The Elkhart, Indiana based RV/MH Heritage Foundation (Foundation) board of directors of the have announced the names of those who will be inducted into the RV/MH Hall of Fame (Hall) as members of the Class of 2017.
Foundation President Darryl Searer told MHProNews that “The Class of 2017 is historic in that the first inductee from the Canadian RV/MH industries will be inducted this year. He is Woody Paylor, retired founder of Woody’s RV in Alberta, Canada.”
“Congratulations to the ten new honorees. All of them have had or are having outstanding careers and are richly deserving of this high honor.”
The Class of 2017 list, as provided by Searer to MHProNews and posted in their order, includes:
RV Inductees
Edwin H. Baier
Retired President, Evergreen RV Supply
Washington
International parts distributor in the U.S. and Canada
Martin J. (Marty) Shea
President/Owner Madison RV Supercenter, Inc.
Alabama
RV Dealer
Woody Paylor
Retired Founder of Woody’s RV World
Red Deer, Alberta, Canada
RV Dealer
David Gorin
President, David Gorin Associates LLC
Virginia
Association Executive, RV Parks and Campgrounds
Walter Bennett
Vice President, Thor Industries.
Ohio
RV manufacturer
Manufactured Housing Inductees
Doug Lippert
Retired Chairman, Lippert Components, Inc.
Indiana
RV/MH Supplier
Michael G. Sullivan
CEO, Newport Pacific Family of Companies
California
MH Professional Property Management, RV/MH Sales, and Real Estate Development
Spencer Roane
President, Boyd Roane Inc. (Pentagon Properties)
Georgia
MH Community Management
Christine Lindsey
VP of Sales & Finance, Regional Vice President, UMH Properties, Inc.
Tennessee
MH Community Management
Dennis J. Beadle
Retired President, Victorian Homes
Indiana
MH Manufacturer & Retail Dealership
Searer applauded the work of the nominating committee that had to narrow a list of over 60 highly deserving candidates down to the final ten selected.
Searer said, “I was especially impressed with the committee’s work for the diversity of this year’s class-not only in the inductee’s gender, but also the diversity of regions within the U.S. as well as the diversion of nominee’s industry segments such as suppliers, manufacturers, dealers, community managers and developers, as well as association executives.”
The Class of 2017 will be officially inducted into the RV/MH Hall of Fame at the Annual Induction Dinner on Monday, August 7, 2017, in Elkhart, Indiana. ##
(Editor’s Notes: MHProNews would like to congratulate the inductees.
Also, please note that Lippert Components, Inc. was previously known as Drew Industries. They recently renamed their operation, and now have a new stock symbol – LCII. Lippert (the historic Drew) has long been part of the Daily Business News coverage of manufactured housing connected market reports, the most recent from last night, is linked here.)
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