Volume 2, No. 22. November 26, 2002
IAAPA Report
Accenting
the obvious
For almost an hour Thursday at the General Managers and Owners Luncheon, IAAPA
spoke in a distinctly British voice. After IAAPA’s annual service awards
presentation concluded with the Lifetime Service Award going to Geoffrey Thompson,
managing director of Blackpool Pleasure Beach Group in England, incoming IAAPA
Chairman John Collins (head of a Wales-based amusement company) introduced the
keynote speaker, Roger Moore (aka, The Saint and Bond, James).
“Three Brits in a row,” Moore said to the audience of 310 as he took
the podium. “Very good.” He then congratulated Thompson, entertainment
colleague to amusement colleague, bearer of the Order of the British Empire—an
honor bestowed by the Queen— to fellow OBE holder.
IAAPA continues to nourish a strong link with its British contingent in electing
Richard Pawley of Drayton Manor Park in Tamworth, England, to a three-year term
on the board. Small parks also got an added voice in the association as Rob
Norris of Seabreeze Park in Rochester, New York, was selected as the new third
vice chairman. He will take the association chair in 2005, succeeding Jane Cooper
of Grupo Magico USA, who in 2004 will succeed Six Flags’ Gary Story, who
is set to follow Collins at next year's IAAPA Convention. Lake Compounce’s
Bobbie Wages was reelected as treasurer.
Small parks likewise got a fair share of new seats on IAAPA’s board of
directors last week. Elected to three-year terms were Christine Ulaky of Canobie
Lake Park in Salem, New Hampshire, Chip Cleary of Splish Splash in Riverhead,
New York, and Lee Buttle of Golf ‘n Stuff in Norwalk, California. Also
elected were John McReynods of Universal Orlando in Florida, Bill Haviluk of
LEGOLAND California in Carlsbad and Greg Hale of Walt Disney World Resort in
Orlando. Monty Lunde of Technifex was elected to the three-year term representing
manufacturers and suppliers on the board.
Click
on the following categories for the full list of award winners at this year’s
IAAPA.
Service Awards
Hall of Fame inductees
Brass Ring
Exhibitor Awards
Big E Awards
Spirit of Excellence
Souvenir of the Year
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