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Awards

Jump to:   IPIA Ice Industry Hall of Fame    |   Bill Berkoski IPIA Advocacy Award   |   ​Jane McEwen Leadership Award
 
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IPIA Ice Industry Hall of Fame

The IPIA Ice Industry Hall of Fame was established to recognize and honor individuals who have made ​significant contributions ​for the betterment of the ice industry. The individuals below were chosen based on their actions and contributions within the industry and the International Packaged Ice Association.
Year Name Company Location
2024David InglisIng-Tech Corporation (ITC)Colorado Springs, CO
2023Thomas F. SedlerThe Home City Ice CompanyCincinnati, OH
2022Jeff TylerTyler's Super Quality IceTyler, TX
2021Raymond SouthKEITH Manufacturing CompanyMadras, OR
2019John SmibertNorth Star Ice, Ltd.London, Ontario
2017Bob MorseGetchell BrothersBrewer, ME
2016Jerry CounsellMr. Ice Co.Ixonia, WI
2015Brent BonvarlezArctic Glacier Inc.Chatham, ON
2014Charlotte MaginnisLeer, Inc.New Lisbon, WI
2013Paul HendlerSaxony Ice Co.Mamaroneck, NY
2012Gary JerowModern Ice Equipment and SuppliesCincinnati, OH
2011Jane McEwenInternational Packaged Ice AssociationTampa, FL
2010Chuck KnowltonArctic Glacier IcePort Huron, MI
2008Richard ThibaultArctic Glacier IceMontreal, QC
2007Wayne Henry, Sr.Jack Frost Ice ServiceModesto, CA
2006Dennis MenkeDKAMDD dba Arctic Glacier Premium IceWest Point, IA
2005Archie HarrisRose Ice & Fuel CompanyWilmington, NC
2004Thomas WrightDalton IceDalton, GA
2003John NicholsonGlacier Ice CompanyFremont, CA
2002Paul LangLang Ice CompanyChicago, IL
2001Willard FarnhamGetchell BrothersBrewer, ME
2000William H. BentleyGraphic Visions AssociatesGaithersburg, MD
1998Thomas E. SedlerHome City Ice CompanyCincinnati, OH
1998Robert AdamsMidsouth IceHuntsville, AL
1998Vincent AbbatecolaAbbey Ice CompanySpring Valley, NY
1998Ted BeverleyBeverley IceChevy Chase, MD
1995Charles FelixCharles Felix Assoc.Leesburg, VA
1995Chester RossiThe Ice HouseBrockton, MA
1994Norman F. (Mickey) KnowltonParty Time Ice Co.Port Huron, MI
1991Elmo BezoldBemis/Film DivisionTerre Haute, IN
1990Ray MatthiesenMatthiesen ManufacturingSan Antonio, TX
1987Bill HagenTurbo Refrigerating Co.Denton, TX
1985Ernest H. GrothSouthern New England Ice and OilHartford, CT
1984M.G. (Mel) EadsReddy IceLas Vegas, NV
1984Harold ReynoldsA.T. Reynolds & SonsKiamesha Lake, NY
1983J. Bruce EspyCity Ice CompanyDenver, CO
1983K.D. WellsSisco Products, Inc.Buford, GA
1980Richard G. HendlerSaxony Ice Co.Mamaroneck, NY
1979William H. McReynolds, Jr.Packaging, Inc.Fort Worth, TX
1978Fred W. Osborn, Jr.Midsouth Ice, A Division of the Spencer Companies, Inc.Huntsville, AL
1977Henry W. Lang, Jr.Lang Ice CompanyChicago, IL
1976Warren JacobsenLeer Manufacturing Co.New Lisbon, WI
1975W.W. StaplesLake Simcoe Ice & Enterprises, Ltd.Islington, Ontario
1974William Leonard, Jr.The Southland Corp.Dallas, TX
1972Walter & Albert RibeiroIce Plant Equipment Co., Inc.Philadelphia, PA
1971Paul ReedThe Southland Corp., Reddy Ice DivisionDallas, TX
1970 William T. Jobe, President National Ice Association Washington, DC
1969 Waldo D. Todd Santa Fe Ice Co Santa Fe, NM
1967 C. Cash Powell American Consumer Industries, Inc. Philadelphia, PA
1966 Charles E. Lamka Amarillo Ice & Cold Storage Co. Amarillo, TX
1965 Quin Gautier Pascagoula Ice & Freezer Co. Pascagoula, MS
1964 Fred P. Murphy The Crystal Ice Co. Norwalk, CT
1964 Bert C. Hosselkus Vivian Manufacturing Co. St. Louis, MO
1963 Joe Ballard Ballard Sales Company Fort Worth, TX
1962 James C. Rear Union Ice Company San Francisco, CA
1961 Ken Addison, Sr. City Ice Company Tulsa, OK
 

Bill Berkoski IPIA Advocacy Award 

The Bill Berkoski IPIA Advocacy Award is awarded annually to an IPIA Member Representative or Company that, through their marketing and/or advocacy efforts, has promoted the IPIA "Ice is Food" vision for consistent standards and the quality/safe products represented by the IPIA logo.
Year Name Company Location
2024Laron HilkeHilke's Ice CompanyFreeburg, MO
2023William H. BentleyGraphic Visions AssociatesGaithersburg, MD
2022Fred LomanginoIce King & Cold StorageTinton Falls, NJ
2021Deb ConklinReddy IceDallas, TX
2020Jane McEwenInternational Packaged Ice AssociationTampa, FL
2019Jay and Jeff MesserschmittMesserschmitt IceOttumwa, IA
2018Raymond SouthKEITH Manufacturing CompanyMadras, OR
2017Jeff TylerTyler's Super Quality IceTyler, TX
2016John SmibertNorth Star Ice, Ltd.London, ON
2015Dann AdesCold Star IceChino, CA
2014Vincent NuzzoleseNuzzolese Brothers IceHicksville, NY
2013Anson MerrickHome Ice CompanyRock Hill, SC
2012Bob MorseGetchell BrothersBrewer, ME
2011Bill Berkoski (posthumously)Berkoski IceSouthampton, NY
 

Jane McEwen Leadership Award 

Established in 2020 in honor of the IPIA's longtime former Executive Director, this award recognizes an IPIA member who has provided outstanding and selfless leadership and has made a notable contribution to the International Packaged Ice Association and/or packaged ice industry.  
Year Name Company Location
2024Santiago BarrazaHielo Fiesta, S.A.Panama City, Panama
2023Chris MorseModern IceSan Antonio, TX
2022Jarrod SnyderYork Ice Company, Inc.York, PA
2021Jeff TylerTyler's Super Quality IceTyler, TX
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