2017 ISI Annual Awards Recipients

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JIM LANGE Lifetime Achievement Award

and lasting contributions to the ice sports industry. Following the American team’s gold-medal win, the sport of hockey grew significantly at both the amateur and professional level. On hand to accept, from left: John Harrington, Buzz Schneider and Dave Christian.

Former ISI President Jim Lange received the ISI Lifetime Achievement Award in recognition of his efforts in the advancement of the ISI and the ice sports industry. As ISI president, Lange was instrumental in the creation of ISI University (formerly known as iAIM), which provides education and leadership to ice arena professionals. His involvement in ISI began in the 1970s, and over the years he served in several positions on the ISI board of directors. His retirement from Park Ridge Park District in 2009 culminated 38 years in the industry.

1980 U.S. MEN’S OLYMPIC HOCKEY TEAM

Hall of Fame Award

ISI NATIONAL OFFICE STAFF President’s Award

ALANE SWIDERSKI Arthur Goodfellow Award

JIM BECKER Frank J. Zamboni Award

Alane Swiderski of FMC Ice Sports was presented with the Arthur Goodfellow Award for her diligent work on behalf of ISI members and for promoting the ISI core values of participation, fun and self-fulfillment.

ISI President Rob McBride presented the ISI National Office Staff with the ISI President’s Award for all that they did (and do) in the face of insurmountable challenges this past year to ensure the strength and the success of ISI and its mission.

We inducted the 1980 U.S. Men’s Olympic Hockey Team into the ISI Hall of Fame for their unmistakable

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Pictured, from left, bottom row: Devan Zimmerman, accounting assistant; Jennifer Carlsen, membership assistant; Sandey Carlsen, membership coordinator; Angela Tooley, administrative assistant; Liz Mangelsdorf, managing director. Top row: Eileen Viglione, communications manager/editor; Shirley Rothrock, membership services; Kim Hansen, skating programs & national events director; Heather Loller, controller; Carol Jackson, advertising/trade show director; Wendi Osterheldt, membership services; and Jeff Anderson, operations director.

MARK VAUGHAN Benton Wilcoxon Award

Jim Becker, owner of Becker Arena Products, was recognized with the Frank J. Zamboni Award for his innovative design and installation practices of dasher boards in the ice arena industry worldwide. The award honors an individual who has made significant and lasting contributions in engineering and/ or technological advancements in the ice arena industry.

CHRISTINE WILSON BRINTON

Erika Amundsen Award

An instrumental figure in the ice arena industry in Minnesota for over 20 years, Mark Vaughan, manager of Eagan Civic Arena and Cascade Bay Outdoor Water park, was honored with the Benton Wilcoxon Award for his excellence in management, programming and operation of a facility with superior leadership, creativity and innovation.

Christine Wilson Brinton, skating director of City of Bowie Ice Arena, received the Erika Amundsen Award for her contributions as a “tireless ambassador” of the ISI. Her passion for and loyalty to ISI run deep, and she has served on the ISI board of directors for many years.