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The Hall of Fame
NAMTA’s highest award, The Hall of Fame, is to recognize those who have been supporters, volunteers, and champions of the association.
Congratulations to This Year's Hall of Fame Recipient!
 Hayley Prendergast 2019 As a family business, Hayley had worked summers at Grafix and remembers putting together customer binders in the dining room to make some extra money. But joining the family business was not her long term plan. After graduating from college with an Art History degree, Hayley received a ‘personal’ want ad in the mail from her father. She decided to take him up on the offer on a trial basis and negotiated her starting role as product manager and joined Grafix in 1992. Now, after the 27 years, moving through a variety of roles; product manager, marketing manager, sales manager, VP of Sales & Marketing, President of Consumer Products and finally Owner with her brother after buying the business when their father retired in 2002, it has indeed become her long term plan. In her time at Grafix it has grown both in size and scope, expanding their range of products, facility size as well as their sales reach globally.
Through her tenure in the Art Materials industry Hayley served on a several committees; including at the start of her career, when asked to join a tradeshow committee to bring new “perspective” to the subject. She helped with the NAMTA foundation, now Art Matters, and Dues Committee, but made her major contribution to the industry beginning in 2008 with seven years on the NAMTA Board; three years as a member, four on Namta's Executive Committee with one year as president. There is no question, she believes we all need to put in our time to support each other and the greater good of the Art Materials Community so we can, not just survive, but thrive.  Reggie Hall, 2018 NAMTA Executive Director 2011 - present  Richard Goodban 2017  Eric Zelenko 2016 (pictured left)  Frank Stapleton 2015  Lou Reeves 2014  Beth Bergman 2013  Sam Seelig 2012  Don Dow 2011 Dennis Kapp 2010 Jeff Goldfarb 2009 Reuel Ware 2008 Jim Cieslinski, Sr. 2007 George Bussinger 2006 Claudia Myers 2005 Henry Meininger 2004 J.A.T. (Jim) Daler 2003 Jim Weissenborn 2002 Jack Young 2001 Bill Banta 2001 Gregory C. Hyatt 2000 E. Peter Hopper 1999 Steven Steinberg 1998 Gene Takei 1997 Jack Richeson 1996  Zora Sweet Pinney 1995 Walter Zarichak 1994 Paul Stormo 1993 David O’Leary 1992 Jack Rhodes 1991 Laurie Cappiello 1990
Derek Pool 1988 B. Warren Brown 1987 Charles W. Hyatt 1986 Kathleen Herbert 1985 Robert Serafin 1984 Jack Bear 1983 John Griffin 1982 Jennie Zachs 1981 L. D. Solomon 1980 John R. Swanson 1979 Elliott J. Koenig 1978 Stan Obermiller 1977 Harry G. Daniels 1976 Arthur Brown 1975 Leonard Bocour 1974 Bert Cholet 1973 George E. Muth 1972 Henry W. Levison 1971 Charles W. Crysler 1970 Joseph L. Alvarez 1969 Theodore Morrissey 1968 Gordon E. James 1968 Frank J. Peters 1968 Bert L. Daily 1968 Edward H. Ellison 1967 |
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