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A 30 year veteran RV dealer and RVDA Board member, he was chairman of the national association from 1990-92, and he received its James B Summers award in 1995. He served as RVDA Education Foundation Chairman for the first 7 years of its existance. He served on the board of the RV Assistance Corporation for for nine years including 5 years as its chairman. He is recognized as an advocate for making the RV sales process more customer friendly.
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A long time RVDA board member, he served as its chairman in 1997 and 98. He has served for 5 years as the RVDA Education Foundation Chairman and for 10 years on the RVDA-RVIA Service Technician Certification Board. He is a founding member of the Go-RVing Committee on Excellence and has twice been the recipient of the RVIA National Service Award. He is recognized as the driving force behind the reorganization of RVDA to be more responsive to dealer needs.
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A 35 year RVIA member, he is recognized as a strong supporter of the association and its promotional “Go RVing” campaign. Winner of the RVDA Quality Circle Award he is a advocate for manufacturers targeting dealer and consumer satisfaction as a primary objective. He holds the patent for oversized “Big-N-Tall” outside storage compartment design in fifth wheel RVs facilitating more comfortable full time RV living. He is the first manufacturer to offer opposing 17foot slide outs to increase living space in RVs.
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A dynamic and imaginative leader, he is recognized for coalescing the industry in the mid-1990s with the launch of the most successful marketing program in the industry’s history, “Go RVing,” widely credited with transforming RVing’s image and propelling sales to new highs. As RVIA’s chief marketing officer, he also spearheaded myriad other award-winning PR and advertising initiatives during a distinguished four-decade career. A creative force known for his impactful and entertaining presentations, he was a well-known face of RVIA and a national media spokesman who was celebrated with the Hall of Fame’s prestigious Spirit Award as well as major awards from both RVIA and RVDA. On the occasion of the RV industry’s centennial in 2010, RV Business named him one of the “100 Most Influential People in the Industry’s History.” RV Trade Digest earlier named him one of its “Top 25 leaders All Time.” Upon his retirement from RVIA, his stellar career was saluted in the Congressional Record.
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A long time industry leader as a supplier, RV manufacturer, and housing manufacturer, he has distinguished himself as a champion of industry integrity and unity. An RVIA board member and executive committee member, he received its Distinguished Service to the RV Industry Award in 1993, and its National Legislative Award in 1999. For nearly 40 years he has been a leader and example of the benefit of personal and corporate integrity in the industry.
