The Harry J. Graham Award
In 1961 the association's Board
of Directors established the Harry J. Graham award to "Keep
alive the memory of one whose faithful and untiring service
contributed so much to the maintenance of high ethical standards
and to publicly recognize others who have aided in these
objectives." By giving the award only to those who are most
deserving and only in years when someone of the highest caliber is
agreed upon, it is the intent of the award to honor Harry J.
Graham who served as the Association's Executive Secretary for 36
years. Candidates are selected annually by a committee of the five
most recent former association presidents who are still active in
purchasing work.
Award Committee
The five most recent former presidents of the New England
Agents Association who are still active in purchasing work will
serve as the Award Committee. Their selection is final.
Presentation of
the Award
It is not necessary that an award be made each year but if the
Committee decides that an award should be made, it will be
presented at the annual meeting by a former president who has been
selected by the award committee. In the presentation of the award,
it is expected that the presentation address will include some
background history of the award recipient.
Termination of the Selections
It is the intention of the Meritorious Award Committee that the
award be made on the basis of uncommon and personal distinction in
service beyond that normal to the holding of association office;
and that should any automatic selection of awardees seem to be
developing, in the opinion of the board of directors, that this
award be discontinued by vote of the board of directors.
Harry J. Graham Award Recipients:
| 1962 Charles L. Sheldon |
1984 Frederick Courage, Jr. |
| 1963 Robert Shilladay |
1985 Gerald E. Maguire |
| 1964 Daniel Donavan |
1986 Sylvia Kessaris |
| 1965 Howard T. Lewis,
Ph.D. |
1987 Paul Moffat |
| 1966 George J. Cronin |
1988 Arthur F. Casavant |
| 1967 Eliot P. Emerson |
1989 Arnold J.
Lovering,
J.D. |
| 1968 Wilbur B. England,
Ph.D. |
1990 Richard Miranda |
| 1969 Vincent de P. Goubeau |
1991 Mortimer Schiff |
| 1970 Harold Bloom |
1992 Joseph S. Collentro |
| 1971 James M. Hill, Jr. |
1993 Warren E. Norquist |
| 1972 Charles M. Healy, Jr. |
1994 John Davin |
| 1973 Edward T. Gramer |
1996 Edward J. O'Neill |
| 1974 Anne Ford |
1997 Christiane Loup |
| 1975 Wilbur J. Hayward |
1998 Richard Bradshaw |
| 1976 Arnold D. Finley |
2000 Larry
Giunipero,
Ph.D. |
| 1977 George D. Fox |
2001 Brian J.
O'Connor |
| 1978 Herbert Hamilton, Jr. |
2002 Susan I. Scott |
| 1979 Glenn W. Inman |
2003 Richard G.
Weissman |
| 1980 J. David White |
2005
Harold E. Fearon, Ph.D. |
| 1981 Richard Olson |
2006
Bernard J. Hennessy |
| 1982 Walter Hosterman |
2007
Karen M. Fedele |
| 1983 Donald LeRoy |
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