LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS

   

8th Annual Lifetime Achievement Award Honored: Benguerel, Bloch, Comer (posthumous), English, Heschong, Lewis, Rainier, Rosen, Tillotson, and Tremaine

May 22, 2023

EdisonReport’s 8th annual Lifetime Achievement Awards took place Monday night. The perfect way to kick off LightFair, over 100 gathered at the Synergy showroom on Broadway for a night celebrating those who have dedicated their lives to lighting. Special honor was given to the late Howard Brandston, a true giant of the industry. Howard was known to make notes and drawing designs on cocktail napkins, and guests were invited to write a tribute to him on a cocktail napkin, which

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Howard Brandston to be Honored at Lifetime Achievement Awards

April 12, 2023

We are pleased to announce that at our 8th Annual Lifetime Achievement Awards, taking place on Monday evening, 22 May, we will be honoring the late Howard Brandston. The event will feature drinks and heavy appetizers, beginning at 5:30 pm, with the Lifetime Achievement Awards commencing at 6pm. Lance Bennett will be our Emcee for the evening, and we will be recognizing an exceptional group of honorees including Mark Benguerel, Larry Bloch, Larry Comer (posthumous), Cheryl English, Lisa Heschong, Alan

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Lifetime Achievement Awards

ER 2023 Lifetime Achievement Awards

March 31, 2023

EdisonReport is excited to announce the 8th Annual Lifetime Achievement Awards, an event that recognizes the outstanding contributions of individuals who have dedicated their careers to the lighting industry. The ceremony will be held on Monday evening, May 22nd, the day before LightFair commences. The honorees were selected based on their exceptional contributions to the industry by our 2023 judges Shirley Coyle, Nancy Clanton, and Donny Wall. The selection process began in early 2023 and the winners were chosen based

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2022 Lifetime Achievement Awards

7th Annual Lifetime Achievement Award Honored: Brogden, Fong, Hollingsworth, Pompeo, Glasow, Burkett, Lien, DiLaura, Stone, and Houser

June 21, 2022

EdisonReport hosted our 7th Annual Lifetime Achievement Awards last night, and I want to thank all 130 that attended—our largest crowd ever and probably the most fun ever. Thanks to the Sam Koerbel for hosting and thanks to our judges, Ann Reo, Nancy Clanton, and Donny Wall. Teal Brogden, Denise Fong, Dawn Hollingsworth, Paul Pompeo, Patty Glasow, Randy Burkett, Mark Lien, David DiLaura, Charles Stone and Kevin Houser were honored.  Teal Brogden: Denise Fong: Dawn Hollingsworth:   Paul Pompeo:  

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EdisonReport’s 2021 Lifetime Achievement Awards Ceremony

November 22, 2021

EdisonReport honors 10 industry icons in the 6th Annual Lifetime Achievement Awards. They are: Chip Israel, Naomi Miller, Jim Benya, Joel Siegel, Barbara Horton, Stephen Lees, Jim Yorgey, Shirley Coyle, Tom Scott, and Danny Lewis. Table of Contents Shirley Cole: 05:20 Tom Scott: 09:38 Barbara Horton: 13:36 Jim Benya: 17:49 Danny Lewis: 23:18 Stephen Lees: 28:12 Chip Israel: 31:57 Jim Yorgey: 38:18 Joel Siegel: 43:36 Naomi Miller: 47:02

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EdisonReport Hosts the 6th Annual Lifetime Achievement Awards Tonight on Zoom

November 18, 2021

Tonight, for the first (and hopefully last) time, EdisonReport is hosting its Lifetime Achievement Awards virtually. Editor Randy Reid stated, “We regret that we were not able to honor these industry icons in person at LightFair, so Zoom is the next best thing, and we hope the industry will come out in force tonight and congratulate these deserving individuals.” The pre-show will start at 5:56 and the ceremony will begin promptly at 6:00pm EST. Judges for 2021 were Paul Pompeo,

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