufacturer, finance executive, operated 96 sales locations in 11 states. |
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Theodore Bargman
The Bargman Co
Michigan
Class of 1978
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 Pioneer trailer parts supplier, developed door locks, water pumps, AC/DC light systems, grounded pigtail electrical plugs, and the tow vehicle to trailer electric connection which standardized the industry. Instrumental in the establishment of industry wide standards. |
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Carter H. Curtis
Red Run Park Mobile Homes
Michigan
Class of 1978
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 Long time active member and three time President of Michigan MH and RVCA, he is a life long proponent and lobbyist on manufactured housing matters |
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John Downs
Dealer, Michigan MHA
Michigan
Class of 1978
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 24 year industry retailer, park operator, and activist. |
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Ray Frank
Frank Industries, Dodge/Travco
Michigan
Class of 1978
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 Pioneer motorhome manufacturer and innovator, developed the molded fiberglass body, coined the title Motor Home for his production housecars. |
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Peter P. Froehde
TDNA
Indiana
Class of 1978
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 Pioneer retailer, founding Board Member and Past President of TDNA, instrumental in enacting legislation to remove federal excise tax from mobile homes. |
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Martin Goodyear
Goodyear Mobile Home Corp
Indiana
Class of 1978
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 Long term mobile home retailer, Indiana MHA Board Member and 2 term Past President, MDNA officer, MDNA National Man of the Year, one of the founders of the Midwest MH Federation that produces the Louisville Show. |
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William Hagood
Tri City Mobile Homes
Ohio
Class of 1978
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 Board Member and five term Past President of Ohio MHA, and Past Chairman of MDNA, one of the founders of the National Manufactured Housing Federation. |
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Richard Klingler
Holiday Rambler
Indiana
Class of 1978
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 RVIA Board Chairman and Standards Committee Chairman, developed aluminum frame technology in trailers and motorhomes, originated flat roof design (eliminating domed coach roof) and the convertible dinette-bed. |
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John Manley
SEMHI
Georgia
Class of 1978
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 Executive Director of Georgia MHA where membership grew 10 fold under his leadership and many manufacturers were attracted to the state, he then organized and became chief executive of SEMHI where his lobbying efforts served 9 southeastern states. |
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George Miles
Vagabond Coach Mfg. Co.
Michigan
Class of 1978
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 Pioneer manufacturer, long time board member and Past President of MHMA and Chairman of its War Activities Committee during WWII, one of the originators of the Craftsmens Guild and the Gold Seal program, Founder and Chairman of the Park Development Corporation to finance MH parks. |
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Howard Monson
Monson's Inc.
Michigan
Class of 1978
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 Early RV manufacturer and dealer, long time Board member and twice Past President of Michigan MHA, founder and producer of the Detroit RV show |
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M.E. "Gene" Raker
Peerless Trailers
Indiana
Class of 1978
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 Pioneer manufacturer, active in TCMA and MHMA, one of the founders of the Gold Seal and Craftsmens Guild. Pioneered under-floor duct heating, retractable bay windows, and prefinished aluminum exteriors. |
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Mitchell Shulman
Hawk Sales Co.
New York
Class of 1978
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 One of the founders and long time Board Member and supporter of NY MHA, developed 32 retail centers and 5 communities. |
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M.B. "Bay" St. John
Atwood Mobile Products
Illinois
Class of 1978
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 Pioneer supplier, TDNA and TCMA Charter Board Member, one of the founders of TDNA service schools, invented the first common trailer coupler, and first leveling jacks. |
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R.A. Woodall
Woodall's Publications
Illinois
Class of 1978
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 Developed the first magazine for trailer travelers and the first campground directory. Established a workable campground rating system, and a MH park system credited as a major force in park improvements.
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Ralph G. Barding
Barding Mobile Home Sales
Illinois
Class of 1979
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 Charter member of Illinois MHA, an operator of 35 mobilehome sales centers, he was instrumental in getting highway approval for 12 wide movement in Illinois and was a leader in getting local banks and finance institutions to finance manufactured homes. |
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Gene L. Keener
Ohio MHA
Ohio
Class of 1979
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 Originated a state wide mobile home show, successfully lobbied the 14 wide movement law through Ohio legislature becoming the first state east of Mississippi to allow 14 wide movement, developed a model mobile home park tenant-landlord law. |
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James E. Lavasque
Oakwood Homes
North Carolina
Class of 1979
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 Active member and Past President of North Carolina MHI, South Carolina MHI, and SEMHI, MHI Board member, worked with University of North Carolina school of interior design or mobile home design concepts. Conceived and developed land-home sub divisions. |
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S.H. Leggitt
S.H. Leggitt Co.
Texas
Class of 1979
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 Pioneer developer of LP gas appliances and fixtures for the trailer coach industry. Developed hitch mounted gas tank rack and regulator system. First supplier member of both MHMA and RVI. Developed first wide spread fender mount mirrors for tow cars. |
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Herbert M. Reeves, Jr.
MI Private Campground
Michigan
Class of 1979
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 Founder and first Executive Director of Michigan Private Campground Owners Association, Executive Director of Craftsmens Guild, Charter Board Member of RVI, TDNA service school staff, first chairman of Indiana MHI RV division, Chairman first national RV Show. Career as Retailer, Supplier, Manufacturer, Campground operator and Association Executive |
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Grayson Schwepfinger
Salesmaker Associates
Pennsylvania
Class of 1979
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 Past President PMHA, one of the founders and first President of WDA, first Chairman of Northeast MHA, Past President of the Hardison Institute, long time manufactured home and RV sales trainer. |
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Edward Shrum
Shrum's Home Sweet Homes
Indiana
Class of 1979
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 Pioneer retailer and park operator, Indiana MHA President in 1947 and 1951, early landhome subdivision developer, active TDNA member, life-long promoter of the manufactured home industry. |
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Sydney Adler
Design Communities, Inc
Florida
Class of 1980
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 Pioneer developer of land-home communities beginning in 1954, developed over 12,000 homesites in communities in 6 states. Lecturer and consultant at planning groups and universities as well as to governmental bodies on both state and national levels. |
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Gerald Brookins
Trailer Mart, Columbia Park
Ohio
Class of 1980
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 Pioneer community developer who included underground utilities including natural gas and on site shopping in his communities in the early 1950s. Designed and manufactured the first all electric manufactured home. Long time activist for industry legislation in Ohio. |
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Lisa Drake Conner
MHMA, Intertherm
Missouri
Class of 1980
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 Long time spokesperson for industry affairs both with several industry companies and representing MHMA/MHI with media events and legislative bodies. Through her efforts, in and out of the industry, many stereotypes of industry products were erased and acceptance was greatly enhanced. |
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C.W. Hoffman
Hoffman Homes
New Jersey
Class of 1980
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 Through his efforts as President of the N.J. Trailer Park Owners Association, the park owners and retailers were combined forming the NJMHA. He also brought the N.J. RV retailers into the Association and promulgated the state health code for MH parks which became a national model. |
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Arthur D. Jenkins
Jenkins Publishing Co.
Illinois
Class of 1980
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 He designed and produced nearly 100 different forms for use in the RV and MH business. As an attorney, he published a periodic business letter which alerted industry companies to appropriate action regarding laws and regulations. |
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Melvin M. Neal
Kinro Inc.
Texas
Class of 1980
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 A charter member of SEMHI, he served as Secretary, Vice Chairman and Chairman of the SEMHI board. An active member of the MHI Supplier Board, he was instrumental in developing certification codes for window performance. |
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Richard Robb
Trailer Topics Publishing Co
Illinois
Class of 1980
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 He instituted consumer surveys of the RV and MH industries and provided positive information to the buying public about the industry and its products. One of the founders and first Chairman of the RV/MH Hall of Fame. He was instrumental in encouraging major oil company service stations and highway rest areas to provide sanitary dumping facilities for RVs. |
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Herbert L. Smith
Smith Mobile Homes
New Jersey
Class of 1980
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 President of the New Jersey Trailer Dealers Association and the MDNA, he was an active member of the MDNA service schools staff. He was an early proponent of RV safety standards. |
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Paul Stiner
Fireside Mobile Homes
Indiana
Class of 1980
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 One of the organizers of the National Manufactured Housing Federation including two years as its first President. He served two terms on the HUD Manufactured Home Advisory Council and represented the MH industry on the Building Codes and Standards Committee of the National Conference of States. Two term president of Indiana MHA. |
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Glenna Tollett
Bella B Mobile Home Park
Washington
Class of 1980
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 She is the developer/operator of three MH communities and served as Executive Director of the Washington Mobile Home Park Owners Association. She served as Chairman of the Washington Governor's RV and MH Advisory Board and the National Fire Protection Association committee on MH safety. A charter member and four year secretary of the Mobile Home Owners of America. |
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Harold G. Walden
Maryland MHA
Maryland
Class of 1980
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 Founder of the Maryland MHA, he served six different terms as association President. Having been a manufacturer and retailer, he worked tirelessly for legislation on standards and tax relief for the dealers and park operators in Maryland.
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J. Brown Hardison
Trailer Dealer Magazine
Illinois
Class of 1981
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 A pioneering publisher of industry trade magazines, he established the first national market survey and the first statistical production figures and shipment data. He was one of the founders and the first Chairman of the Board of the RV/MH Hall of Fame. He created trade magazines for the housing, RV, aftermarket, and park development industries. |
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James A. Hutchinson
Brigadier Industries
Georgia
Class of 1981
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 Chairman of the Board of MHMA and Georgia MHA, Board member of SEMHI, he served as Chief Executive of five manufacturing companies. A 30 year industry leader, he was a strong supporter of industry associations and worked constantly for improvement in industry acceptance. |
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Ruth C. Kaseman
Arizona Mobile Citizen
Arizona
Class of 1981
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 An industry leader since 1944, she was a founder of the Arizona Mobile Home Owner Association, Executive Director of the Arizona Mobile Home Association, one of the founders of the RV/MH Hall of Fame. She formed the first travel trailer club in Arizona, (Arizona Roadrunners). She was a vital force in the development of mobile home living and park standards. |
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William W. Weide
Fleetwood Enterprises
California
Class of 1981
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 The founding Chairman of the MHMA Legislative Committee, Founding Chairman of the SEMHI Legislative Committee, active member of ANSI enforcement programs, Chairman of MHMA, Chairman of MHI, active member of the committee to merge TCA, MHMI, and SEMHI to form MHI. A leader in the promotion of 14' wide home movement legislation. President of Fleetwood Industries. |
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Floyd E. Younkin
Greenlawn Trailer Sales
Ohio
Class of 1981
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 A 30 year member and Past President of Ohio MHA, pioneer post war community developer, one of the first to build communities with paved streets, gutters and street lighting, his communities were among the first to include large common areas and park lawns. Built an indoor MH showroom at his community and was one of the first to retail 10' wide homes. |
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George Alexander
U.S. Veteran's Administration
Virgina
Class of 1982
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 Led the development of VA mortgages for manufactured homes offering up to 30 year terms, unlimited loan maximums, home/land packages. He supervised the issuance of over 50,000 G.I. loans for manufactured homes. He was the founding president of SEMHI and 3 year chairman of the SEMHI show. |
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Robert L. Berner
Citicorp
Connecticut
Class of 1982
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 A 20-year member of MHI, RVIA, and the Manufactured Housing Federation, he served as Finance Committee Chairman of both RVIA and MHI and served as the Chairman of the MHI Suppliers Board of Governors. He was one of the originators of land-home finance plans. For over 15 years, he was a featured speaker at industry activities. |
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Sheldon Coleman
Coleman Co.
Kansas
Class of 1982
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 An industry pioneer beginning in the 1920's, he developed many appliances for RV and Manufactured Home lighting, heating/air conditioning, and cooking. He developed the downflow furnace that introduced forced air heating to Mobile Homes and RV's and replaced convection heaters as the industry standard. He was a charter member of many state and national associations. |
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Carlton M. Edwards
Michigan State University
Michigan
Class of 1982
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 A manufactured home retailer, he was the developer and Director of the Mobile Homes Education Program (degrees through Ph.D.) at Michigan State University in the 1950s and 60s. Professor Edwards is the author of RV and manufactured home research studies published in magazines worldwide. He is a nationally recognized expert witness on zoning issues and a recognized historian of the RV and manufactured home industries |
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Ralph H. Miller
Morgan Drive Away
Indiana
Class of 1982
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 A pioneer in the highway movement of manufactured homes, he developed the short wheelbase towing units that kept overall length to legal limits as homes grew in size. He was a persistent lobbyist to get unrestricted movement of manufactured homes on state highways through out the country. An active member of the suppliers Board of Governors of MHI he served on many committees. |
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Robert G. Pelkey
Michigan MHA
Michigan
Class of 1982
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 As a home manufacturer, supplier, RV manufacturer, retailer, land developer and association executive, his service has been felt by all sections of the industry. He was an active member and officer of state and national associations for over 30 years. His service as a trade show administrator and industry spokesman has left a lasting impression on industry and consumer alike.
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Robert C. Crist
Robert Crist Co
Illinois
Class of 1983
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 Pioneer retailer, supplier, parts distributor to the industry. Charter member of TDNA, introduced electric trailer brakes, LP gas, extension mirrors, fire extinguishers, hot and cold water systems, and low voltage generators, he privately financed his own retail sales. |
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Kenneth W. Dixon
Traveleze
California
Class of 1983
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 Pioneer manufacturer since 1931, one of the founders, charter member, and director of TCA, first manufacturer to offer gas refrigeration in trailers, built the first chassis mount truck units, built motorcycle trailers in the 1940s. |
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John K. Hanson
Winnebago Industries
Iowa
Class of 1983
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 Led the movement to popularize of motorhomes as American RVs, served MHMA as Standards Committee Chairman, and Chairman of the Board of Governors -Travel Trailer Division, one of the authors of the industry code of ethics, charter member of RVI |
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James E. Kirchner
Diamond Jim's Warehouse
Ohio
Class of 1983
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 One of the founders and past president of WDA, served as a member of the Ohio Governor's Commission on mobile homes and RV's, long time Board Member of Ohio MHA, also served Great Lakes RVA, Indiana MHA, Pennsylvania MHA, and the National Campground Association. |
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James M. Phipps
Silver Star Mobile Homes
Florida
Class of 1983
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 One of the key leaders in building the Manufactured Housing business in Florida, two term state association President, 12 years as Florida Show chairman, Florida MH Federation Representative and past Chairman of the National MH Federation, active in the development of national HUD standards for manufactured housing |
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Richard E. Riebel
Foremost Insurance
Michigan
Class of 1983
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 Developed many insurance programs to protect lenders, dealers, and consumers in the RV and MH industry. He was a leader in providing capital for the development of MH Communities, he commissioned damage research studies to determine the effects of wind and flooding on homes and communities. |
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Vernon R. Sailor
Sailor Door
Indiana
Class of 1983
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 He was the first supplier to sell aluminum screen doors to the manufactured housing and RV industry, developed the first metal house doors, developed the combination house and screen door, active on many state and national association boards, he served 3 terms as chairman of the national suppliers show. |
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M.W. "Bill" Deitch
Lasalle-Deitch
Indiana
Class of 1984
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 MHI Board member, Suppliers Board of Governors Chairman, Board Secretary, Chairman of the National Supplier Show, long time RVI-RVIA member, introduced vinyl floor covering to the RV Industry, developed special width carpeting for RV and MH manufacturers. |
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M.W. "Bill" Deitch
Lasalle-Deitch
Indiana
Class of 1984
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MHI Board member, Suppliers Board of Governors Chairman, Board Secretary, Chairman of National Supplier Show, long time RVI-RVIA member, introduced vinyl floor covering to RV Industry, developed special width carpeting for RV and MH manufacturers.
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Warren W. Huddleston
Country Side Mobile Homes
Illinois
Class of 1984
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 35 year member and Past Chairman of Illinois MHA, National Federation Representative, Midwest Federation representative, long time treasurer of Louisville MH Show, Chairman of Redman Homes Dealer Roundtable, pioneered land-home packages in Illinois.
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Terrell J. Reese
Reese Industries
Indiana
Class of 1984
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 Developed Reese stabilizing jack, Reese weight distributing hitch, automatic sway control, and many other accessories which added greatly to the ease and safety of trailer movement. He was an active member of MHMA, RVIA, WDA, RVDA, Michigan MHA, Indiana MHA.
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John C. Crean
Fleetwood Entenprises
California
Class of 1985
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 Innovator, inventor, hands on executive, he encouraged his top officers to get involved when and where you are needed leading to his employees serving as chairmen of TCA, WMHI, MHI, SEMHI, RVIA and numerous other national and regional association board positions.
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Fred Haile
Magic Chef RV Products
Indiana
Class of 1985
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 MHMA/MHI Board of Governors, MDNA Board of Governors, Chairman of MHMA Suppliers Service Schools, President of Indiana MHA, appointed as RV industry representative to Trade Mission to open Brazil to import of U.S. RV's.
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John Sillick
Chevrolet Motor Div. GMC
Michigan
Class of 1985
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 Served as Chairman of the committee to merge RVA and RVIA and create one national RV Association, Chaired the national RV show twice, served as Vice President of RVEA and RVI. Developed bailment pool agreements with over 200 RV manufacturers.
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Doris Woodward
RLD Publishing
California
Class of 1985
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 Editor of Trailer Life Magazine when it was the house organ for TCA in the 40s and 50s, western representative for Trailer Dealer Magazine, Northwest Trailer News, and Jenkins Publishing Co. Regular columnist in several publications on RV and MH issues, a consumer advocate on MH issues for over 30 years.
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Holton Blomgren
National MH Federation
Washington, D.C.
Class of 1986
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 Executive V.P. of Indiana MHI, one of the founders and first President of the National Manufactured Housing Federation, he drafted the first anti-discriminatory zoning legislation for the industry, and was active in the securing of finance points for MH loans.
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George B. Kaufman
Kaufman Mobile Home Supplies
Georgia
Class of 1986
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 A charter member of the SEMHI Board of Directors, charter member of WDA, long time board member of Georgia MHA, he developed the concept of a mobile country store of aftermarket supplies which visited MH dealers throughout the southeastern states.
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Art Rouse
TL Enterprises, Good Sam Club
California
Class of 1986
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 He developed the Good Sam Club into the worlds largest association of RV owners, developed the first nationwide directory of RV disposal stations, developed the Trailer Life Campground Directory to rate campground services in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico. 25 year member of TCA, one of the founders of the RV/MH Hall of Fame.
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Wallace J. Conner
Conner Homes
North Carolina
Class of 1987
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 A park operator, retailer, manufacturer and lender, he built one of the first vertically integrated companies in the MH industry, he served as first president of North Carolina MHI, Chairman of MHI, and board member of SEMHI. He built the first UL approved manufactured home.
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Thomas H. Fagan
H. Werner Buck Enterprises
California
Class of 1987
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 President of TCA, Chairman of the Supplier Division of TCMA, President of MHMA, Charter Board Member of Wisconsin MHA, active on national show committees for TCA and MHMA, he represented KIT Manufacturing as Sales Manager and Board Member.
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John Serro
Serro Scotty
Pennsylvania
Class of 1987
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 A pioneer travel trailer manufacturer, he developed his company building small 10-13 foot long garagable units, he served on the RVIA Board and the Pennsylvania RVCA board. He was the first manufacturer to develop a campground exclusively for owners of his brand of trailers.
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Glenn Brown
BPC
Indiana
Class of 1988
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 A pioneer in the introduction of plastic plumbing and synthetic fixtures into the manufactured housing industry, developed grabber plastic pipe fittings, water-tight sewer fittings, led the fight to have US plumbing components approved for Canadian homes. He was active in both state and national associations.
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Robert A. DeRose
DeRose Homes
Indiana
Class of 1988
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 A 40 year member of MHMA-MHI, he is a Past Chairman and served several terms as Treasurer. He was the first manufacturer to install a complete "house style" bathroom in manufactured homes in 1949. He also pioneered forced air heating and prefinished metal siding in the manufactured housing industry.
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Roland Schmidt
Rex Noreco Corporation
Florida
Class of 1988
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 Built his retail sales operation into 35 locations in 5 states, founder and President of the General Capital Investment Co. which exclusively financed MH dealers and community operators. He designed and wrote the first insurance policy to protect lenders against repossession losses.
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Joseph S. Thompson
J & S Consulting Service
Florida
Class of 1988
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 Past president of MDNA, he helped to establish the MDNA service schools, helped to create simple interest loans to MH dealers. He was a long time industry activist as a retailer, park developer, consultant, and appraiser.
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Norm Jacobson
Contempo Campers, Inc.
California
Class of 1989
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 Board member of PCCA (truck campers), RVI, and TCA, one of the founders of RVIA from the RV division of TCA and RVI which served the eastern part of the U.S., as Chairman in 1983-84 he brought the van conversion industry into RVIA
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Joe J. Morris
Champion Enterrprises
Michigan
Class of 1989
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 Past Board Member and Chairman of MHI, charter member of the National Manufactured Housing Advisory Council under the department of HUD, pioneered the use of gypsum board in manufactured housing, worked with the National League of Cities to get mayors and municipal leaders to accept factory built homes. |
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Paul F. Tweedy
Tweedy's Trailer Sales
Arkansas
Class of 1989
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 A pioneer retailer in the RV/MH industry since 1946, he is a charter member of the Arkansas MHA, a charter member and Past President of WDA and is the author of the original WDA by-laws, he built the first manufactured housing community in Arkansas with individual water, electric, and sewer hookups.
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Paul F. Tweedy
Tweedy's Trailer Sales
Arkansas
Class of 1989
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 A pioneer retailer in the RV/MH industry since 1946, he is a charter member of the Arkansas MHA, charter member and Past President of WDA and is the author of the original WDA by-laws, he built the first MH community in Arkansas with individual water, electric, and sewer hookups.
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Paul F. Tweedy
Tweedy's Trailer Sales
Arkansas
Class of 1989
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 A pioneer retailer in the RV/MH industry since 1946, he is a charter member of the Arkansas MHA, charter member and Past President of WDA and is the author of the original WDA by-laws. He built the first MH community in Arkansas with individual water, electric, and sewer hookups.
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Thomas H. Corson
Coachmen Industries
Indiana
Class of 1990
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 Founder of Coachmen Industries, he is a 30 year member of RVI - RVIA served on the RVIA Board of Directors as chairman of PR Committee, Awards Committee, and Legislative Affairs committee. IMHA Board member
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Duite "Mike" Fisher
Fisher Travel Trailers
Indiana
Class of 1990
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 Pioneer RV retailer since 1943, Chairman of the first Elkhart show in 1955, organized IMHA RV division, organized first dealer RV show in Indianapolis, involved in the early formation of the Midwest Manufactured Housing Federation which now sponsors the Louisville MH Show.
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Eugene M. Sullivan
Rogers Mobile Home Park
Florida
Class of 1990
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 Developer of MH Parks in Illinois and Florida, President of Illinois MHA, President of MDNA, represented MHMA in highway commision meetings resulting in the issuing of oversize permits for homes, first to obtain SBA loan to develop MH Park - Palm Terrace, Sarasota.
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Samuel V. Weidner
Patriot Homes
Indiana
Class of 1990
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Past President of Indiana MHA, Past Chairman of MHI, pioneer of removable frame modular homes, one of the first manufacturers to begin exclusive use of textured ceiling materials, one of the leaders of the merger of MHI and the MH Federation which combined all parts of the MH industry into one association.
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John A. Boll
Chateau Properties
Michigan
Class of 1991
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 He was instrumental in the formation of, and four year chairman of the Michigan Mobile Home Commission, first to develop a 5 star community in Michigan, first community with on site child care, he helped develop the nations first licensing program for MH installation and repair personnel.
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Stewart Gardner
Stewart Coach
Indiana
Class of 1991
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 An active MHMA member, he began his career in the 1930s and was a life long innovator for the manufactured housing industry. He pioneered all steel structure in homes, electrical wiring in rigid and flexible conduit, and two story units among many others. He was a delegate for the industry to Washington hearings regarding the allowing of oversize unit transportation. |
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Burr Gray
Gray's Mobile Home Sales
Michigan
Class of 1991
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 A true industry pioneer retailer, Past President of national MHDA, Past President of Michigan MHA, he developed 13 sales centers in Michigan and 9 in Tennessee. He was instrumental in developing and securing the FHA finance program for manufactured housing.
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James Redman
Redman Homes
Texas
Class of 1991
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 Manufacturer since 1945, Chairman of MHMA 1962-1963, first to install water heater and forced air furnace in manufactured homes, first in-house training schools for retailers, first to offer a buyer protection plan.
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Louis J. Rothbauer
Conroth, Louroth
Indiana
Class of 1991
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 A 50 year member of TCMA-MHMA, a Charter member RVI, he helped develop the first MHMA-RVI Suppliers Show, a pioneer warehouse distributor and manufacturers representative, he developed and published one of the first catalogs of stampings and extrusions.
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Raymond E. Siegrist
Siegrist Chevrolet
Michigan
Class of 1991
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 Instrumental in the reorganization of the Michigan Association of RVs and Campgrounds to include all parts of the RV industry, founding board member of MARVAC PAC, two terms as association chairman, 24 years on show committees, active leader of legislative efforts for RV industry.
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Jack B. Tuff
Tops Mobile Homes
Indiana
Class of 1991
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 Twenty four year state association and chapter board member, national federation representative, active on MH and RV show committees, represented manufactured housing industry on State Building Commission.
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James L. Clayton
Clayton Homes
Tennessee
Class of 1992
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 Founder and Chairman of Clayton Homes since 1966 and by 1968 was selling 750 homes per year from one location, in 1970 he began manufacturing. Active in the Tennessee, North Carolina, and Kentucky MH associations, and MHI as Board member and Executive Committee member.
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Joseph N. Ellis
Lasalle-Deitch
Indiana
Class of 1992
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 For over 30 years an active advocate for MH and RV causes at the state and national levels. Strong proponent for revision of state and federal regulations to reflect modern materials and standards. Served on MHI Supplier and Legislative committees.
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Gaylord Jones
Monarch Industries
Indiana
Class of 1992
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 Housing manufacturer since 1958, Built first 24 double wide homes, designed first bay windows in manufactured homes, served on show committees for 15 years, Officer of IMHA and MHMA.
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M.D. McNamee
Kamp King, McNamee Coach
California
Class of 1992
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 Pioneer truck camper manufacturer, President of Portable Camp Coach Association, Developed and introduced foam sandwich panels to RV manufacturing, developed jacks to ease loading and removing of truck campers.
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William J. Meyer
Bud's Mobile Homes
Mississippi
Class of 1992
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 Founder of Mississippi MHA, served over 30 years as a board member and officer including two terms as President of MMHA; as South Central MHI Show Chairman he helped conceive and start the Nashville show, multiple term Board member of SEMHI.
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Marlyn C. Andre
Trade Names, Inc.
Indiana
Class of 1993
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 Installed the first U.L. approved forced air furnace in mobile homes, Active member of TDNA-MDNA, TCMA, MHMA, RVI and RVIA; served 10 years on the faculty of MDNA service schools. Led the effort to get RV parking sites and dump stations on the Indiana toll road.
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Billy T. Everett
Kevco
Texas
Class of 1993
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 Past President of WDA, Active in RVIA, Texas RVA, Texas, Indiana, Pennsylvania, Kansas, and California MHA. Holds the patent on the LP gas regulator for RVs.
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Jerry E. Kimmel
Kevco
Texas
Class of 1993
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 Past Chairman of the MHI Suppliers show, 2 term Chairman MHI Board of Governors, active with RVIA, Texas, Indiana, Pennsylvania, Kansas, and California MHA, co-designer of flexible hand held shower for Housing and RV's.
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William J. Novak
Char-El Homes, Gallatin Homes
Montana
Class of 1993
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 First President of Montana MHA, pioneer retailer of 10' wide homes, instrumental in the opening of Montana, North Dakota, and Minnesota to over-width home movement. Leader of the effort to get natural gas service to mobile home parks. Founder of Gallatin Homes.
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Herbert E. Tieder
Manufactured Housing Merchandiser
Illinois
Class of 1993
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 Long time activist for the manufactured housing industry and it's state and national associations. He is often referred to as the "conscience of the manufactured housing industry." He served over 20 years on MHI marketing and PR committees. One of the original founders of the RV/MH Hall of Fame.
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J.T. Williams
Azalea Homes
North Carolina
Class of 1993
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 One of the founders of North Carolina MHI, 2 terms as President, 25 years as a Board member. As an operator of 5 retail centers he was one of the leaders in the development of regional and state MH shows, developed a pier design to meet FEMA standards for MH setup in flood plain areas.
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Lloyd J. Bontrager
Jayco
Indiana
Class of 1994
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 Founder of Jayco, he was a leader in the development of strict manufacturing standards for the RV industry. He served on the boards and Standards Committees of both state and national associations. He invented and patented a tent trailer crank-up lift system.
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Rollan Jones
R-Anell Homes
North Carolina
Class of 1994
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 Founder of R-Anell Homes, he introduced residential siding, drywall ceilings and other construction related items including work on the development of early livable doublewide homes. A long time NCMHI Member, he served two terms as President. He also served 15 years on the MHI Board of Directors.
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L. Richard Nixon
Jensen's Inc.
South Carolina
Class of 1994
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 He was a 20 year member of the New England MHA Board of Governors, and served on boards of New Jersey, Maryland, Northeast, South Carolina, Georgia, and North Carolina MH associations. He planned, constructed and operated over 30 manufactured housing communities in seven states, and was a pioneer in the development of adult-only parks.
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Joseph A. Conforti
Long Island Trailer Sales
New York
Class of 1995
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 Founder and first President of the Long Island MH Association and 1963 President of New York MH Dealers Association. He was able to get state sales tax removed from the sale of used homes and have them assessed as real property. Achieved a yearly permit system for movement of oversize loads on NY highways replacing individual permits for each move. Pioneering retailer of 10' and 12' wide homes
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Edward J. Hussey
Liberty Homes
Indiana
Class of 1995
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 MHMA Chairman 1965- 1967, MHI Chairman 1977-1979, one of the founders of MHARR, active in the support of trade and retail shows and public demonstrations nation wide. A tireless worker for professionalism and education in the industry.
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John D. McCarry
Shurflo
California
Class of 1995
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 Conceived and developed the roller type on demand RV water pump which changed the industry standard from diaphragm and impeller type pumps. A leader in the customer service and product quality orientation. A strong supporter of industry associations.
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Larry Ryan
Park Lawn Estates
Wisconsin
Class of 1995
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 25 year board member of Wisconsin MHA serving 2 terms as President, 12 year Wisconsin representative to the national MH Federation. Built first community where homes were set sideways to streets with detached garages.
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William B. Symonds
Symonds Dutch Village
Illinois
Class of 1995
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 He is a 36 year active member of Illinois MHA and its Past President, a pioneer developer of Manufactured Housing rental communities, early retailer of 10 and 12 wide homes.
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James P. Yanan
J. Yanan & Associates
Indiana
Class of 1995
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 Developed a wide variety of national insurance services for MH and RV industry in physical damage, lenders protection, and inventory coverages, including the 10 year warranty program that allowed federal loan guarantees to MH and RV lenders. Active with many state and national associations.
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Wilfred S. Doyle, Jr.
Western RV
Washington
Class of 1996
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 RV pioneer since 1966, Founded Western RV, pioneered lamination technology and aluminum structure technology, served 20 years on Washington State Governors Board for RVs and Manufactured Homes, 18 years on RVIA Board of Directors. A strong voice for industry standards.
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Marty Faircloth, Jr.
Marty's Mobile Homes
Delaware
Class of 1996
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 MH Industry veteran since 1959, recognized as "Father" of the Delaware MHA,was the association's first President and holds continuous service on the Board of Directors for 35 years. The leading force for the industry in Delaware as both an MH and RV retailer.
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Daniel Fortney
Fortney Home Sales
Maryland
Class of 1996
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 Founder of the Maryland MHI, organized the first buyers group in the northeast, served 25 years on state association Board of Directors, - 8 terms as President, sponsor and organizer of early shows and open houses.
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Glenn F. Kummer
Fleetwood Industries
California
Class of 1996
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 Joined Fleetwood in 1965 and rose to become President, Chief Operating Officer and then Chairman, served on the Board of Directors of TCA, Western MHI, and MHI where he chaired the Land Use Committee, Government Relations Committee, and was Chairman of the Board.
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Franklin A. Newcomer
Franklin Coach, Fan, Monitor
Indiana
Class of 1996
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 Co-founder of Franklin Coach, founder of FAN Coach, and Monitor Coach. Served on Boards of MHMA, RVI, and The Gold Seal Guild. One of the early quality oriented pioneers of the industry.
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Robert J. Strawn
RVDA
Washington, D.C.
Class of 1996
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 An RV dealer since 1968, he was an officer in state, regional, and national associations becoming RVDA Executive Vice President and then President. He led the growth of the association to over 1500 member dealers, developed education programs leading to RV technician certification, and formulated the dealer/manufacturer sales agreement.
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ROBERT STRAWN
RVDA
Washington DC
Class of 1996
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 An RV dealer since 1968, he was an officer in state, regional, and national associations before becoming RVDA Executive Vice President and then President. He led the growth of the association to over 1500 member dealers, developed education programs leading to RV technician certification, and formulated the dealer/manufacturer sales agreement. He established the RVDA Education Foundation to assist dealers in serving their customers, and was instrumental in establishing the coalition that created the Go Rving campaign. |
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W.H. "Bill" White
United Sales Co.
Texas
Class of 1996
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 Developed prefabricated plumbing systems for mobile homes, one of the first to print a catalogue to the aftermarket industry. Key leader of the Texas RV Association for 30 years. Six time WDA Distributor of the Year, active member of TMHA and RVIA serving on show committees for over 10 years.
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Allen Yoder, Jr.
Jayco
Indiana
Class of 1996
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 President of Jayco, RVIA Board of Directors 1985 -1996, Chairman 89 - 90; RV Executive of the Year in 1993. A leader in dealer relations, he was one of the first to open the Canadian and Australian markets to U.S. products.
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Ermon Beck
Beck Corp
Indiana
Class of 1997
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 Acquired Hat Press Steel's "You Build It" frame operation in the early 1950's and, with his brother Roy, developed The Beck Corporation. For over 25 years they have been one of the leading producers of frames for the MH and RV industries. They pioneered the use of Jr. I-Beam in manufactured housing chassis, Cold Cambering, Flush Detachable A-frames, and dip tank coating process still in use industry wide.
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Roy Beck
Beck Corp.
Indiana
Class of 1997
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 In 1952 joined his brother Ermon to develop The Beck Corporation, which became one of the leading producers of frames for the MH and RV industries. He pioneered the use of jr. I beam in manufactured housing chassis, cold cambering, flush detachable A-frames, and dip tank coating process still in use industry wide. |
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LeMoyne C. "Brownie" Brown
Colorado MHA
Colorado
Class of 1997
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 1954 - 1979 Housing retailer overseeing 44 facilities in 9 states. 1979 - 1996, Executive Director of Colorado MHA. Integrated the representation of Retail and Community portions of the industry. Achieved legislation allowing HUD homes in all residential areas of Colorado.
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Robert F. Childs
Childs Instant Homes
Pennsylvania
Class of 1997
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 Housing retailer and community developer since 1947. Past Chairman of PMHA, Past Chairman of PRVCA, Past Chairman of National MH Federation, charter member of the MHI Board of Directors (first retailer on MHI Board)
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Frank Gotta
Attog Corp.
Massachusetts
Class of 1997
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 One of the original founders of the New England Manufactured Housing Association in 1946. First developer to assemble modular homes in Massachusetts beginning in 1969. Developer of affordable homes on urban lots for over 50 years. Received Lifetime Achievement Award from The Home Builders Association of greater Springfield in 1994.
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Donald O. Hipple
Skyview MH Ranch
Nebraska
Class of 1997
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 Community operator (2 parks) since 1949. Elected President of Nebraska Association in 1953 and has been an officer ever since,(45 years). Past President Holiday Travel Trailer Club, and Conestoga Camper Club.
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David J. Humphreys
RVIA
Virgina
Class of 1997
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 President of RVIA since 1979, Chairman of American Recreation Coalition, and Travel Industry Association of America. Has led the growth of RVIA into a strong representative for RV manufacturers and suppliers nation wide.
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Ted G. Kaplan
Stag-Parkway
Georgia
Class of 1997
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 31 year industry veteran as founder, President, and now Chairman of Stag-Parkway. President of Southeastern RVI 1971-73, Chairman of WDA which he helped found,1973-1975. Longtime champion of the RV lifestyle.
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Philip G. Lux
Coachmen Ind.
Indiana
Class of 1997
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 Founded Lux Co. in 1964. Pioneered the development of roll up RV awnings. 20 year active member of state and national associations. Merged with Coachmen Industries in 1974 and became President and COO of Coachmen in 1985.
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Gaylord N. Maxwell
Trailer Life Publications
California
Class of 1997
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 Charter member & first president of California RVDA, RV Dealer 59 - 78, writer for TL publications - 25 years, Developer of Life on Wheels consumer education program. Author of books and videos on RVing. Life time promoter of RVing lifestyle.
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I.B. (Irv) Perch
Aristocrat
California
Class of 1997
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 Pioneer RV manufacturer since 1956. Founder of Aristocrat Travel Trailers, American Clipper motorhomes, and Fold n Roll. Invented the fold away "gaucho" bed, RV "potty drawer," and "lo-liner" garagable travel trailers.
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Dan Pocapalia
Kit Mfg.
California
Class of 1997
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 Founder of Kit Manufacturing and introduced the KIT Tear Drop trailer in 1945. Active member of TCA before the origination of RVIA and MHI. Nationally recognized pioneer of both the RV and MH industries. At 82 is still the active leader of his company.
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Dean L. Replogle
Kevco
Indiana
Class of 1997
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 Lifetime activist for manufactured housing affairs. Charter member of the MHI Board of Directors, became Chairman of the Board of Governors, Chairman of the Louisville MH Show, board member of Indiana MHA, Texas MHA, and Kansas MHA.
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Elden E. Smith
Fleetwood Enterprises
California
Class of 1997
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 Fleetwood Industries V.P. for RV's from 1971 - 1997, TCA and RVIA Board of Governors 1971 - 1996. Recipient of RVIA Distinguished Achievement Award. Under his leadership, Fleetwood sold over 1 million RV's and grew to become the #1 RV manufacturer in the nation.
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Nicholas J. St. George
Oakwood Homes
N. Carolina
Class of 1997
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 President and CEO of Oakwood Homes, Past Chairman of MHI (89-90), Financial World CEO of the Year 1985, National Manufactured Housing Congress man of the year 1995. Has built Oakwood into one of the nations leading home manufacturers.
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Derrick Crandall
American Recreation Coalition (ARC)
Washington D.C.
Class of 1998
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 President and CEO of American Recreation Coalition since 1981, Member of President's Commission on Americans Outdoors 85-87, Executive V.P. of the Recreation Roundtable (a group of CEO's of major recreation related companies), and past Vice Chairman of the American Society of Association Executives. |
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Myron Curtis
Curtls Trailers
Oregon
Class of 1998
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 RV Retailer since 1948, designed and built the Curtis Cruiser trailer in the 50's, began organizing shows on the west coast in 1958, by 1969 had 5 RV rental and sales locations. Active with associations including TCA, RVDA, and local dealer organizations for over 45 years. |
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Richard "Dick" Matz
Norcold
Ohio
Class of 1998
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 Industry supplier since 1966, Key founder and 1 st Chairman of RVIA Suppliers Committee, RVIA Board member 1983-1993 (Secretary 1991-92) Recipient RVIA Distinguished Achievement Award - 1990 |
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Mahlon A. Miller
Newmar Corporation
Indiana
Class of 1998
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 Grew from 1960's cabinet shop to President of Holiday Rambler Co., Purchased share of Newmar in 1984. Known as "Father of power slide-outs", holds patent on pull down rock guard, power awning, and the automatic door stop among others. |
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John R. "Bob" Riblet
Riblet Products
Indiana
Class of 1998
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 Began building trailer frames in 1946 as Riblet Welding which in 1951 became Riblet Products. Founded Guyco (with Guy Riblet, his father) in 1952 to build galvanized roofing for the industry. He was a major force in the founding of Qest which developed plastic plumbing systems and B & B Interiors to develop plastic bath components. |
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Ralph Scoular
Iseman Corp.
South Dakota
Class of 1998
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 20 year Board member South Dakota MHA, Active in retail sales since 1946, organized first manufactured Housing show in North Dakota in early 1950's, has built and operated communities and retail centers in 15 states, managed 6 manufacturing plants and operated a manufactured housing finance company. |
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John Wick
Wick Building Systems
Wisconsin
Class of 1998
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 Builder of panelized homes and commercial buildings, and manufactured housing as Marshfield Homes, Artcraft Homes, and Rollohome. An active member of the Wisconsin MHA for over 40 years, he has been an industry leader since 1954. |
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Lawrence M. Coss
Greentree Financial
Minnesota
Class of 1999
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 A recognized leader in the development of RV and Manufactured Housing financing programs, he changed the way RV's and homes were financed by providing non-recourse loans to retailers. His company was also the first to offer asset based loans on industry products. He also assured that the finance industry would be actively represented in all state and national associations by promoting the involvement of his personnel in association work.
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Dusty Crum
Dusty's Camper World
Florida
Class of 1999
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 An RV retailer since 1967, he was instrumental in the formation of what has now become the Florida RV Trade Association and is a 15 year leader of that organization. He now has three generations of his family involved in his dealership and his son and grandson are both now state officers. He is a 20 year national association member. |
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Dennis Dukes
Rawsonville Woods
Michigan
Class of 1999
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 A 30 year state association member including 14 on the Board of Directors, he has served as Chairman and Federation delegate. As a housing retailer and campground operator, he served as a Michigan Manufactured Housing Commission member for 15 years. He has been MMH&RVCA PAC Chairman, and a member of the University of Michigan Task Force study of Michigan housing needs. He helped organize the Midwest MH Federation which operates the Louisville MH Show. |
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Ben Layton
Layton Homes
North Carolina
Class of 1999
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 Involved in manufactured housing finance, retail, and community development, he was one of the organizers of the North Carolina state association and is a 28-year member. He was a leader in the development of the NCMH PAC. A leading developer of land-home sub divisions since 1974, he has been a major retailer of multi-section homes since 1961.
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Mervin Lung
Patrick Industries
Indiana
Class of 1999
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 He has been in the Manufactured Housing and RV industries since 1941, and is a 20 year MHI member. He founded Patrick Industries in 1957, and introduced Gypsum board to the MH industry, he also introduced pre-finished paneling and many other components in common use today. He has served on the Board of Directors of Ivy Tech College, which trains thousands of industry personnel, since 1980.
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W.E. (Ed) Mitchell
Mascot Homes
South Carolina
Class of 1999
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 The founder of the South Carolina state association and a 30 year member, he was one of the organizers of SEMHI, and an original Board member of MHI following its creation, he is a past MHI PAC Chairman. He is one of three original members of MHARR and is credited with many industry innovations including being the first HUD code manufacturer in South Carolina. |
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Leff Moore
West Virginia MHA
West Virginia
Class of 1999
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 The 29 year Executive Director and lobbyist for the West Virginia MHA, he built the acceptance of Manufactured Housing to the position that it is the primary source for new homes in West Virginia. He is Past Chairman of the national Manufactured Housing Executive Council and is identified as the Dean of association executives. He is also the founder and Director of the West Virginia RV Association
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Stan Plumlee
Stans Home Center
Tennessee
Class of 1999
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 As a 20 year Board member of the Tennessee association, he led the campaign to force legislation allowing multi-section homes in any residential area in Tennessee. He also spearheaded the legislation to get sales tax reduced on manufactured homes in his state, and negotiated the law allowing 16 wide homes on Tennessee highways. He represented Tennessee on the national Manufactured Housing Federation.
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Bob Tiffin
Tiffin Motorhomes, Inc
Alabama
Class of 1999
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 A pioneer in the use of steel skirting below the floor to hang the walls on motorhomes, he is recognized as a champion for customer satisfaction and service. He is a nationally recognized industry leader in the areas of positive employee, customer and dealer relationships. His nomination was originated by support from his consumers.
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Bobby Vincent
Suburban Mfg.
Tennesee
Class of 1999
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 He is recognized by the industry as a heating pioneer, and was the first to use permanent magnet motors, and piezo ignition in RV furnaces. He developed one piece vent caps, and his promotion of DSI ignition eliminated the use of standing pilots in RV furnaces as well as in water heaters and refrigerators. He also introduced aluminum ranges for RVs. He has been a leading proponent of RV gas appliance safety.
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Ted Weinhold
Terra Enterprises
Arizona
Class of 1999
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 He is a 20 year representative to the National Manufactured Housing Federation for the Arizona association and was the National Federation Chairman in 1984 & 85. He has served as state association President twice, he is a Governors appointee to the Arizona Board of Housing, and he served on the committee to consolidate 5 separate Arizona MH associations into one functioning body. |
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Walter E. Wells
Schult Homes
Indiana
Class of 1999
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 A 33 year industry veteran, he is Past Chairman of MHI, and served 2 terms as MHI Technical Activities Committee Chairman. He developed the first HUD code two story home, and is a recognized long time proponent of industry construction and safety standards. He is also the first second generation Hall of Fame inductee, his father Walter O. Wells having been honored as and industry pioneer in 1974. |
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Dave Altman
Altman's Winnebago
California
Class of 2000
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 Dave Altman of Altman's Winnebago, an RV Retailer from Baldwin Park, California. Dave is a 34 year Industry veteran. He is credited as the founder, and served 20 years as President, of the Southern California RV Dealers Association. He is a founder and past Chairman of the California State RV dealers association. He is an 18 year Board Member and Past President of the national RV Dealers Association and is the sixth recipient of the prestigious RVDA James Summers award. He chaired the first RV dealers independent convention. He is the founding Chairman of the national RV Rental Association. He has been recognized by Winnebago Industries with their "Circle of Excellence" Award every year it has been presented. |
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Terrell Bridges
Chandeleur Homes
Alabama
Class of 2000
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 Terrell Bridges of Chandeleur Homes, a housing manufacturer from Guntersville, Alabama. A 30 year member and past Chairman of the Alabama Manufactured Housing Institute, Terrell is credited as a pioneer of labor efficiency programs and industry quality. He is recognized as having developed, in the early 1970s, the "piece rate" bonus system that is used industry wide today. He brought a Manufactured Housinv education course to all Alabama High Schools. He participated in the development of the wind standards implemented by HUD in 1994. He is Chairman of the Alabama Manufactured Housing Institute charitable foundation. |
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John R."Johnnie" Ketelsen
Ketelsen RVs
Iowa
Class of 2000
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 John R."Johnnie" Ketelsen of Ketelsen RVs, an RV retailer from Marion, Iowa, and Wheat Ridge, Colorado. Johnnie's orientation to RVing began in 1938 when, as a teenager, he traveled throughout the western states in a home-made RV. A 38 year RV dealer, he is a founding member and past Secretary of the national RV Dealers Association, and is a 28 year member and officer. He is the founder and a Past Chairman of the Iowa RV Dealers Association. He is recognized as a prime example of impeccable business values and ethics, and as a mentor for RV retailers nation wide. He and his western swing band hold a national record of over 6,500 appearances on live radio. |
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Bob Kropf
Kropf Manufacturing
Indiana
Class of 2000
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 Bob Kropf of Kropf Manufacturing, a Recreational Park Trailer manufacturer from Goshen, Indiana. A 50 year RV and manufactured housing industry veteran, he was a member and Chairman of the RVIA Park Trailer Committee from 1984 to 1990, and, as one of the founders of the Recreational Park Trailer Industry Association in 1993, continues to serve as the only Chairman in that association's eight year history. He is a past Chairman of the IMHA South Bend Show and member of the Indiana Manufactured Housing Association Board of Voyernors. He is a recognized voice for the Park Trailer industry before government, industry, and consumer groups nationally. |
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Bob Lee
Country Coach
Oregon
Class of 2000
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 Bob Lee of Country Coach, an RV Manufacturer from Junction City, Oregon. A 24 year RVIA member, he has served 13 years on its Board of Directors, and 15 years on the National RV Show Committee including eight y~ars as its chairman. He is a 10 year member and current Chairman of the Family Motor Coach Association Commercial Council Board. He introduced many ~igh tech features to RVs and built the first code compliant bus conversions built on an assembly line. He has set a public standard of quality that has reflected on the entire industry. |
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Jerry Pickrell
LaSalle-Bristol Corporation
Indiana
Class of 2000
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 Jerry Pickrell of LaSalle-Bristol Corporation, an RV and Manufactured Housing industry supplier from Elkhart, Indiana. A 47 year industry activist, he has served as an active member of the Board of Directors of the RV Industry Association, the Manufactured Housing Institute, Illinois MHA, and Indiana MHA/RVIC including two terms as its President, during which he was responsible for balancing the Board of Directors to include both housing and RV representatives. He is a 2 time chairman of the Louisville Manufactured Housing Show and a seven year member of the National RV Show Committee. He served 8 years as a member of the Board of Directors of the RV/MH Heritage Foundation. His efforts for local, state, and national associations and with government committees and organizations are without equal. |
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Dan Rolfes
Holiday Homes
Ohio
Class of 2000
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 Dan Rolfes of Holiday Homes, a manufactured housing retailer from Milford, Ohio. He is a multiple site retailer and community developer with 7 locations in two states. A 30 year state association officer, he is one of the founders of the Midwest Manufactured Housing Federation and a 5 term Chairman of the federation. He was Chairman of the Louisville Manufactured Housing Show, and has served three terms as President of the Ohio Manufactured Housing Association and is the Ohio association delegate to the Federated States division of MHI. He was a forerunner in the development of the land/home concept aiding in erasing the line between manufactured and site built housing. |
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Al Ruhl
Manchester Tank
Tennessee
Class of 2000
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 Al Ruhl of Manchester Tank, an RV industry supplier from Brentwood, Tennessee. He is a life long advocate for LP Gas safety, long time active RVIA Board member, RVIA Supplier Committee Chairman, and a member of the joint RVDA/RVIA Certification Governing Board. He has been instrumental in developing improvements in gas safety standards such as two stage regulators, excess flow check valves, overfill protection devices, and gas leak detectors for LP cylinders. He is an active member of the Go RVing marketing coalition. He is a 8 year member of the National Propane Gas Association Board of Directors. |
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James F. Shea
Fairmont Homes and Gulfstream Coach
Indiana
Class of 2000
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 James F. Shea, Sr. founder of Fairmont Homes and Gulfstream Coach, a manufactured housing and RV manufacturer from Nappanee, Indiana. A pioneer builder of 14 foot wide homes, he was also the first manufacturer to use 2x6 side wall construction. He introduced slide outs and basement storage in class C motorhomes. He was the first manufacturer to provide hydraulic slide outs. A long time MHI Board Member he was also one of the founders of the Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform. He was a leader in supporting the formation of the national federation of manufactured housing retailers. |
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Earl "Red" Worley
Modern Housing
New Mexico
Class of 2000
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 Earl "Red" Worley of Modern Housing, a manufactured housing and RV retailer from Roswell, New Mexico. A 50 year retailer, he was founder of New Mexico Manufactured Housing Foundation, and the founder of Great Western Homes. He is a pioneer in the development and sales of double wide home-land packages. He was a leader in arranging financing proqrams for manufactured homes in the 40's and 50s. He was active in the development of the HUD Code for manufactured homes which made FHA and VA financing possible. He has been twice appointed to the New Mexico Motor Vehicle Commission. He is recognized as a long time organizer and promoter of education programs on construction, delivery, and installation of manufactured homes. |
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T. M. BURLINGAME
STYLECREST PRODUCTS
OHIO
Class of 2001
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 He has spent over 35 years developing and introducing products to the manufactured housing industry. He was instrumental in bringing high efficiency
heating and cooling appliances to the industry. He was a leader in the acceptance of fiberglass ducting systems. He developed the Blend Air System to reduce condensation problems in modern homes. He has been an active member of 7 state manufactured housing associations and has been very active in coordinating the procurement of industry materials for disaster relief.
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WILLIAM L. EHRLE
TEXAS MHA
TEXAS
Class of 2001
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 A twenty three year leader of his association, he is recognized as a consensus builder, and a brilliant legal and legislative strategist. He helped to develop the National Manufactured Housing Federation and was instrumental in merging it into the Manufactured Housing Institute. As a three term state legislator, he has helped to develop manufactured housing bills both national and for many state associations. He is a recognized lobbyist in his state and on capitol hill. |
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CLYDE GRAMBSCH
CAMPER-RECREATION
WISCONSIN
Class of 2001
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 A pioneer manufacturer, he was a charter member of RVI RVIA and served many years on its Board of Directors. He was instrumental in the creation of the fall Louisville RV Show by getting the national show moved from March to late fall to showcase new models. He was a key leader in promoting the merger of the MHMA travel trailer division into RVI and led the RVI sponsored caravan to Montreal Expo 67. His trailers were the first to offer inside/outside swing out kitchens and an electrically raised hard roof. |
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CURT HAMES
HAMES HOMES
IOWA
Class of 2001
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 Always a politically active retailer, he has been responsible for laws allowing Sunday home sales, 14-foot wide home movement, tie down standards and requirements, and a landlord tenant relations law recognized as fair to all parties. He worked to get zoning laws that allow manufactured homes placed on private property and to eliminate sales tax on pre-owned homes |
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DAN HOLT
RV NEWS
ARIZONA
Class of 2001
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 A 30 year advocate for RV dealers and the RV aftermarket industry, he has worked with industry committees and through editorial efforts to promote the growth and future of the industry. He founded the industries first aftermarket-only trade show and assured that it would foster continuing education by promoting extensive use of seminars. That show is now the annual RVDA Expo. He recognized the importance of trained RV technicians and founded the first magazine expressly for them. He now hosts over 200 RV industry web sites through his portal web site. |
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CHARLES MEREDITH
CHARLIES MOBILE HOMES
KENTUCKY
Class of 2001
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 A 50 year housing and RV industry veteran, he is a founding member of Kentucky MHA and was its first President and its representative to the Federated States Association. He is a founding member and Past Chairman of RVI. He helped the Midwest Manufactured Housing Federation bring the annual Manufactured Housing Show to Louisville and successfully lobbied to get parking fees waived for all housing show participants. |
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VIRGIL MILLER
NEWMAR CORPORATION
INDIANA
Class of 2001
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 Beginning his career in 1958, he has become widely recognized as the RV industrys voice of reason, he has served two terms as the Indiana associations RV Council Chairman. He has many years on the RVIA Board of Directors as Chairman of the Safety and Education Committee and on the Public and Legislative Affairs Committee. He is a tireless promoter of the RV Industry and its products. |
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JIM MOORE
PENNSYLVANIA MHA
PENNSYLVANIA
Class of 2001
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 A twenty five-year state association executive, he developed both the Pennsylvania manufactured housing and RV shows to become nationally recognized industry showcases. He helped to develop HUD code installation procedures and is recognized as having been a mentor to state association leaders nation wide. |
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JOE and KAY PETERSON
ESCAPEES
TEXAS
Class of 2001
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 Owner/developers of 18 RV parks in eleven states, they are widely recognized consumer educational seminar speakers at RV events. They have authored numerous self-help books on the RV lifestyle. For over twenty years they have developed the Escapees RV club, mail and message forwarding service, and coordinating medical insurance. |
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BILL PIERCE
PIERCE HOMES
MONTANA
Class of 2001
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 A 28 year member of the Montana Manufactured Housing and RV Association he served four separate terms as it President. He developed a key public service campaign to promote manufactured housing in his state and was a leader in the effort to eliminate zoning restrictions on manufactured homes statewide. Both his RV and MH dealerships have won many awards for sales and appearance. |
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JOHN RITZENTHALER
RITZCRAFT HOMES
INDIANA/PENNSYLVANIA
Class of 2001
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 A true pioneer, he began his career delivering units behind his own auto in the 1940s. As an early manufacturer, he used fiberglass fronts on his units as early as 1957. He was one of the early doublewide home manufacturers and one of the first to build regional manufacturing facilities to build specific designs for regional needs and codes. |
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Melvin R. Auch
Chief Industries
Nebraska
Class of 2002
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 A 23 year Board Member of the Nebraska MHA, a Past Chairman of the North Central Manufactured Housing Institute which sponsors the Kansas City Manufactured Housing Show and was the first to build 14 x 80 homes and the first to build energy efficient homes.
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Harrold P. Bowen
Bowen Supply
Georgia
Class of 2002
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 A 40 year member and past President of the Georgia, he was instrumental in getting legislation enabling 14 wide movement in Georgia and was an active member and past Chairman of the MHMA-MHI Suppliers Board of Governors where he led the effort to increase supplier representation from 100 to over 500 members.
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Mike Cappaert
Cappaert Manufactured Housing
Mississippi
Class of 2002
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 One of the founders and a 15 year Board Member of the Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform. he is a long time Board Member of MHI and a founding member of the Mississippi MHA. He is the son of 1975 inductee, F. L. Cappaert.
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Bill Estes
TL Enterprises
California
Class of 2002
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 He has led the effort to enhance the role of consumer magazines as an authoritative source of information for RV owners and buyers. He has long been a leader in providing readable reports on product technical evaluation and testing. He was the very first recipient of the RVIA Excellence in Journalism award. |
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Mel Fath
New Durham Estates
Indiana
Class of 2002
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 A 25 year member and past President of the Board of Directors of the Indiana MHA and as the associations delegate to the National Manufactured Housing Federation. He has been recognized as a long time proponent of stringent and meaningful standards for community operators. |
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Arthur F. Loch
Loch's Mobile Homes
Pennsylvania
Class of 2002
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 A 55 year manufactured housing veteran beginning as a military housing officer during World War II. He was a MDNA Board Member and a past Chairman of the Pennsylvania MHA and was founder and organizer of both the Pennsylvania manufactured housing and RV shows.
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C. Clifton Nelsen
A.C. Nelsen Camper World
Nebraska
Class of 2002
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 An RV retailer and supplier from Omaha, Nebraska. He is a founder and a long-time leader of the Nebraska MHA and was the founder,in ,of the first and oldest wholesale/retail catalog supply firm in the industry.
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Richard Percival
Zieman Manufacturing
California
Class of 2002
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 An industry supplier from Whittier, California. He has served for over 35 years on the Boards of Directors of the TCA, Western MHI, California MHI, and MHI. He has served as President or Chairman of nearly every association where he was active. |
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Roger Reynolds
MHMA
Illinois
Class of 2002
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 Roger Reynolds of the MHMA staff,began his career with Marty Sullivan's dealership. After one year he joined the staff of the Mobile Home Manufacturers Association. He was the beloved Supplier Division Director who obtained their voting membership on the MHMA Board of Directors. Later, as the full time Standards Director, he developed and got the MHMA Board and membership to adopt construction standards for electrical, heating and plumbing. He had made them national by forging and agreement with the Trailer Coach Association of California and the State of California enforcement body. He was responsible for developing inspection procedures and enforcing compliance with the standards beginning at the national show during January 1960 in Louisville, KY. He now serves as chairman industry retirees' Creators Society. |
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Kelly Rose
Starcraft Corporation
Indiana
Class of 2002
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 An RV manufacturer/vehicle converter from Goshen, Indiana. Heis a Past Chairman of RVIA and a leading promoter of the Go RVing national promotion campaign. He pioneered the introduction of high-tech electronics into RVs and conversion vehicles. He has been a leader in the development of vans and RVs equipped to serve the handicapped. |
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George Searle
Tower Trailer park
New Jersey
Class of 2002
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 He is a 55 year industry veteran who has served on the Boards of Directors of the TDNA, MDNA, New Jersey MHA and was the founder of the Mobile Home Park Operators Association under FHA. In the 1950s, he was a pioneer in the development of modular structures. He was the nations first community operator to convert his park to a publicly held corporation. |
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James B. Summers
RV Dealers Association
Washington DC
Class of 2002
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 He is credited with establishing a positive link between the RV dealers and the manufacturers. He created the national dealer development program that helped to professionalize RV dealer training. He was one of the founders of the American Recreation Coalition.
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Bill Day, Sr.
Day Mobile Homes
Colorado
Class of 2003
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 Bill Day became an industry leader early on in his career. He began working as a line employee for Champion Home Builders in 1960. Bill has owned sales centers in Nebraska, Wyoming and Colorado. Along with his wife, Eileen, and son, Bill, Jr., he owns and manages Day Mobile Homes. Day is the founder of Wyoming MHA, serving as its first President and continuing as a member of the Board of Directors. Day also actively participates in the Colorado MHA. |
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Brian Fannon
Sun Communities
Michigan
Class of 2003
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 Brian Fannon and his family built the first modern manufactured housing community in the Western suburbs of Detroit in Novi, Michigan. Fannon continued as a pioneer in the industry. He became a charter member of the first MH commission in Michigan. For 35-years, Brian has been vital to the complete development, maintenance and legislative success of the MH industry. |
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Walter K. Hughes
Fleetwood Enterprises
Virginia
Class of 2003
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 Walter Hughes began with Fleetwood Homes of Ohio in 1969 and retired as general manager of Fleetwood Homes of Virginia in 1994. Through every step of his career, Hughes' leading presence within the industry has been felt. He is President Emeritus of the Virgina MHA. Hughes achieved tremendous legislative success as Chairman of the Commonwealth of Virginia's Manufactured Housing Board. Hughes was elected to the Virginia Manufactured Housing Hall of Fame in 1994. |
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Robert "Boots" Ingram
Teton Homes
Wyoming
Class of 2003
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 In 1954, Boots Ingram founded Strato Track, a manufacturer of sliding door tracks for the MH industry. In 1967, Ingram founded Teton Homes in Wyoming. He has been a consultant and major stockholder of Marathon Homes since 1996. Boots served RVIA for six years and RVDA throughout the 70s and 80s. He has owned and developed industrial, residential and business parks and built modular community correction facilities in South Dakota and Wyoming. Ingram opened a 25-acre R.V. Travel Plaza in Indio, California in 2001. |
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Newton C. Kindlund
Holiday RV Superstores
Florida
Class of 2003
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 Newton Kindlund has dedicated over 35 years to the RV industry. Along with his wife, Joanne, Kindlund founded the industry's first national retail dealership chain. In 1987, Holiday RV Superstores, Inc. became the first publicly owned national RV retail chain. In 1999, the couple sold their controlling shares of the company. That same year, they established the first national RV industry college scholarship through RVDA. Voted as 1995's RV Industry Executive of the Year, Newt is recognized for his outstanding service to RVDA and RVIA throughout the duration of his career. |
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Larry McClain
McClain's RV Superstore
Texas
Class of 2003
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 Larry McClain is an esteemed businessman who has become one of the leading RV dealers in the West. With RV Superstores in Texas and Oklahoma, McClains business and reputation have grown incredibly since 1962. McClain is the founder of the Oklahoma State RV show. He has held offices in the Central Oklahoma RVDA and served two terms as President and 32 years on the board of directors of the National RVDA. |
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Ken Roberts
Triad Financial Services
Minnesota
Class of 2003
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 With over 40 years in the manufactured housing finance industry, Ken Roberts has continued to introduce new lending practices and procedures to fit the industry needs. He is Triad Financial Services Senior Vice President in marketing and strategic planning for the MH industry. Ken has served on the RV/MH Heritage Foundation Board of Directors. Ken has earned the reputation as a manufactured housing industry finance leader. |
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Maggie Stephenson
Redbud Estates
Indiana
Class of 2003
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 Maggie Stephenson established a brokerage of new and pre-owned manufactured homes in the late 1970s. She drafted manufactured housing leasing and purchase agreements that are still used throughout the state. Maggie has met the challenges of paving the way for the sale and financing of manufactured homes by setting the MH standards alongside those of the general real estate marketplace. Maggie is a 20-year Indiana MHA board member and past president. She is has served two terms on the RV/MH Heritage Foundation Board of Directors. |
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Gloria Telander
Wheelers Campground Directories
Illinois
Class of 2003
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 Gloria Telander is an accomplished creator and publisher of Woodalls Camground Directory, Trailer Life Directory, and Wheelers RV Resort & Campground Guide. Since the 1950s Telander's expertise has continued to grow as vast and rich as the campgrounds and resorts she recognizes across the nation. Gloria began her career in the RV industry working for R.A. Woodall, the man she now credits for giving her opportunity to succeed. She developed a rating system where consumers not paid sales personnel rate the listed facilities. |
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Charles Underwood
Kentec
Georgia
Class of 2003
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 Charles Underwood is recognized as a political lobbyist for the manufactured housing industry. He worked with industry supplier, Kentec, Inc., for 43 years. He has been a member of the Georgia MHA since 1977. Charles is also a member of the Alabama Manufactured Housing Institute. His work with MHI involved direct lobbying in Washington, DC, on behalf of the industry. Underwood worked with the Georgia State House and Senate for the passage of the 14' wide home movement bill. His political efforts and successes have placed Charles Underwood in great standing within the MH industry. |
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Samuel Richard (Dick) Berry
Home Folks Housing Center
Kentucky
Class of 2004
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 A 35-year Kentucky Manufactured Housing Institute board member, he served terms as President in 1972 and 1976. He served as Kentucky's representative to the national Manufactured Housing Federation and to MHI for over 25 years, he served as a SEMHI board member, and as a Midwest Manufactured Housing Federation and Louisville Manufactured Housing Show committee member. He was one of the organizers and the first President of his chapter of Kentucky MHI. He led the successful effort to get 16 foot wide home movement available in Kentucky. Starting with an original start-up capital investment of $1800, he built his business to a sales volume exceeding 6 million dollars per year. |
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John Bostick
Sunshine Homes
Alabama
Class of 2004
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 John is the leader of the third generation of his family with Sunshine Homes. He was recognized as the Alabama Manufactured Housing Association man of year in 2001, and the Mississippi housing manufacturer of the year in 2000. He has served the AMHI as a board member for over 10 years including two terms as chairman. He has, for the last five years, served as Chairman of the South Central MHI which produced the Nashville and now the Tunica, Mississippi, manufactured hosing shows. He instigated and led the battle against zoning discrimination for manufactured homes in Alabama, and he created the nations first child care center for employees at a manufactured housing plant.
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Danny D. Ghorbani
Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform
Washington DC
Class of 2004
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 A 36-year industry veteran with a background in structural engineering, he served first as chief of design services and then Director of the Supplier Division of the Mobile Homes Manufacturers Association. While in the land development division of MHMA, he is recognized as having, with his team, planned, designed and engineered over 200,000 residential sites for manufactured homes in less than 4 years. He also served as a Vice President of the Manufactured Housing Institute where he was the institute's marketing representative in U.S. and international markets and he also produced and managed the association's shows and conventions. He is recognized as a long time champion of manufactured housing causes on both technical and policy issues. As the CEO of MHARR for the past 20 years, he has been instrumental in leading the way for improvement to the National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Act, (known as the HUD code) and was instrumental in the development and passage of the Manufactured Housing Improvement Act of 2000.
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Dennis Hill
Show Ways Unlimited
Georgia
Class of 2004
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 A 35-year industry veteran, he is recognized as a long time promoter of manufactured housing, having served on the staff of SEMHI and MHI before he began his own company where, for over 25 years he has served as the director of the Louisville, Kentucky; Kansas City, Missouri; Charlotte, North Carolina; and Nashville/Tunica, Mississippi, manufactured housing shows. Over the years, his shows have grown dynamically until today the Louisville show is recognized as the largest indoor manufactured housing show in the U.S. and the Tunica show is the largest of the outdoor shows. He has brought hundreds of manufacturers together with thousands of retail centers for the betterment of the housing industry and has returned over 3.5 million dollars to the state associations that sponsor the shows. |
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Martin W. Lown
Coachlight RV Sales
Missouri
Class of 2004
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 A 36-year veteran RV dealer, he designed and established a well-equipped campground, that hosts several RV club rallies each year, immediately adjacent to his retail sales lot. He was the first chairman of the Holiday Rambler Dealer Advisory Board, where he has actively shared his expertise and experiences with other dealers, and has held the Newmar Top Five Dealer designation for 15 consecutive years. He is the designer of several RV floor plan modifications that are used by numerous manufacturers and he was recognized as TL Publications Dealer of the Year in 1990. |
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Norman L. McAdoo
Busch, Carr & McAdoo
California
Class of 2004
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 Along with his partners who are both now deceased, he has developed and built numerous housing communities, not only for his own management company, but also for many other operators throughout the state of California. He was a founding member of the California Manufactured Housing Institute Board of Directors and served the association with terms as President in 1967-68 and 1989-90. He is a 46-year board member of the Western Manufactured Home parkowners Association, a Wallace Carr award winner and the WMA Man of the Century Award recipient. He has worked tirelessly to improve the California housing industry through legislation, code analysis, and political action. |
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C.T. McCreary
Modernistic Industries
California
Class of 2004
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 Beginning his production career in 1945, he was one of the earliest RV manufacturers to open production facilities in various parts of the country. His company, building Aljo brand trailers, grew to be recognized as the second largest RV manufacturer in the nation in 1957. A long time active Trailer Coach Association member and show organizer, C.T. was one of the founders of the giant Los Angeles RV show. He is responsible for many innovations to industry products including installation of the first RV central vacuum system. (His midwest division, Moderistic Industries of Iowa, became Winnebago Industries after a change of ownership.) |
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Charles N. Miller
Reese Products
Indiana
Class of 2004
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 A 28-year active RVIA member, he is recognized as the founder of the annual RV Leadership Prayer Breakfast, which he chaired from 1977 until 1990. Charles served on the MDNA service schools steering committee and as a faculty member of the schools; and on the RVDA Consumer Care Commission. As his business interests became international, he relocated his family to Australia where he introduced the weight distributing hitch and electric trailer brakes as well as other towing safety features to the Australian market. He played a major role in opening the South Pacific market area to American RV companies. Charles is the son of Milo Miller, a member of the Hall of Fame class of 1975. |
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Donald R. Mossey
Seahawk Corp.
Indiana
Class of 2004
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 Don was an early manufacturer and promoter of manufactured housing. He was a long time MHMA and MHI member. He has founded and built five successful industry companies and developed numerous components and design features still in use for RV and housing units. He has been a lifelong spokesman for housing industry causes. His companies, including Homette, Ventline, Leland Engineering, and Imperial Stamping have spanned a broad range of manufactured home component parts and homes. In addition to his efforts for the industry, Don has served as Chairman of the Board of Hillsdale College in Michigan for 28 years. |
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Alvan L. Schrader
A.L.S. Properties
Minnesota
Class of 2004
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 A 30-year member of the Minnesota Manufactured Housing Association board of directors, he served as President from 1978 to 1980. He served on the National Manufactured Housing Federation from 1980 to 1986 and served as Chairman in 1983 and 84. Al served on the HUD Advisory Council from 1983 to 1985 and helped to write the HUD standard for formaldehyde to eliminate the serious health hazard of the 1980s. He was the first member elected to Minnesota MH Hall of Fame 1979. Today, he provides over 2300 rental home sites in eleven communities and has helped to implement favorable zoning standards for manufactured housing in cities and states through out the mid-west.
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Duane Spader
The Spader Companies
South Dakota
Class of 2004
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 A founding member of the national Recreational Vehicle Dealers Association, Duane served as President in 1974 and 75. As RVDAs top volunteer during a critical time in industry history, he was instrumental in laying the groundwork for what has grown into a unified and financially sound organization that serves the nations RV retailers. He is recognized as having conceived and developed the RVDA 20 Group programs which allow dealers to network and share best practices. He has been an RV dealer for over 40 years and a campground operator for over 30 years. In these capacities, he has devised and distributed benchmarking and performance measurement concepts that have revolutionized the way RV dealers do business. He has been a friend, mentor and coach to hundreds of RV dealers from coast to coast.
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Gordon D. Stock
Mito Corporation
Indiana
Class of 2004
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 Mr. Stocks career in the manufactured housing industry has spanned over 50 years. He has founded or co-founded 10 prominent industry companies representing the manufacturing, supplier, and retail portions of the industry and providing employment to thousands of industry workers. In the 1950s, he developed a company to produce what may have been the first commercially marketed double-wide homes. He is responsible for innovations at use in every aspect of the housing industry. His advice and support has been a major part of the encouragement for many entrepreneurs and industry leaders over the years. He is recognized as a dynamic force in the growth and development of the manufactured housing industry since the 1950s.
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Gene E. Stout
Coachmen Industries
Indiana
Class of 2004
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 Gene is a 34-year industry veteran. He joined the RVI board in 1970 and became its chairman in 1972 where he was a member of the group that combined the RVI and the TCA to form RVIA. He served on the RVIA board for 25 years including 2 terms as Chairman 1985 and 86. His service to the industry's national association include terms as chairman of the RVIA automotive liaison committee from 1977 to 80, the standards committee from 1982 to 83, the public and legislative affairs committee in 1987 and 88, the membership committee from 1994 to 2001, and the nominating committee in 1995. He was awarded the prestigious "Distinguished Service to the RV Industry" award in 1983 and the "Distinguished Achievement in RV Standards" award in 1984. He was a leader of the effort to restructure the board of the Indiana IMHA to give equal balance to the RV and manufactured housing industries. He served on the RV/MH Heritage Foundation Board of Directors from 1995 to 2000, including two terms as Chairman in 1997 and 1998. |
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Wendell L. Batchelor
Southern Energy Homes
Alabama
Class of 2005
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 A long time industry leader and activist, he is 20 year MHI member, a long time Alabama MHI board member, serving as chairman of that association in 1991 and 1992, and one of the organizers of the South Central MHI serving as Chairman in 97, 98, and 99. In the early 1980s, he pioneered customization in manufactured homes. He was featured as an industry icon in the November, 1996, Forbes Magazine. He was inducted into the Alabama MHI Hall of Fame in 2002.
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Donald R. Boles
Boles Manufacturing
California
Class of 2005
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 A pioneer RV manufacturer, he was an early industry activist as a member of the American Institute of Travel Trailers, Trailer Coach Association and the Mobile Homes Manufacturers Association in the 1950s. As a tool and die maker he developed many tools used in aluminum fabrication. He was one of the first manufacturers to provide a service facility at his factory. He was a very strong promoter of quality construction in trailer manufacturing. He has been recognized as one of the first RV manufacturers to run advertising in general media publications as opposed to trailer related media.
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Jerry Greer
Jerry Greer RV
Ohio
Class of 2005
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 A 30 year veteran RV dealer and RVDA Board member, he was chairman of the national association from 1990-92, and he received its James B Summers award in 1995. He served as RVDA Education Foundation Chairman for the first 7 years of its existance. He served on the board of the RV Assistance Corporation for for nine years including 5 years as its chairman. He is recognized as an advocate for making the RV sales process more customer friendly.
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Rick Horsey
Parkview RV Center
Delaware
Class of 2005
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 A long time RVDA board member, he served as its chairman in 1997 and 98. He has served for 5 years as the RVDA Education Foundation Chairman and for 10 years on the RVDA-RVIA Service Technician Certification Board. He is a founding member of the Go-RVing Committee on Excellence and has twice been the recipient of the RVIA National Service Award. He is recognized as the driving force behind the reorganization of RVDA to be more responsive to dealer needs.
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Tony Ingram
Teton Homes
Wyoming
Class of 2005
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 A 35 year RVIA member, he is recognized as a strong supporter of the association and its promotional Go RVing campaign. Winner of the RVDA Quality Circle Award he is a advocate for manufacturers targeting dealer and consumer satisfaction as a primary objective. He holds the patent for oversized Big-N-Tall outside storage compartment design in fifth wheel RVs facilitating more comfortable full time RV living. He is the first manufacturer to offer opposing 17foot slide outs to increase living space in RVs.
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Gary LaBella
RVIA
Washington DC
Class of 2005
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 A dynamic industry leader and spokesman, he has for over 27 years, been the architect of many acclaimed marketing programs that promote RVing and coalesce the RV industry. He was the RV Business' "Newsmaker of the Year" in 2002. As a designer and coordinator of industry marketing programs he has received over 20 awards from various national professional marketing and public relations associations. He leads the industry's "Go RVing" campaign that has driven RV ownership rates to all time record highs.
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Donald R. Pletcher
Damon Corporation
Indiana
Class of 2005
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 A long time industry leader as a supplier, RV manufacturer, and housing manufacturer, he has distinguished himself as a champion of industry integrity and unity. An RVIA board member and executive committee member, he received its Distinguished Service to the RV Industry Award in 1993, and its National Legislative Award in 1999. For nearly 40 years he has been a leader and example of the benefit of personal and corporate integrity in the industry.
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Arthur L. Richter
Trading Post Homes
Kentucky
Class of 2005
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 As a second-generation retailer, active for 50 years, he is a 36 year member of the Kentucky MHA and has served the association as an officer and board member. He has been recognized locally and nationally as a leader of the industry in customer relations and service. He has conceived many practices that are now looked on as industry standards. He is a licensed minister and serves several churches in that capacity.
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Robert Sage
Robert Sage and Associates
Florida
Class of 2005
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 As a 50 year industry veteran he was a sales and marketing executive for both manufacturers and suppliers before becoming the primary pioneer in executive recruiting on a national basis for the recreational vehicle and manufactured housing industries. He conceived and founded what became the forerunner to todays third party engineering and inspection companies in response to challenges posed by the origination of the HUD code in the 1970s. For over 30 years he also served as a respected intermediary in mergers, acquisitions and divestitures for industry companies.
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B.J. Thompson
BJ Thompson Associates
Indiana
Class of 2005
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 An active RVIA member for over 20 years, he has served the association for 20 years as its Public Relations Committee Chairman. He is a founding member of the highly successful Go-RVing Coalition and has led its expansion into major print and media promotions. He received the RVIA National Service Award in 1986 and its Distinguished Service to the RV Industry Award in 1995. He has devised and led numerous national RV promotional campaigns.
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David L. Webster
Kinro
Texas
Class of 2005
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 A 25-year MHI member and board member, he has served as chairman of the supplier division and is recognized for his dedication to the advancement of the housing industry. He led the change from awning windows to double-hung style in manufactured homes. He supports the RV industry as an RVIA member, and he is 25-year member and board member of the AAMA (American Architectural Manufacturers) for window and door manufacturers where he served on the long-range planning committee and helped to chart the association's strategic imperatives. |
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Bill Webster
Websters Inc.
Kansas
Class of 2005
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 An industry leader for over 50 years, he has developed and managed over 520 manufactured home sites including 120 rental homes and was among the very firs to require storm-proof tie downs on all his homes. A 30 year state association board member, he served as its president in 1972. Part of the lobbying team for 14 and 16 wide movement in Kansas, he led the team that got sales tax removed from manufactured home sales in the state. He is a 20-year board member and promoter of the Kansas City Show.
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Rolly Bannister
Bannister Properties
North Carolina
Class of 2006
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 He has developed over 20 manufactured home subdivisions and is a pioneer in the development of upscale land/home projects. He is a past president of North Carolina MHI and a life member of CAMHA. |
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Harris Berg
Wick Building Systems
Wisconsin
Class of 2006
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 He is a 36-year member of the Wisconsin Housing Alliance, serving 13 years on the board of directors and 5 years on the Minnesota MHA board of directors. He has been vital to the effort to pass several state regulations regarding permits for home movement. He has been a leader in the move toward more customization in home production.
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Tom Faludy
Scott Fetzer Co.
Ohio
Class of 2006
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 He is a long time RVIA board member and industry activist. One of the founders and the first chairman of the Go-RVing Coalition serving from 1995 to 2004, he has been recognized as one of the 25 most influential leaders in the history of the industry. He is a recipient of the RVIA Distinguished Service Award the organizations highest honor.
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Crosby Forrest
Dixie RV Superstore
Virginia
Class of 2006
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 He is one of the founding members of RVDA, and long time RVDA board member serving as RVDA President in 1978 and 79 and Chairman in 80-82. He is recognized as a leader and mentor for RV retailers from coast to coast.
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Joseph P. Hayden, Jr.
American Modern Ins.
Ohio
Class of 2006
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 His company has been a leader in retailing, financing and insuring manufactured housing and recreational vehicles for over 50 years. His company is believed to be the first vertically integrated company focusing on finance of industry products. He served on the board and executive committee of Fannie Mae from 1969 1991.
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Bruce Hertzke
Winnebago Industries
Iowa
Class of 2006
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 He is a dynamic industry leader and current chairman of the RVIA board. He is a 5 year member of the RVDA Education Foundation Board. He has been named RV Business Magazines Newsmaker of the Year three times. Starting as an hourly production worker he has grown through the ranks to lead his company. |
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Mike Molino
RVDA
Washington D.C.
Class of 2006
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 A dynamic leader of a variety of industry organizations, for nearly 10 years he has served simultaneously as RVDA President, President of RV Assistance Corp., Vice President of the GoRVing Coalition, Treasurer of American Recreation Coalition, and as a board member of the RV/MH Heritage Foundation. He is a retired director of the US Army War College. |
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R. James Scoular
Iseman Corp.
South Dakota
Class of 2006
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 A 30-year member and past-president of the South Dakota MHA he has helped to establish the current framework of the SDMHA. He was a member of the SD Governors task force on taxation and titling of manufactured homes. He helped to establish setup and installation standards for homes in SD. He is a past board member of the RV/MH Heritage Foundation. He is a second-generation inductee, his father having been inducted in 1998. |
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Leon Shahnasarian
Instamatic Corp.
Indiana
Class of 2006
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 He is a pioneer importer and supplier of early gas-electric refrigerators to the RV industry. He brought dependable refrigeration to replace ice boxes in early RVs. As early as the 1950s, he established programs to train manufacturer and dealer service personnel in the proper installation and service techniques for his products. He went on to locate and distribute air conditioners, water heaters, and space heaters to the early industry. |
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Randy Thompson
Freedom Roads
Illinois
Class of 2006
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 He has served as a director and past-chairman of RVDA, director and past-chairman of RV Assistance Corp., director and first chairman of the RVDA-RVIA Service Technician Certification Board and is recognized as a major catalyst in its creation. He is a contributing founder of the RVDA Education Foundation.
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Donald Westphal
Donald Westphall Associates
Michigan
Class of 2006
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 He has been responsible for the planning of over 450,000 homesites in over 1,000 developed communities. He is a long time member and board member of MHI and the Michigan MHA of which he is a past-president. He was the MHI supplier person of the year in 2001. |
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Ronald Younkin
Greenlawn Companies
Ohio
Class of 2006
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 He has served continuously on the Ohio MHA board of directors since 1969 and is past-president of the association. As an MHI member, he played a key role in establishing the role of HUD in manufactured housing. He is a leader in the development of land-lease communities and of subdivisions for mixed site-built and manufactured housing. He is a board member of the RV/MH Heritage Foundation. He is a second-generation inductee, his father, Floyd having been inducted in 1981.
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Mel Adams
Airexcel RV Products
Kansas
Class of 2007
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 A past Chairman of RVIA, he has also served as Chairman of the RV Service Training Council and is recognized as a leading voice for industry education and customer satisfaction. He was a leader in the development of the RVIA-RVDA service technician schools. He received the Distinguished Service to the RV Industry Award in 1992
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Jerry W. Britton
Textron Financial
Georgia
Class of 2007
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 He has been active in the financing of RV and manufactured housing dealers for over 30 years. Today he provides floor plan financing for over 800 dealers and annually finances over $1 billion in industry products as the largest wholesale lender to the manufactured housing industry. |
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R.C. Moore
Dick Moore Inc.
Tennessee
Class of 2007
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 He is a charter member of the Tennessee Manufactured Housing Association and a member of the TMHA Hall of Fame. He is the publisher of the housing "Industry Perspective" newsletter and a mentor to other retailers and land-lease community operators. He is active in furthering uniform installation standards statewide in Tennessee |
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Billy Sims
Billy Sims Trailer Town
Texas
Class of 2007
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 A long time RV retailer, he has served on the board of directors of the Texas RV Dealers Association and on the dealer councils for many manufacturers. He is actively involved with number of consumer organizations to further promote the growth of the industry. He hosts six different RV clubs that meet monthly at his dealership. |
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Paul Skogebo
Robert Crist and Company
Arizona
Class of 2007
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 He is the founder and only President for over 10 years of REDEX an independent dealer buying group representing over 100 dealers. In addition to operating an RV dealership that is over 70 years old, he has founded multiple RV and manufactured housing parks. He has been recognized as RVDA National Dealer of the Year. |
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Tom Stinnett
Tom Stinnett RV Freedom Center
Indiana
Class of 2007
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 He has served as Chairman of the RVDA, Co-Chairman of the Go RVing Coalition, and Chairman of the Recreational Vehicle Assistance Corporation. He has built one of the country's larger RV dealerships and advertises "the world's largest indoor showroom." He wqas selected to represent the US RV industry at the Australian Caravan, RV and Accommodation Industry national conference.
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Ronald A. Thomas
RONA Homes
Ohio
Class of 2007
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 He is a past president and lifetime member of the Ohio Manufactured Housing Association board of directors. He serves as chairman of the Midwest Manufactured Housing Association and on the Louisville Show Committee. He spearheaded the enactment of a consumer relations program within the Ohio Attorney General's office
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James P. Visser, Sr.
The Journal
Georgia
Class of 2007
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 He is a major promoter of industry trade shows and events via his publication and provides a forum for major organizations to communicate with the manufactured housing industry. As a sounding board for industry opinion, his publication has provided a vehicle for open discussion and industry growth.
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Donald J. Walter
Starcraft RV Inc.
Indiana
Class of 2007
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 He is a founding member and Co-Chairman of the Go RVing Coalition and was one of the earliest proponents of regional and national marketing for the industry. He is a past chairman of the RV Indiana Committee and has served for over 20 years on the RVIA Board of Directors and Public Relations committee. He has made a career ambition to introduce more Americans to the joys of the RV lifestyle. |
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Jerry Wilson
Cavalier Homes
Alabama
Class of 2007
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 One of the founders and past chairman of the Alabama Manufactured Housing Institute, and was secretary of the state manufactured housing commission. He is recognized as a 30 year industry leader and mentor to others. He founded and developed two major manufactured housing companies |
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Wilbur Bontrager
Jayco, Inc.
Indiana
Class of 2008
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 An RVIA board member and Past Chairman, also serving on the Standards, and Public and Legislative Affairs committees, he is recognized as a key leader in the development and implementation of programs to promote the RV industry. He was the 2002 recipient of the prestigious Distinguished Service to the RV Industry Award. His company is recognized for its attention to innovation and quality, and a high level of integrity with its dealers, consumers, and employees. He is a second generation Hall of Fame member, his late father, Lloyd, having been a member of the class of 1994. |
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Gordon Collins
Fleetwood Industries
California
Class of 2008
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 For over 50 years he has been an active promoter of the manufactured housing industry in both the U.S. and Canada. He has served as a key leader of product development and national sales manager for housing manufacturers and as a successful retailer, always maintaining a high level of activity with, and support for, local, national, and Canadian industry associations. He received the coveted J.E. Wells award from the Trailer Coach Association in 1971. In his retirement, he continues to travel the country by RV as an ambassador for the manufactured housing and RV industries and a highly valued communication link between many of the industry pioneers. |
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Edward Hussey, Jr.
Liberty Homes
Indiana
Class of 2008
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 A champion of legislation supporting the housing industry and protecting its consumers, he has led the campaigns to update the HUD code and was the key leader of the effort which passed the Manufactured Housing Improvement Act of 2000. A long time board member and now Chairman of the Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform. He is an active member of many state and national associations and has represented the industry before the US Congress on many occasions. Ed was recognized in 2003 as The Journal's "Manufactured Housing Industry Person of the Year." He is a second generation Hall of Fame member, his father Edward Sr. having been a member of the class of 1995. |
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William Kormeier
Nordyne
Missouri
Class of 2008
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 A long time champion for the manufactured housing industry, he has worked with numerous manufacturers to develop and promote a great many HVAC products to enhance the comfort and livability of affordable housing. He was an active member of MHI from the time of its inception. He has been an advocate for the industry to the Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Institute. He developed the only 90+ percent efficiency Energy Star furnace to fit in a manufactured home footprint. He was The Journal's "Manufactured Housing Industry Person of the Year" in 2005. |
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Don Magary
RV News/Web Site Management
Arizona
Class of 2008
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 A strong promoter of the RV lifestyle as a writer and editor of RV News magazine, he is recognized as a champion of many industry causes always focusing on what is best for the entire RV industry. He is also recognized as the key pioneer in the industry's use of the Internet designing and developing web sites for hundreds of industry companies and associations. He is also co-founder of one of the most successful portal web sites for the RV industry - rvamerica.com |
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Darryl Searer
Ultra-Fab Products
Indiana
Class of 2008
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 A long time promoter of the RV industry he has served over 20 years on the RVIA Public Relations Committee, as President of the RV Aftermarket Association, member of the Go RVing Coalition and board member of the RV/MH Hall of Fame. AS Vice President of Sales & Maarketing, he led Dometic to record sales and profits in the 1980s. He has been a Member of the Consumer Care Commission, FMCA Commercial Council, RVIA Public Relations Committee and Committee on Excellence, RVAftermarket Association Board of Directors, and the Go RVing Board of Directors. |
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Wade F.B. Thompson
Thor Industries
Ohio
Class of 2008
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 He is the founder and Chairman of Thor Industries having built his company into America's largest RV and small bus manufacturer by acquiring Hi-Lo, Airstream, General Coach, El Dorado, National Coach, Dutchman, Four Winds, Komfort, Champion Bus, Keystone, Damon, Breckenridge, Crossroads RV, Goshen Coach and the start up of Thor California. It is also recognized as the leading small passenger bus manufacturer making innovative fuel cell powered, zero emissions, transit buses. He is a strong supporter of industry training and educational programs and, from its inception, has been a key promoter of the Go RVing campaign. |
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William H. Turney
Florida Manufactured Housing Association
Florida
Class of 2008
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 He is recognized as having been a dynamic industry leader as a housing retailer, association officer, Florida's representative on the National Manufactured Housing Federation, and Assistant Executive Director of the Florida MH Association. He was identified as a consummate ambassador for manufactured housing and was the 1992 recipient of the MHI Chairman's award for his contributions to the industry. He was a founding member and 18 year board member of the Manufactured Housing Education Institute. |
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Donald W. Wallace
Lazy Days RV
Florida
Class of 2008
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 He is recognized for building the nation's largest RV dealership and for his years of dedicated support to the Florida RV Supershow, the Go RVing campaign, and many other RVDA and RVIA events for over 30 years. An early promoter of the Go RVing campaign, he conceived and built the nation's first RV retail Super Center with over 1,000 units on display, over 250 60-foot service bays, a Camping World store, a 300 site RV park, a Cracker Barrel Restaurant and a Flying J Travel Plaza included in his complex. He is recognized for having set an industry standard for professionalism, customer service and product training that is emulated by dealers coast to coast. |
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Frank Walter
Manufactured Housing Institute
Virginia
Class of 2008
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 A 23 year Vice President of Technical Activities for the institute, he is recognized for his leadership and knowledge of engineering, design, and construction issues in the industry. For over 2 decades, he has been recognized as the leading authority on HUD Code home matters. He served 7 years as Secretary of the Manufactured Housing Research Alliance, formed to further advance technology in manufactured housing. For more than a dozen years, he escorted Housing and Urban Development Department staff members on tours of manufactured housing plants to give them first hand knowledge of the industry. He is a recipient of the Earl Swett Standards Award for outstanding technical contributions to the industry. Upon his retirement, the award was renamed the Frank Walter Standards Award in his honor. |
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Richard Baidas
General RV Centers
Michigan
Class of 2009
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 Dick was a long-term industry promoter and board member of the Michigan MH and RV Association. He has been a principal in the founding and development of 10 different RV and housing manufacturers. He built his RV dealership into the largest in the state of Michigan and the largest in the country at one time. He worked diligently providing leadership to the marketing and public relations efforts of promotional shows throughout Michigan |
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Susan Bray
Good Sam Club
California
Class of 2009
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 Sue has for 30 years lead the RV industry's largest RV consumer organization. Under her leadership, the club has grown from 200,000 members to over one million today. She has served for 25 years on the board of directors for the American Recreation Coalition, and on the advisory board for the U.S. Department of Transportation's Scenic Byways program. For 25 years she has been a valued collaborator with the RVIA Legal Affairs Staff. She was a key promoter representing RV users on the Take Pride in America program to increase volunteer service on public lands that has been adopted by the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management. She was awarded the coveted RVIA Legislative Award in 1990. Her enthusiasm, imagination and personal involvement have helped make the RV lifestyle what it is today. |
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Kevin Clayton
Clayton Homes
Tennessee
Class of 2009
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 Kevin has been named the Manufactured Housing Institute's Industry Person of the Year 3 times. He has long served on the MHI Board of Directors and Executive Committee and on the HUD Code Regulatory Reform Task Force. He is the leader of what has been identified as the most dynamic team in the housing industry. He was the leader of the sale of his company to Berkshire Hathaway giving an enormous credibility boost to the industry. Under his leadership, his company has grown to 38 home building facilities and 454 model home centers. |
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Timothy J DeWitt
MMHRVCA
Michigan
Class of 2009
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 As a 30 year Executive Director of the Michigan association, Tim is recognized by his peers and his members as a dynamic spokesperson for the MH and RV industries and a leader in the development of positive promotions for both. Under his leadership, his association has grown to represent over 1,000 members. He was the 1991 recipient of the Steiner Award presented to the manufactured housing industry executive of the year. In 1991, he established the Harvest Education Foundation to establish and support educational opportunities for individuals who wish to make a career in the RV, campground, or manufactured housing industries. Since its inception, Harvest has granted over $250,000 in scholarship support to over 450 students. |
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Hal Fowler
DTI
Indiana
Class of 2009
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 Hal has built what is now the largest distribution center in the country for supplying repair parts to RV dealers and RV repair facilities with warehouses throughout North America. He has served as a board member of the Warehouse Distributors Association and as an active member of RVDA. He is recognized for his practice of maintaining a huge inventory of parts for obsolete and orphaned RV appliances and other items. His stated goal has been to develop at least two new programs each year to benefit his varied customers. Among these has been his commitment to overnight shipping and next day delivery of service parts. He was the 1996 RV Industry Executive of the Year. |
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David Garvin
Camping World
Kentucky
Class of 2009
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 David built the world's largest RV accessory and service business, and owned and operated a large RV park. He revolutionized the marketing of RV aftermarket products and services with customer satisfaction as the guide. His personal philosophy of "No unhappy customers - not one" helped him to change the face of the RV accessory business in America leading many RV dealers to change the way they served their customers with aftermarket supplies. He conceived and developed America's leading firm providing direct mail distribution of RV supplies to the consumer and bringing mass marketing techniques to the RV industry. He originated Camping World University, a school to train RV technicians. |
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Donald Glisson
Triad Financial Services
Florida
Class of 2009
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 Donald has served on the board of state and regional manufactured housing associations. A long time manufactured housing finance leader, his efforts have brought over 250 commercial banks into serving the MH industry. He was honored as the MHI Lender of the Year for four consecutive years. After personally taking over a bankrupt small local finance institution, he built it into a highly respected national leader. In ten years after having taken control, he had paid back over $3 million in old debt to previous creditors. Not one of his company's commercial bank partners has ever lost money on a manufactured housing loan. His insistence on ethics and doing the right thing has led his company to become a major force in manufactured housing nationally today. |
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Jake Hannon
AAA Mobile Homes
Arizona
Class of 2009
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 Jake served for many years on the Board of Directors of the Arizona Manufactured Housing Association and as its President and was one of the founders of the Arizona Image campaign. He grew his business to become Arizona's #1 housing retailer, and at one time, the largest in the country with over $60 million in annual sales. He established an early customer service program. He developed a popular market research program for housing retailers, and developed 11 sales centers with annual sales of $52 million. He originated Arizona's first formal training program for manufactured housing sales professionals. He developed the country's first Hispanic marketing campaign targeting Arizona's Hispanic population. He was twice elected MHIs national retailer of the year. |
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Kristian Jensen Jr.
Jensens Inc
Connecticutt
Class of 2009
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 He is a respected member of the MHI Board and Chairman of MHI Communities Council, Northeast MHA, New England MHA and the seven state associations in states where he has communities. He was the National Community Operator of the Year in 2000. He led the successful campaign to get manufactured housing treated as real estate in Connecticut and New Hampshire where it is now deeded and taxed as all other real estate. Has received recognition for the best land-lease community in the nation in both the over 150 sites, and under 150 sites classes. His company manages over 4,500 manufactured housing sites. |
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Peter J Liegl
Forest River
Indiana
Class of 2009
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 Pete is a long time industry executive and promoter having developed several companies. Starting in 1996, he built his current company through development and acquisition into the nation's largest manufacturer of towable RVs and Elkhart County's largest employer, providing jobs for over 6,500 workers. He has, for many years, been an imaginative entrepreneur and active cheerleader for the RV industry. He is most publicly recognized for building his company into the industry's largest privately owned manufacturer and selling it to Warren Buffett, bringing the prestige of Berkshire Hathaway into the RV industry |
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Raymond Bassett
Parkwood Homes
Indiana
Class of 2010
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 Ray served on the boards of MHMA, Fleetwood, Champion, Redman and others. A highly regarded industry inventor and visionary; he patented a knock-down mobile home which was stacked for overseas shipment and erected on site, developed full length factory made screen-room additions for Florida park models, and developed a transport system for early Park Models . Ray and his companies were active members and supporters of state associations and shows in 5 states |
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Jim Boyts
Skyline Corp
Indiana
Class of 2010
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 For nearly 50 years, Jim was involved in national and international sales of manufactured homes. He was responsible for representing his company on over ten state and national association boards and, for many years, was his companys representative to MHI. He served on many major show committees. He was instrumental in leading a strategic planning conference creating a separate RV Council within the Indiana MHA which gave the RV industry equal footing in the state association. He was the 1987 recipient of the prestigious Jack Wells Award from the California MHI.
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Yoder Clarence T
Carriage RV
Indiana
Class of 2010
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 During the 30 plus years he led his company, C.T. was the primary research and development officer always seeking innovations in comfort and function. He pioneered seamless fiberglass end caps on RVs in 1969. Pioneered motorized slide outs on fifth-wheels, developed the flat floor fifth wheel concept with no step up into the bed room, he holds the patents on hurricane straps for slide outs and for the No A Frame design in travel trailers. He was a 30 year RVIA member and show participant.
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Ray Floyd
Floyd's RV of Norman
Oklahoma
Class of 2010
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 A recognized leader in Oklahoma RV matters for over 40 years, he served 12 years on the RVDA national board including 3 as an officer during the downturn of the early 80s. He was a leader in the early days of organizing a national market expansion program which became todays Go RVing effort. He was the first dealer to receive the Jim Summers award. Duriing his tenure as RVDA Chairman, he pushed education as a service that must be provided to members and chaired the RVDA Education Committee and served on the board of the RVDA Education Foundation.
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Jim Fogdall
Ace Fogdall RV
Iowa
Class of 2010
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 A 44 year RVDA member, Jim has been recognized as Trailer Life Dealer of the Year 1988, RVDA Chairmans Award 2003, Jim Summers Award 2004. Served on the boards of RVDA (Chairman), Service Technician Schools (Chairman), RV Assistance Corp., and RVDA Education Foundation (Chairman). He is a founding member of the RVDA Technician Certification Board. |
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Jerry Haggadone
Champion Homes
Nebraska
Class of 2010
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 Jim is a long term member of the North Central MHI board and the state associations for South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri, Iowa, Wyoming, Montana, Colorado, and Oklahoma. A Nebraska State Motor vehicle Licensing Board member, he has been a key leader in getting legislation to bring Modular Homes into acceptance throughout the North Central region. Over 22 years as a Kansas City MH Show board member. Jerry helped to establish the Omaha MH Show. He is a retired RV/MH Heritage Foundation board member.
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Morris Hylton, Jr
Hylton Homes
Kentucky
Class of 2010
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 He is a 30 year member of KMHI serving 4 terms as its President where he lobbied both national and state legislatures successfully for many manufactured housing issues. For many years he has been a member of t he Louisville Show Committee. Morris served as the KMHI representative to the National MH Federation, and as President of East Kentucky Homebuilders Association. He is a long time promoter of 100% customer satisfaction as a guide for his business. He worked tirelessly to adopt the issue of blanket permits for transporters delivering homes in Kentucky saving industry companies millions of dollars. |
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Don Lougheed
RV Group Inc
Texas
Class of 2010
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 Don is one of the founders of RVDA and a 40 year board member serving in many positions including President. He produced the RV industrys first technician flat rate manual, researching time needed for installation, service, or repair of RV components. With stores in New York and Texas, he had one of the first multi-state RV dealerships.
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Jess Maxcy
CMHI
California
Class of 2010
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 Jess has 44 years of service in promotion and development of the manufactured housing industry,
He has been involved in all aspects of housing manufacturing with 3 different manufacturers. He has dynamically led the California association as board member and president since 1986. He was the 1992 recipient of the Jack Wells Award. As V.P of Redman Homes RV division he directed RV factories in California Oregon and Texas.
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Carl Pfalzgraf
Atwood Mobile Products
Indiana
Class of 2010
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 Carl served 18 years on the RVIA Board, Education Committee Chairman (led the group that devised the RVIA industry education program), Board Chairman. He was the 98 recipient of the Distinguished Service to the Industry Award. Led his company marketing for 1st electronic ignition water heater, first ball screw lifting devices, first light weight furnace with noise reduction and many others. He was the 1998 recipient of the Distinguished Service to the RV Industry Award and the 2000 recipient of the prestigious Industry Pioneer Award.
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Jeff Wick
Wick Building Systems
Wisconsin
Class of 2010
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 A long term MHI Board member, Jeff was the MHI Chairman in 93 and 94. He led the effort to get MHI funding for the Hall of Fame. Jeff led the effort to establish wind zones for HUD wind code standards saving the manufactured housing industry thousands of dollars. He has been a strong proponent for a customer focus in manufactured housing design and production. He pioneered panelized home and commercial building construction building homes and motels in panelized format including motels with over 100 units. |
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