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IAM Hall of Honor

Established in 2008, the Hall of Honor pays tribute to industry leaders whose careers reflect exceptional and distinguished service to their companies, the Association, or the industry as a whole. Nominations may be submitted by any IAM member, client, or customer.

More about the Hall of Honor

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Inductees

2008

Established

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Induction classes

Nominations are open from January 1 to April 1 each year.

Tim Helenthal

National Van Lines, Inc.

David W. Graebel

Graebel Movers International Inc.
(deceased)

Max Chorus

Streff
(deceased)

Mike Richardson

Senate Forwarding, Inc.

Ron Smith

Champion International Moving
(deceased)

Orphee Beinoglou

Orphee Beinoglou International Forwarders S.A.

Ernst Joerg

Packimpex

Charles “Chuck” White

International Association of Movers

Diana Corona

Enterprise Database Corporation (EDC)

Steve Lewis

Voerman International
(deceased)

Jim Putt

Aires
(deceased)

Stephen Weitekamp

California Moving and Storage Association

Adam Lowy

Move for Hunger

Eric Lim

Asian Tigers Singapore

Lucrecia Sikora

SIRVA

Joëlle Castro

MOBILITAS Group

Wladimir Alvares de Mello

Metropolitan Transports
(deceased)

Michael Fergus

SIRVA

Georgia Angell

Trellis Vine Consulting

Jeff Coleman

Coleman World Group

Marc Smet

Gosselin Group

Paul Evans

AGM Group
(deceased)

Terry Head

International Association of Movers

Koji Tominaga

Yokohama Kaiun International Col., Ltd

Rick Curry

Gateways International/The Pasha Group
(deceased)

John Day

Daycos

Margaret (Peg) Wilken

Stevens Forwarders, Inc. (Stevens Van Lines)

Maureen Beal

National Van Lines, Inc.

Estelle Tredway

National Moving & Storage Association (now AMSA)
(deceased)

Anthony (Tony) Waugh

DeWitt Move Worldwide

Victor Bondarenko

Interdean

Dick Horgan

Sunpak Movers

Bud Mathias

Imperial/Davidson, Delcher
(deceased)

Hugh Mitchell

Mitchell Overseas Movers
(deceased)

Bob Patton

Bekins International
(deceased)

Martin Santini

7 Santini Brothers/Homepack
(deceased)

Byron Schenck

Door to Door
(deceased)

Jim Thompson Sr.

Intercontinental/Dean/Crown
(deceased)

Ted Alexander

Imperial/Delcher
(deceased)

Mickey Flynn

P & F Safepak
(deceased)

James F. Coleman

Coleman American Moving Services/Covan World Wide Moving

Kevin Spealman

National Forwarding Company

J. Paul Levine

New Haven Companies
(deceased)

Hans Gerzymisch

Hans Gerzymisch Spedition GMBH
(deceased)

James W. Westbrook

Sentinel International Forwarding Inc.

Lars Lykke Iversen

Santa Fe Group

Randall Groger

IAM Executive Committee

Paul Klien

Transportes Fink S.A.
(deceased)

Don Collins

The Viking Corporation
(deceased)

Heather Engel

True North Relocation

Jan Moore

IAM Executive Committee

Brian Charles

Michael Gerson Ltd.

Richard M. Smith

AAA Dispatch International
(deceased)

Alain Taïeb

The AGS Group

Richard DeWitt

DeWitt Companies
(deceased)

Dolf Gosselin

Gosselin Group
(deceased)

George W. Pasha III

The Pasha Group
(deceased)

Colin Quarrington

Industry Consultant

Jacqueline M. Agner

IAM Executive Committee; Founder, Alan F. Wohlstetter Scholarship Fund
(deceased)

Thomas W. Cartwright

American World Forwarders
(deceased)

James E. Thompson

Crown Worldwide Group

A. Quinn Bell

The Suddath Companies
(deceased)

George Fouch

Rainier Overseas Movers Inc.
(deceased)

Kenneth N. Garrison

Tii Star Freight System Inc.
(deceased)

Jay L. Goldberg

Gridiron Forwarding Co. Inc.
(deceased)

Han Helders

Crystal Forwarding Inc.

Sandra Rowe Maier

Jet Forwarding Inc.

David W. McCreight

International Export Packers
(deceased)

Michael Richardson Sr.

AirLand Forwarders

Wally Saubert

American Red Ball International

Dieter O. Schlimmer

Phoenix Transport Services GmbH

Richard F. Sommer

Wilhelm Rosebrock GmbH & Co. KG, (deceased)

Jack Thompson

COVAN International, (deceased)

Joyce B. Wohlstetter

Spouse of HHGFAA Founder & General Counsel, (deceased)

Douglas B. Barnes

Smyth Movers
(deceased)

David P. Beere

Matson Navigation
(deceased)

Frank W. Borta

Allied Van Lines
(deceased)

Belvian W. “Bel” Carrington Sr.

International Association of Movers

Charles M. Darmanin

Capitol Transportation
(deceased)

Woodrow Wilson DeWitt

DeWitt Freight Forwarding
(deceased)

Richard F.B. Goates

Intercontinental Transport
(deceased)

Ralph W. Johnson

VanPac Carriers
(deceased)

Jack Kagan

Great American Forwarders
(deceased)

Donald G. Klein

All States Worldwide Movers, Inc.

George W. Pasha

The Pasha Group

Donald E. Rowe

Imperial International, (deceased)

Calvin W. Stein

Household Goods Forwarders Association of America, (deceased)

Joel Summers

Pacific Moving and Storage

Frank Swope

AFI Worldwide Movers, (deceased)

Alan F. Wohlstetter

HHGFAA Founder & General Counsel; Denning & Wohlstetter, (deceased)

"The Hall of Honor is a beacon to the moving and relocation industry. By recognizing and celebrating these outstanding individuals, we reveal incredible stories about the history of our business; perhaps more importantly though, these stories inspire our community to blaze their own trail and further our industry in the future."

Brian Limperopulos

IAM President

About the Hall of Honor

How nominees are selected, who is eligible, and how to take part.

Who is eligible
Eligible candidates include:
  • Participants of the transportation, moving, forwarding, and/or relocation and shipping industries
  • Individuals who have served as clients and/or customers of the industry
  • IAM members, both past and present, as well as non-members
  • Other individuals as deemed appropriate by the IAM Selection Committee and IAM Executive Committee
Nominees must have made a major contribution to one of the related industries and have a minimum of 5 years' experience. Nominees may be living or deceased, and may not be self-nominated. Members of the HoH Selection Committee are not eligible while serving. Companies are not eligible for induction.
How to nominate someone
Nominees are solicited from the full IAM membership, past or present, along with clients and customers. Submit the Hall of Honor Nomination Form by April 1 each year — a separate form is required for each nominee. Complete nominations include the nominee's name, current professional affiliation, and the reasons for the nomination. Incomplete forms or forms submitted after the deadline will not be considered. All nominations are confidential.
How inductees are selected
After the open call for nominations, the list is sent to living Hall of Honor members for input on each nominee's contributions to the industry. The Selection Committee — a balanced group spanning IAM membership tiers and global regions — reviews that input, the nominator's information, and historical records, then votes independently and confidentially. Up to three candidates who achieve the highest scores and meet the required point threshold are recommended to the IAM Executive Committee for final review. The entire process is kept confidential.
Induction and recognition
New inductees are announced and honored at a ceremony during the IAM Annual Meeting each October. Recipients receive permanent enshrinement in the IAM Hall of Honor and are acknowledged in The Portal magazine, on the Association's website, and in other publications.
About the Sweep Class
The Hall of Honor Sweep Class was instituted in 2017 to recognize deserving industry members who may have been overlooked because their peer group is no longer involved in the industry or Association, and subsequent generations have had little to no interaction with them.

Questions about the Hall of Honor? Contact hoh@iamovers.org.

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