GLIA Hall oF Fame
Award Information
The Great Lakes Ice Association’s Hall of Fame Award is the highest honor that can be bestowed on a member.
The award recognizes those individuals who have performed outstanding services to the ice industry.
See every Hall of Fame awardee below:
Awardees
Year
Name
Company
Location
2020-2023
Saad Aboud
US Ice
Detroit, MI
2022
Charlotte Maginnis
Leer Inc.
New Lisbon, WI
2019
Gary Moilanen
Arctic Glacier
Milwaukee, WI
2018
Norman Dickson
Olmsted Ice
Olmsted Township, OH
2012
Reath Cosner
Cosner's Ice
Bedford, IN
2011
Jim Barry
Party Time Ice
Port Huron, MI
2003
Gary Jerow
Modern Ice
Cincinnati, OH
2003
Paul Ruthsatz
Sandusky Ice
Sandusky, OH
2003
Ruth Ruthsatz
Sandusky Ice
Sandusky, OH
1989
Peter Reimer
Reimer's Ice Service
North Webster, IN
1989
Gilbert Bush
Gallipolis Ice Divsion
Gallipolis, OH
1988
Norman F. Knowlton
Party Time Ice
Port Huron, MI
1987
Don W. Suede
Hometown Ice
Milwaukee, WI
1986
James S. Boardman
N/A
N/A
1985
Thomas E. Sedler
Home City Ice
Cincinnati, OH
1984
Elmo Bezold
N/A
N/A
1982
John W. McGuire
Polar Ice
Indianapolis, IN
1981
Edward J. Dagar
Bucyrus Ice
Bucyrus, OH
1980
R.J. Heathwell
Sarnia Ice
Sarnia, ON, CA
1980
Loretta Sedler
Home City Ice
Cincinnati, OH
1979
Robert W. WIlson
N/A
N/A
1978
Harold R. Daily
N/A
N/A
1977
Ellsworth E. Boyce
Polar Ice
Indianapolis, IN
1977
Warren A. Jacobson
N/A
N/A
1977
Charles H. Boardman
N/A
N/A
1976
Isaac Greenberg
Purity Ice & Cold Storage
Toronto, ON, CA
1976
Bert Hosselkus
N/A
N/A
1974
R.H. Smith
N/A
Glen Eilyn, IL
1972
George Steers
Kalamazoo Ice & Fuel
Kalamazoo, MI
1972
Walter Hintz
N/A
N/A
1972
Walter Blessman
N/A
N/A