Awards & Recognition

Lifetime Achievement Award Recipients

The ACD Lifetime Achievement Award is presented at ACD’s Annual Meeting.

2024

Joe Broom
Chemformation

2023

Kurt Hettinga
Superior Industrial Solutions

2021

Thomas Corcoran
Brenntag S.E.

2021

Sean O’Donnell
Datacor Inc.

2018

Patrick Marantette
HORN

2017

David Garner
Brenntag North America, Inc.

2015

Charles T. "Chuck" Kellogg (Deceased)
Hubbard-Hall Inc.

2014

Roger T. Harris
Producers Chemical Company

2012

Douglas A. Brown
Brown Chemical Co., Inc.

2010

Don Witteman
Betsy Witteman
Dorsett & Jackson, Inc.

2004

John "Jack" R. Hess (Deceased)
JR Hess Co.

Member of the Year Award Recipients

The ACD Distributor of the Year Award is presented annually at ACD’s Annual Meeting.

2024

Richard G. Erstad
Hawkins, Inc.

2023

Terry Aubry
EMCO Chemical Distributors, Inc.

2022

Megan Bohan, Esq.
TRInternational, Inc.

2021

Lynne Bukovic
TransChemical

2021

Steve Seeler
Seeler Industries

2020

Matthew Fridley
Brenntag North America

2019

John L. Logue
Royale Pigments

2018

Shawn Wiram
Brenntag North America

2017

Joseph Fischman and Andrea Nagle
Chem/Serv, Inc.

2016

Mathew A. Brainerd
Brainerd Chemical Company

2015

Tommy Turriff
TLC Ingredients, Inc.

2014

Jeanette Glose Partlow
Maryland Chemical Company

2013

William A. Fidler
First Hyperion, formerly
Brenntag North America

2012

Andrew K. Skipp
Hubbard-Hall Inc.

2011

Donna Boldt
James Boldt
Deeks & Company

2010

Bruce L. Whetter
Americhem Sales Corporation

2009

Bruce H. Schechinger
BHS Marketing LLC

2008

Peter Y. Hess
JR Hess Company

2007

J. Michael Coates
LCI, Ltd.

2006

Steven C. Quandt
Columbus Chemical Industries, Inc.

2005

Donald Adams
Webb Checmical Service Corp.

2004

Thomas H. Coyne
George S. Coyne Chemcial Co., Inc.

2003

Clare L. Welker
Chem One Ltd.

2002

Patrick J. Marantette (Deceased)
Horn

2001

Lawrence I. Hayes (Deceased)
Chemical Distribution, Inc.

2000

Mark W. Kramer
First Hyperion, formerly
Ellis & Everard (US Holdings) Inc.

1999

G. Stephen Robins
G.S. Robins & Company

1998

Robert A. Foley
HCI/Baychem, Inc.
Douglas M. Kutz
G.S. Robins & Company

1997

Eugene P. McDonald (Deceased)
Monson Companies, Inc.

1996

Charles T. Kellogg (Deceased)
Hubbard-Hall Inc.

1995

Edward M. Pitkin
Ulrich Chemical, Inc.

1994

Gregg M. Peckham
Archway Sales Inc.

1993

Douglas A. Brown
Brown Chemical Co., Inc.

1992

James M. Doyle
Coastal Chemical, Co., Inc.

1991

James P. Hukill
Hukill Chemical Corporation

1990

Samuel K.Himmelrich (Deceased)
Inlaid Leidy, Inc.
Walter N. Stevenson (Deceased)
W.N. Stevenson Co.

1989

John "Jack" R. Hess (Deceased)
JR Hess Company

1988

Bonnie O'Meara
Rho-Chem Corporation

1987

Carl Fischer
The Rinchem Company, Inc.

1986

Michael H. Baker (Deceased)
Chem/Serv, Inc.

1985

G. Lee Floyd (Deceased)
Accron Distributors

1984

Fred W. Schlichte
Industrial Chemical & Supply Company

1982

Rollen A. Mack (Deceased)
A.J. Lynch Company

1981

Gerald Kraft (Deceased)
Kraft Chemical Company

1980

Curtis Horning
Eaton-Colby Chemical Company

1979

Raymond B. Preston (Deceased)
PB & S Chemical Company

1978

Louis H.T. Dehmlow (Deceased)
Great Lakes Terminal & Transport Corp.

1977

John Kirkpatrick (Deceased)
Florida Solvents

Affiliate of the Year Award Recipients

The ACD Supplier of the Year is presented at ACD’s Annual Meeting.

2024

Gerard Braud
SituationHub

2023

Lynn Bergeson
Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

2023

Rich Engler
Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

2022

David McMillan
Axon Underwriting Services, LLC.

2021

Pete Downing and Rachelle Alexander
Environment & Safety Solutions, Inc.

2020

Dan McCusker
Datacor, Inc.

2013

Brad Miller
PQ Corporation

2012

Stephen J. Cornwall
Perimeter Solutions, formerly with ICL Performance Products LP

Responsible Distribution Excellence Award Recipients

The Responsible Distribution Excellence Award is presented annually at ChemEdge.

2024

Azelis Americas
Westport, CT

2023

CITCO Water
Lexington, KY

2022

Coast Southwest, Inc.
Arlington, TX

2021

EMCO Chemicals Distributors, Inc.
Pleasant Prairie, WI

2020

HS Services, an IMCD Group, LLC company
Dallas, TX

2020

TLC Ingredients, Inc.
Crest Hill, IL

2019

Dober Chemical Corporation
Woodridge, IL

2019

Univar Solutions
Downers Grove, IL

2018

Chem One Ltd
Houston, TX

2017

McCullough & Associates
Atlanta, GA
Walsh & Associates
St. Louis, MO

2016

Andes Chemical Corporation
Doral, FL

2015

KIC Chemicals, Inc.
New Paltz, NY

2014

Webb Chemical Service Corporation
Muskegon Heights, MI