Hardwood Floors June/July 2018

SERVICE AWARDS

NWFA Recognizes 2018 Service Award Honorees

Without their time, passion, and dedication, associations would become stale and fail to remain relevant for their members. Programs have more life and more excitement because they have been directly influenced by members of the industry. This is especially true with the National Wood Flooring Association. The NWFA was founded as an organization by the industry, for the industry. Participation and feedback from its members are a cornerstone of NWFA’s growth and significance. Without the support of volunteer instructors, committee members, board members, and numerous other volunteers, the programs and initiatives deemed most valuable by the membership at large would become stagnant and cease delivering benefit. Volunteers keep ideas fresh, programs moving forward, and offer new perspectives to ensure that NWFA’s program

offerings remain relevant. To thank those members who go above and beyond, NWFA recognizes volunteers with Service Awards. Service to the industry is defined as giving of one’s time to advance industry programs, projects, and initiatives. Achievements are calculated based on a cumulative summation of areas of service within the NWFA. These areas include, but are not limited to, participating on NWFA boards, participating on committees, mentoring, participating in the Hardwood Federation Fly-In, proctoring for NWFACP, and contributing to H ardwood Floors magazine. The Vanguard Award is the first award one can achieve. This award requires earning 25 service points. Members can then earn the Ambassador Award, which requires earning the Vanguard Award and an additional 25 points. Specific service activities and their respective points may be found at nwfa.org. Recipients were recognized at the Wood Flooring Expo this past April in Tampa. Honorees also received an achievement pin.

VANGUARD AWARD HONOREES Mike Welch – E. J. Welch Company Inc. Bill Ptak – DuraSeal Bill Harrington – Baker Hardwood Flooring Company Jason Elquest – Blackhawk Floors Inc. Richard Kass – Master Flooring Inspectors & Consultants (not pictured) Kirk Roberts – Bona US (not pictured)

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