2018 ISI ANNUAL AWARDS CEREMONY & LUNCHEON
Photos by Robert Bowen
The following awards recipients were honored at our annual awards ceremony and luncheon on June 6 at the ISI Conference & Trade Show:
JIM HARTNETT Lifetime Achievement Award
was the face of Eastbay Iceland for 35 years, in his role as general manager, overseeing the Iceland arenas in Berkeley, Belmont and Dublin, Calif. He and his wife, Joyce, toured the country skating in Ice Cycles (now known as Ice Capades). While touring, he worked closely with Frank J. Zamboni on modifications and improvements to later model Zambonis.
KEVIN MCCORMACK Arthur Goodfellow Award
CHRISTINE PEARCE Benton Wilcoxon Award
Former ISI President Jim Hartnett received the ISI Lifetime Achievement Award in recognition of his efforts in the advancement of the ISI and the ice arena industry. His involvement with ISI began in the 1970s when he served as the builder/supplier representative to the ISI board of directors. He became ISI treasurer in 1997 before taking on the role of ISI president from 2006-13. As president, he guided ISI through some of the most difficult and challenging times as an organization. Always pushing the organization to change and adapt to the times, one of his frequent admonitions was: “We are steeped in tradition, but we can’t be mired in it.”
A rink refrigeration specialist, Jim served as a principal marketing and business development executive for the industry’s largest ice rink refrigeration system manufacturers, including CIMCO and Ice Pro/CW Davis, and launched EIS Rinks LLC in 2007.
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Vice President Lisa Fedick, ISI President Rob McBride and ISI 1st Vice President Janice Teodoro-Forbes accept the Lifetime Achievement Award on behalf of Jim Hartnett, who could not attend conference for the first time in decades.
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BOB SKRAK Hall of Fame Award
ISI inducted the late Bob (Robert) Skrak into the ISI Hall of Fame for his unmistakable and lasting contributions to the ice sports industry. Bob was a charter member of the ISI and began using the ISI learn-to-skate program as soon as it was launched. His career and contributions to our industry spanned six decades. He
An unsung hero and staple of the ISI organization, Kevin McCormack was the recipient of the 2018 ISI Arthur Goodfellow Award for his behind-the-scenes work that has contributed to the growth and development of the ISI and the ice arena industry. Kevin, vice president of arena operations for Floyd Hall Arena in New Jersey and Danbury Ice Arena in Connecticut, has an extensive knowledge of our industry and is always willing to share it. Always doing what is needed, whether it be stepping up to volunteer or buying in on a concept and executing it successfully to the benefit of ISI and the industry overall, Kevin’s quiet and encouraging demeanor has earned him the respect of his peers. He has served as treasurer on the ISI board of directors since 2014.
Instrumental in molding and developing The Ice Skating Center at Galleria Dallas since its opening in the late 1980s, manager Chris Pearson was honored with ISI’s Benton Wilcoxon Award for her excellence in management, programming and operation of a facility. She has served as the rink’s school director and operations manager. Her leadership philosophy is one based on effective communication, integrity, an infectious work ethic, fairness, ingenuity, innovation and professionalism, as noted by employees.
GEORGE BRUMPTON Frank J. Zamboni Award
George Brumpton, known as the “original blade man,” was recognized with the Frank J. Zamboni Award for his influence on the many new technologies and manufacturing processes seen in blades today and over the past decades. He was instrumental in bringing lightweight carbon
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