Affiliates > Willis Award of Merit
The Willis Award of Merit was created in 1954 by the Willis Family of Virginia Beach, Virginia, as a memorial to John Willis, Jr. and his son, Benjamin J. Willis, Sr.
The intent of this distinguished award is to encourage and promote cooperation, understanding, and the exchange of ideas, and to lend dignity and purpose to the Southern Home Furnishings Association. It honors the outstanding home furnishings retailer in the SHFA area, who, in the opinion of the Willis Award Committee contributes most unselfishly to the community, industry, and the Lord.
The Willis Award Committee, whose members are past recipients, play an active role in the future of the retail home furnishings industry. The Committee has established a scholarship fund at High Point University. The scholarships are awarded annually to students studying in the field of Home Furnishings Marketing or Home Furnishings Management.
The 2006 Willis Award of Merit was presented at SHFA’s June 2007 convention. Donald E. Hinton, Brown Furniture Company, Gaffney, South Carolina, was the recipient of this prestigious honor.
James T. Allison*
L.O. Barksdale*
J.H. Bridges*
Warren Channel
Kerry Clippard
Melvin L. Crockin*
J. Wilson Cunningham*
Ned T. Dobson, Sr.
Alan Dossenbach
Herbert M. Early*
Preston Griffin*
John Gross
S. Dan Hamm, III
D.H. Hamm, Jr.
Arthur B. Hammond
R. Wesley Hammond
J.C. Hipp
Paul B. Horsey, Sr.
J. Hudson Huffard*
James E. Jones*
Phil Kennett
William D. Kimbrell
David E. Kirshtein
Solomon Kirshtein
Ervin Lampert*
Thomas H. Leath |
Albert Levine*
Kenneth Lord*
Al Maynard*
Rex Maynard
Hyman Meyers
A.G. Pless*
W.L. Ragland*
Dianne W. Ray
K. Fred Retchin
Edwin E. Riley*
W.W. Saunders*
Bertram R. Schewel*
Marc A. Schewel
Sherrill W. Shaw
H.M. Short*
William R. Smith, III
John H. Sniffin
Rick Stork
Bobby D. Suddreth
William W. Sutton
George E. Tate
George A. Thornton*
Hubert C. Watson
R.L. Weathers*
H.T. Williams* |
*Deceased
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