CCAI Recognizes 2024 Award Recipients
CCAI's 2024 Annual Meeting in Savannah recognized industry leaders with the James F. & David J. Wright Lifetime Achievement Award and chapter honors.
During the 2024 CCAI Annual Meeting in Savannah, Ga., the Chemical Coaters Association International held its annual awards ceremony to announce the 2024 James F. & David J. Wright Lifetime Achievement Award recipient and recognize the CCAI Chapter Users and Suppliers of the Year.
The prestigious James F. & David J. Wright Lifetime Achievement Award is CCAI’s highest honor and is endowed to deserving members of the association who have dedicated years of service to CCAI and the industrial finishing industry. This year’s recipient, selected by the CCAI National Board of Directors, was CCAI’s Past President Tony Sclafani of AR Iron and the Las Vegas Chapter.
Tony Sclafani (left) accepts the CCAI Lifetime Achievement Award from Ron Lum (right).
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Sclafani has been awarded for his involvement and commitment to CCAI and the finishing industry at large. He has been a CCAI member since 2012 and has been instrumental in launching and assisting with multiple CCAI chapters west of the Mississippi. He is a custom coater member, a CCAI/PCI Peer Group member and frequently opens his shop to provide educational opportunities for the association. He has served as a chapter president and on the CCAI National Board of Directors for many years, including six years on CCAI’s Executive Committee, most recently serving as CCAI’s National Board president.
CCAI also honored its Chapter User and Supplier of the Year recipients at the awards ceremony. Each year, chapters identify a User and Supplier member for their service and dedication to their respective chapter. CCAI acknowledges those who have shown exceptional commitment to their chapter’s success.
CCAI Chapter award recipients (left to right): Joe Jeppson, Matt Bosselman, Marhya Osheaski, Tony Sclafani and Bob Warren.
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The West Michigan Chapter recognized Bob Warren as “Chapter Member of the Year” for his unwavering support and service over the numerous years to the chapter. In addition, Warren was recognized for his contributions to CCAI, the West Michigan Chapter, CCAI’s Finishing Education Foundation (CCAI FEF) and the industry as a whole with the announcement of the annual Bob Warren Scholarship Award. This award will provide $2,500 each year to a student selected by the CCAI FEF Board of Directors.
