Board Awards
Recognizing Excellence & Contribution
Tom West Award
Tom West is one of the founding fathers and was the first professional manager of the International Business Brokers Association®. In the late 90’s, the Board of Directors decided to establish an award in his name. To win the award, recipients must show outstanding communication and promotion of the goals and ethics of business brokering. Recipients must aim to enhance the public image of the business brokerage profession by promotion of the association/profession through any form of communication.
2024 Monty Walker
2023 Andy Cagnetta
2023 John Zayac
2023 Mike Ertel
2023 Mike Adhikari
2022 Louis Vescio
2021 Ron West
2020 Steve Mariani
2019 Cress V. Diglio
2018 Pino Bacinello
2017 Jeff Snell
2016 Lisa Riley
2015 Barry Berkowitz
2014 Len Krick
2013 Ron Chernak
2012 Jerry & Nancy Cofield
2011 Gary Johnson
2011 Linda Purcell
2010 Tom & Barbara West
2009 Bernard Siegel
2008 Jerry Cofield
2008 Charles Edmonds
2007 Gary Papay
2006 Edward Pendarvis
2005 Keith McLeod
2004 Jim Afinowich
2003 A.T. “Fred” Zirkle
2002 John C. Johnson
2001 Mike Hoesly
2000 Julie Johnson
1999 Brian Knight
1998 Charles Alario
1997 Jeff Jones
1994 Tom West
Fellow of the IBBA
The Fellow of the IBBA award was designed to celebrate the contributions of loyal, long-time members of the IBBA. This highly coveted and lifetime award is awarded to members who have their CBI designation and have met or exceeded the established criteria. In order to be considered for the Fellow of the IBBA award, the individual must have been a member of the IBBA for ten years or longer, hold their CBI designation, be in good standing, and have made significant contributions to the association by serving as a director, committee chairperson, presenter or instructor at a conference, or various other association activities. The following individuals have not only met the criteria, but have in some way contributed much of their time and energy to serve the association for the betterment of the members.
George Abraham
Edward Adams
Mike Adhikari
Jim Afinowich
Charles Alario
Stacy Alario
Darrell Arne
Pino Bacinello
Clem Barrere, Jr.
Steven Beal
Frank E. Beane
Russ Bieber
Barry Berkowitz
Khaled Bitar
C.R. Blohm
Randy Bring
Charles Broadwater, Jr.
William Bumstead
Sara Burden
Warren Burkholder
Scott Bushkie
Andrew Cagnetta, Jr.
Glorianne Campbell
Keith Chapman
Ronald Chernak
Robert James Cimasi
Dale Clack
Alan Clark
Gerald Clark
Franklin Clayton
Jerry Cofield, Jr.
Nancy Cofield
Russell Cohen
Glen Cooper
Linn Crader
Mark Crossman
Aron V. Culver
Donald Cummins
Richard Daigle
Mary Jane Dailey
Suzanne De Lucia
Kevin Dempsey
Cress S. Diglio
Cress V. Diglio
William Dougherty
L. Charles Edmonds
L. Charles Edmonds, Lr.
Eldon Edwards
Richard Ehrenreich
Michael Fekkes
Rob Firestone
John Fogarty
Darrell Fouts
Dolliver Frederick
Steward Fulford
Eric Gagnon
Anthony Geronimo
William "Bill" Gibson
Tawnya Gilreath
Peter Goodman
Eugene Gottesman
Carl Grimes
Jeff Guinn
Robert Gurrola
Daniel Hall
Don Hankins
Mike Hannon
Joseph Harrel
Cornelius (CJ) Harris
Richard Haskel
Henry Hicks
James Hines
Michael Hoesly
Kenneth Hoganson
James 'Trip' A. Holmes
Ronald Hottes
Whitten Humphreys
Fred Jager
Henry James
Hal Janke
Charles A. Jay
Gary Johnson
John Johnson
Julie Johnson
Ronald Johnson
Jeff Jones
Edwin Kan Hing Lee
Al Kedora
Greg Kells
Brian Knight
Len Krick
Robin Kuckyr
Elias E. Ladon
William Lange
Dora Lanza
George Lanza
Stallworth Larson
David Lewis
Joe Lindsey
Walter Lipski
Clyth MacLeod
Michael Marks
Arne McDaniel
Patricia McDonald
Dean McDonald
Bobby McDowell
Don McIver
Keith McLeod
Michael Mensch
Angelica Michail
Clifford (C.A.) Mitts
Carl Monnin
Richard Mowrey
Gerrald Nance
Michael Naprawa
Sandra Newkham
G. B. (Nick) Nicholson
Leon Niemann
Fran Ollila
Kenneth Oppeltz
Gary Papay
Bob Pelletier
Edward Pendarvis
Louis Pereira
Charles M. Perkins
George Petrulis
Rocco Pezza
Vernon Powell
Andrew Preston
Linda Purcell
Richard Purdy
Richard Read
Allan S. Reider
Ted Rickenbacher
Lisa Riley
Doug Robbins
Steven Rosen
Roger Rumble
Shawn Sanborn
Jack Sanders
Jack Schumann
Bernard Siegel
Steve Sink
Andrew Smith
Jeff Snell
Charles P. Spickert
Janice Staropoli
Ken Stebbins
Philip Steckler
Robert Suderman
William Tabar
Hank Tanner
Edward Telling
Edward Telling, Jr.
James Town
Anson Tripp
Louis Vescio
Stephen Wain
Chet Walden
Fred L. Walker
Monty Walker
Thomas West
Marquita Wiley
Thomas Whipple
John Willingham
Brian M. Wilson
Bill Womack
J. Michael Wood
Marcie Woolworth
Roger Wozniak
Bob Wyatt
Denise Yardy
John Zayac
Connie Zielinski
Steve Zimmerman
A.T. Fred Zirkle
IBBA Chair’s Award
The IBBA Chair’s Award is given at the discretion of the Chairman of the Board and is awarded to any individual who has significantly helped the Chair or made an unusual contribution to the association during the Chair’s term.