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C. HUTCHCRAFT QUALITY SERVICE AWARD |
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| Richard Olsen, Jr. wins 16th annual
Orin C. Hutchcraft Quality Service Award |
Winner Rich Olsen receives award from
Association President Jim Puscheck (left) with wife Joanne Olsen
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Richard Olsen, Jr., Olsen Brothers, Inc., Rolling
Meadows (agent for Mayflower Transit Co.), has received the 2008 Orin C. Hutchcraft
Quality Service Award, the highest honor bestowed by the Illinois Movers’ and
Warehousemen’s Association. The 2008 Award was presented during the Association’s
annual convention in Peoria, Illinois.
Among his many volunteer contributions to the
industry, Rich Olsen has served as Association President, member of the board of
directors, chairman of the Illinois Movers’ and
Warehousemen’s Risk Management Group board of trustees (workers’ comp
program), chairman of the Movers Benefit Trust
board of trustees (health insurance program), Membership Review Committee, Illinois
Commerce Commission’s household goods taskforce, and many other committee positions.
As a member of the Board of Directors since 1982, he has attended 50 board meetings
and 25 conventions, missing only two meetings in all that time.
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Orin C. Hutchcraft
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About the
Award: As a charter member of IMAWA, member of the Board of Directors for many years,
president, and untiring volunteer, Orin C. Hutchcraft made more contributions to the
Association and Tariff Bureau than can ever be counted. To perpetuate the values in which
he believed and to recognize his many contributions to IMAWA and to the moving industry,
the Association named this distinguished award as a tribute to him. Eligibility:
Nominee must be an employee of a current IMAWA member (or retired from IMAWA member).
Members include both mover members and associate members. Any member employee may qualify
for nomination (consideration is not limited to management personnel).
Criteria: Among other
things, the committee shall consider the nominee's individual tenure (length of
employment) and reputation in the moving and storage industry, the nominee's individual
community and charitable activities, and the nominee's personal active participation in
the Illinois Movers' and Warehousemen's Association. Quality service toward a member's own
customers is ordinary and expected. Of particular importance for this award are activities
"above and beyond the call of duty" that have contributed to the positive public
perception of the moving and storage business and the improvement of the industry as a
whole. The award is presented annually at the IMAWA convention.
For more information about how
to nominate a candidate for next year's award, e-mail
IMAWA. |
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winners of this award: |
| 1992 - Orin C. Hutchcraft,
Partner and co-founder, Hutchcraft Van Service, Urbana, IL
1993 - Joseph McAleer, V.P. Sales, Pickens-Kane Moving & Storage, Chicago, IL
1994 - Char Damery, Office Manager, Federal/Johnson Moving & Storage,
Decatur, IL
1995 - Harry R. Swift, Hillier Storage & Moving, Springfield, IL
1996 - Patricia Smith (now McLaughlin), Executive Director, Illinois Movers’
and Warehousemen’s Association
1997: Kenneth Barling, Founding Owner, Kenney’s Delivery Service,
Bloomington, IL
1998: John A. Sorenson, Partner and co-founder, Suburban Moving & Storage,
Inc., Lisle, Illinois.
1999: Ted Boyer, Boyer-Rosene Moving & Storage, Arlington Heights, IL
(retired)
2000: Donald H. Maaks, Johnson Transfer & Fuel Co., Bloomington, IL (retired)
2001: Charles Puscheck, Prager Storage & Moving, Naperville, IL
2002: Bruce Anthony, TransAdvantage, Batavia and St. Louis
2003: Thomas F. Paisley,
President, Underfanger Moving & Storage, Springfield, IL
2004: Jerry Clifton, President, Clifton Moving & Storage, Decatur, IL
2005: Bill and Jack Hallett, Hallett & Sons Expert Movers, Summit, IL
2006: (no award was presented)
2007: Carl G. Carlson,
Berryman Transfer, Joliet
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