Honors & Recognitions

ABMA has a long and proud history of accomplishment; a significant component of that accomplishment has been those individuals within the American boiler and combustion equipment industry who have given selflessly of themselves to the betterment of, not only their industry, but of their trade association. Periodically, ABMA has recognized these leaders for their service by conferring upon them either Honorary Membership (until 1990) or the Association's coveted Distinguished Service Award (DSA). Recently, the Association has conferred the Lifetime Achievement Award on select individuals who have demonstrated extraordinary devotion to the industry and to the Association over a lifetime of service.

The list of Award recipients reads like a 'Who's Who' in the history and evolution of boiler and combustion equipment industry - individuals whose accomplishments and tireless devotion to and involvement in their industry, through the ABMA, have left an indelible testament to innovation, creativity, safety and workmanship. Because of these individuals and those who still actively participate in the affairs of the industry, the American Boiler Manufacturers Association possesses a renewed strength of purpose and passion for service - confident that amazing things can happen when you pursue new ideas with an open mind and an entrepreneurial spirit. We doff our collective hats to our founding members, to our existing members and to those of you who will join with us in decades to come as advocates of the boiler and combustion equipment industry and its products and services.

The accomplishments of individual members of the Association were marked by awarding of Honorary Membership up until the year 1990, and since then, the Association's Distinguished Service Award has been conferred. The list of Award recipients is chronologically provided by year in which Award was conferred.

Honorary Membership

From 1917-1989, ABMA conferred the Honorary Membership recognition to those who have given selflessly of themselves to the betterment of, not only their industry, but of their trade association. A total of 68 individuals were recognized for their service. For the complete list, please click here.

Distinguished Service Award

Since 1990, the ABMA has recognized those leaders who have given selflessly of themselves for their service to the industry and this Association with the Distinguished Service Award. A list of recipients is listed below.

1992 Hooker, E.O. 'Neal'	ABMA Chairman 1987-1989 BABCOCK & WILCOX COMPANY
1992 Lammers, Frank E.	ABMA Chairman 1989-1991 PEABODY ENGINEERING CORPORATION
1992 Mitchell, Eugene L.	ITT FLUID HANDLING
1992 Voorheis, Temple S.	COEN COMPANY, INC.
1993 Dewhirst, Robert T.	ARMSTRONG INTERNATIONAL
1993 Goggins, Paul W.	INTERNATIONAL BOILER COMPANY
1993 Johnson, Neil H.	DETROIT STOKER COMPANY
1993 Smith, H. Kerner	ABMA Chairman 1991-1993 RILEY CONSOLIDATED
1994 Debban, Gerald	BAILEY CONTROLS
1995 Hedrick, Charles L.	ABMA Chairman 1985-1987 ZURN INDUSTRIES, INC.
1995 Kendro, Richard	ABMA Chairman 1982-1983 CLEAVER-BROOKS
1995 McBurney, Willard B.	ABMA Chairman 1993-1995 McBURNEY CORPORATION
1995 McCoy, Daniel **	DETROIT STOKER COMPANY
1996 Fagan, Frank P.	ABMA Chairman 1995-1996 ABB COMBUSTION ENGINEERING
1996 Pollack, Jack	BABCOCK & WILCOX COMPANY
1997 Turner, Charles	CLEAVER-BROOKS
1998 Goellner, Allan R.	CLARK-RELIANCE CORPORATION
1999 Davies, Peter	ALSTOM POWER, INC.
1999 Morrow, Robert	DB RILEY
2001 Mosher, Russell N.	ABMA - President - 1979-2000
2001 Salomon, James	GORDON-PIATT ENERGY GROUP
2002 Bunting, Bob	EVERLASTING VALVE COMPANY
2002 Cuny, Roy C.	ABMA Chairman 2000-2002 ABCO INDUSTRIES, INC.
2002 Sellers, Tom	SELLERS ENGINEERING COMPANY
2002 Swanson, Roger L.	ABMA Chairman 1998-2000 NATIONAL DYNAMICS, INC.
2002 White, James H.	ABMA Chairman 1996-1998 COEN COMPANY, INC.
2003 Lutes, Ian	FOSTER WHEELER CORPORATION
2003 Peters, Peggy	FINTUBE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
2004 Delacy, John	COEN COMPANY, INC.
2004 Sims, Larry	FINTUBE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
2004 Hunt, Dennie S.	ABMA Chairman 2002-2004 VOGT POWER INTERNATIONAL, INC.
2009 Tate, George J.	KARL DUNGS, INC.
2010 Eriksen, Vernon L.	ABMA - Secretary-Treasurer NOOTER-ERIKSEN INC.
2010 Neale, Ted	FARRIS ENGINEERING
2013 Shallcross, Jeff	NATIONWIDE BOILER, INC.
2014 Rawson, Randy	ABMA - President & CEO - 2000-2013

Lifetime Achievement Award

ABMA has conferred the Lifetime Achievement Awards for further recognition of their respective and extraordinary education and service to the boiler and combustion equipment industry over decades of involvement.