Distinguished Service Award (DSA)
Distinguished Service Award Recipients
2012 – Tree Tietsort – Service to the creation and revitalization of the South West Florida Chapter
2013 – Peter Craig – Service in the creation and production of the Concrete Slab Moisture Testing Technician Certification Program
2014 – Danis Longpre – Service as the Treasurer and much more to the Quebec Province Chapter
2016 – Chris Lippmann – Service as the leader of the Strategic Implementation Committee
2016 – James E. McDonald – Service as Secretary of the Technical Activities Committee and the Coordination Committee
2020 – Fred Goodwin – Service as Chair of the Technical Activities Committee and ICRI Board
2022 – Ken Lozen – Service as ICRI Technical Director and Founding Member of ICRI
How to Submit a Distinguished Service Award Nomination
Acknowledging and recognizing significant contributions that have helped advance the overall mission of the Institute is one of the mandated responsibilities of the Fellows Committee. Each year, the committee is tasked with soliciting nominations from our membership to recognize individuals, committees, or “Ad Hoc” groups that have contributed to the Institute in a “service-above-self” manner.
Nominations for the DSA are open to meaningful and significant actions or activities which, at the local chapter level or the national level, have generated a positive influence on the health and mission of the Institute. An example might be the rejuvenation of a fledgling chapter through the multiple and ongoing outreach activities by a single individual to resurrect his or her chapter. It might also include the impact a local or national committee has on the Institute by championing a certain initiative, such as publications being bilingual or generating a certification program benefiting local and national membership.
The nomination submission will be prepared and signed either by a Chapter President or Committee Chair and submitted to the Chair of the Fellows Committee for review and vote. A copy of the submission will also be provided to Ewald Consulting (the Institute’s management company). The robust and significant contributions of the individual and/or committee will be recognized annually at the Institute’s spring convention, when they are presented the Distinguished Service Award at the annual Recognition Luncheon.
The criteria for nominations shall be based on the following:
- the relation of the contribution as it compares to ICRI goals and the mission statement;
- the result and significance of the contribution;
- the time and effort required to achieve the end result of the initiative; and
- the consensus among the committee members or chapter Board of Directors on the selection.
The DSA nomination form can be downloaded here and it is suggested that all chapters and national committee Chairs obtain the nomination form, review it, and consider a nomination for submission to the Fellows Committee.
Submit an online Distinguished Service Award nomination form
Honorary Members
James Warner – 1990
Milt and Sally Collins – 2001
Rick Edelson – 2012
Peter H. Emmons – 2012
James E. McDonald – 2012
Fred Goodwin – 2020
How to Submit an Honorary Member Nomination
To honor those in the concrete repair industry whose service during their career has gone above and beyond the norm, ICRI has created the status of Honorary Member. The Fellows Committee put together new criteria for this award, which can be defined somewhat like a lifetime achievement award. The committee states that:
“An Honorary Member shall be a person of eminence in the field of the Institute’s interest, or one who has performed meritorious service to the Institute.”
Honorary Membership form coming soon!
