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Awards

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Ice Industry Hall of Fame
Bill Berkoski IPIA Advocacy Award
​Jane McEwen Distinguished Leadership Award
 
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Ice Industry Hall of Fame

The 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.
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Year Name Company Location
2022 Jeff Tyler Tyler's Super Quality Ice Tyler, TX
2021 Raymond South KEITH Manufacturing Company Madras, OR
2019 John Smibert North Star Ice, Ltd. London, Ontario
2017 Bob Morse Getchell Brothers Brewer, ME
2016 Jerry Counsell Mr. Ice Co. Ixonia, WI
2015 Brent Bonvarlez Arctic Glacier Inc. Chatham, ON
2014 Charlotte Maginnis Leer, Inc. New Lisbon, WI
2013 Paul Hendler Saxony Ice Co. Mamaroneck, NY
2012 Gary Jerow Modern Ice Equipment and Supplies Cincinnati, OH
2011 Jane McEwen International Packaged Ice Association Tampa, FL
2010 Chuck Knowlton Arctic Glacier Ice Port Huron, MI
2008 Richard Thibault Arctic Glacier Ice Montreal, QC
2007 Wayne Henry, Sr. Jack Frost Ice Service Modesto, CA
2006 Dennis Menke DKAMDD dba Arctic Glacier Premium Ice West Point, IA
2005 Archie Harris Rose Ice & Fuel Company Wilmington, NC
2004 Thomas Wright Dalton Ice Dalton, GA
2003 John Nicholson Glacier Ice Company Fremont, CA
2002 Paul Lang Lang Ice Company Chicago, IL
2001 Willard Farnham Getchell Brothers Brewer, ME
2000 William H. Bentley Graphic Visions Associates Gaithersburg, MD
1999 Tomas E. Sedler Home City Ice Company Cincinnati, OH
1998 Robert Adams Midsouth Ice Huntsville, AL
1998 Vincent Abbatecola Abbey Ice Company Spring Valley, NY
1998 Ted Beverley Beverley Ice Chevy Chase, MD
1995 Charles Felix Charles Felix Assoc. Leesburg, VA
1995 Chester Rossi The Ice House Brockton, MA
1994 Norman F. (Mickey) Knowlton Party Time Ice Co. Port Huron, MI
1991 Elmo Bezold Bemis/Film Division Terre Haute, IN
1990 Ray Matthiesen Matthiesen Manufacturing San Antonio, TX
1987 Bill Hagen Turbo Refrigerating Co. Denton, TX
1985 Ernest H. Groth Southern New England Ice and Oil Hartford, CT
1984 M.G. (Mel) Eads Reddy Ice Las Vegas, NV
1984 Harold Reynolds A.T. Reynolds & Sons Kiamesha Lake, NY
1983 J. Bruce Espy City Ice Company Denver, CO
1983 K.D. Wells Sisco Products, Inc. Buford, GA
1980 Richard G. Hendler Saxony Ice Co. Mamaroneck, NY
1979 William H. McReynolds, Jr. Packaging, Inc. Fort Worth, TX
1978 Fred W. Osborn, Jr. Midsouth Ice, A Division of the Spencer Companies, Inc. Huntsville, AL
1977 Henry W. Lang, Jr. Lang Ice Company Chicago, IL
1976 Warren Jacobsen Leer Manufacturing Co. New Lisbon, WI
1975 W.W. Staples Lake Simcoe Ice & Enterprises, Ltd. Islington, Ontario
1974 William Leonard, Jr. The Southland Corp. Dallas, TX
1972 Walter & Albert Ribeiro Ice Plant Equipment Co., Inc. Philadelphia, PA
1971 Paul Reed The Southland Corp., Reddy Ice Division Dallas, 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.
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Year Name Company Location
2022 Fred Lomangino Ice King & Cold Storage Tinton Falls, NJ
2021 Deb Conklin Reddy Ice Dallas, TX
2020 Jane McEwen International Packaged Ice Association Tampa, FL
2019 Jay and Jeff Messerschmitt Messerschmitt Ice Ottumwa, IA
2018 Raymond South KEITH Manufacturing Company Madras, OR
2017 Jeff Tyler Tyler's Super Quality Ice Tyler, TX
2016 John Smibert North Star Ice, Ltd. London, ON
2015 Dann Ades Cold Star Ice Chino, CA
2014 Vincent Nuzzolese Nuzzolese Brothers Ice Hicksville, NY
2013 Anson Merrick Home Ice Company Rock Hill, SC
2012 Bob Morse Getchell Brothers Brewer, ME
2011 Bill Berkoski (posthumously) Berkoski Ice Southampton, NY

 

Jane McEwen Distinguished 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
2022 Jarrod Snyder York Ice Company, Inc. York, PA
2021 Jeff Tyler Tyler's Super Quality Ice Tyler, TX
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