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BHMA Award of Excellence Winners
Each year, BHMA presents its award of excellence to a distributor or
hardware professional, who is not a member of BHMA, who has
demonstrated excellence in representing the needs of architects,
contractors, users, and manufacturers through their abilities to:
- Promote specifications to architects
- Accurately take-off and schedule projects
- Promote high quality products
- Properly service contractors and end users by understanding the product’s attainability, function, and intended usage
BHMA Award of Excellence Winners 1989 - 2017
1989 | Shirley Henry, Builders Hardware & Supply |
1990 | Val Montgomery, Montgomery Hardware |
1991 | Paul Selden, Atlantic Hardware |
1992 | Donald Poe, Cleveland Vicon Company |
1993 | Ben Matney, Matney Builders Hardware |
1994 | Richard Barnhard, Builders Hardware Corp. |
1995 | W.D. (Bill) Basnight, S.H. Basnight & Sons |
1996 | Jerry Ladd and Dave Dupuis, Colorado Doorways |
1997 | Beverly Vigue, Swingin’ Door, Inc. |
1998 | Mark Tew, Contract Hardware Inc. |
1999 | John R. Picciotti, Architectural Hardware Co. |
2000 | Michael Martin, Martin Architectural Products, Inc. |
2001 | Mr. George Thurner, III, BSH |
2002 | Mark Hallgren, AHC, The Hallgren Company |
2003 | Ken and Tom Orihel, Akron Hardware |
2004 | Ken J. Metzler, AHC, LaForce Inc. |
2005 | John Simon, General Supply Company |
2006 | George Boomer, Jr., Twin City Hardware |
2007 | Rex E. Newcomer, D.H Pace Company |
2008 | Matt Chabot, Norwood Hardware & Supply |
2009 | tie: Hal Breliant, LaForce Hardware & Tom Rubright/Bill Trimble, William S. Trimble Co., Inc. |
2010 | Ken Riches, Beacon Metals and Hardware |
2011 | “Mac” McCray, Wespac Corporation |
2012 | Leon Wolfley, Island Pacific Distributors, Inc. |
2013- 2014 | John Bell, Bell Hardware |
2015 | Kerry Kirby, AHC, FDAI, Architectural Division 8, Inc |
2016 | Dave Borgmeier, FDAI, Schiller Architectural Hardware |
2017 | David Henry, AHC, Architectural Products of Virginia |