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SWLISA Member of the Year Awards|
2003 Steve England |
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2001 Phil Myers |
1972 Odie Morris |
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1999 Gilbert D. Waldman |
1971 Hugh Weiland |
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1998 W.C. “Dub” Smothers |
1970 Bud Huth |
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1997 Robert E. Tafoya |
1969 Jack Bew |
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1996 Stanley Elliott |
1968 Leon Flake |
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1995 Marvin Priske |
1967 Jess Wall |
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1994 Ron Booth |
1966 Smythe Shepherd |
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1992 William Williams |
1965 Jack Spence |
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1990 Paul J. Curry |
1964 Otto Thoma |
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1988 Paul Heilman |
1963 John McDonald |
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1987 Manship Phelps |
1962 Clarence Buss |
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1986 Ky Rohman |
1961 Stover Smith |
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1985 Jack Starling |
1960 Roland Dansby |
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1984 M.S. “Mike” Ussery |
1959 Hugo Swan 1985 |
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1982 Doug Myers |
1958 Bill Alberts |
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1981 Jack E. Smothers |
1957 Russell Pierce |
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1980 Allen Wright |
1956 Bernie Masterson |
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1973 Lestor Pryor |
1955 Lawson Orr |
SWLISA Russell Pierce Award
|
2003 Steve Bevill |
1971 Russell Pierce & Ralph Rowalt |
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2000 Mike Dineen |
1972 Bud Huth |
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1998 Jimmie Lopez |
1974 Wayne McCullough |
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1997 Walter N. Cheek |
1976 Bernie Masterson |
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1996 Mark Brim |
1977 Robert W. Shaw |
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1995 James E. Campbell |
1979 Virgil Kruger |
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1994 Henry D. Brim |
1980 Pete Leary |
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1993 Fritzie Lee Connally |
1981 Peter V. Pano |
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1992 Robert S. Grose & Arvin S. Kreitman |
1984 Ed Hayes |
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1990 R. Gene Bevil |
1985 Barry Smith |
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1988 Lee Ekola |
1986 Gary Gradinger |
SWLISA Honorary Life Directors
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Leon E Flake 2416 Marika Wichita Falls, TX 76307 904.691.2478 |
W. Smythe Shepherd 7335 Liberty Avenue Beaumont, TX 77701 409.833.3333 |
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M.S. "Mike" Ussery 330 Beau Brummel Place Amarillo, TX 79121 806.359.8025 |
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SWLISA Honorary Directors
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Edward J. “Ed” Hayes 3250 Dothan Lane Dallas, TX 75229 214.352.326 |
W.C. “Dub” Smothers 32123 I.H. 10 West Boerne, TX 78006-9240 830.981.4333 |
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M. D. “Mac” McAllister 110 S 25th Street Colorado Springs, CO 80904 718.634.2866 |
Gilbert D. Waldman P. O. Box 580787 Tulsa, OK 74158 918.587.1116 |
SWLISA Honorary Life Members
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Edward J. “Ed” Hayes 3250 Dothan Lane Dallas, TX 75229 214.352.326 |
Robert Tafoya 2036 Pepper Ridge Drive Shreveport, LA 71151-9525 318.797.5957 |
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W.C. “Bud” Huth, Jr. 5657 S. 92nd Hales Corners, WI 53130 |
Otto W. Thomas 2036 Pepper Ridge Drive Shreveport, LA 7115-9525 |
SWLISA Retired Members
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Swede Carlson 8002 Oakwood Forest Drive Houston, TX 77040 713.937.570 |
Robert S. Grose P.O. Box 460 Moultrie, GA. 31776 800.841.8677 |
SWLISA Meeting History
|
Year |
Convention Site |
School Site |
President |
Sergeant-At-Arms |
|
2003 |
Wild Dunes Resort Charleston, SC |
Golden Nugget Las Vegas, NV |
Steve England |
Steve Bevill |
|
2002 |
Hyatt Regency Resort Poipu, HI |
Doubletree Downtown Hotel Kansas City, MO |
McCoy Webster |
Alan Maness |
|
2001 |
Bellagio Resort & Casino Las Vegas, NV |
Doubletree Hotel Warren Place Tulsa, OK |
Lori Myers |
David Tingue |
|
2000 |
Marriott Casa Magna Cancun, Mexico |
Marriott Tech Center Denver, CO |
Tom Tipton |
John Harlin |
|
1999 |
Sheraton Conquistador Tucson, AZ |
Ontario Airport Marriott Ontario, CA |
David Felch |
Janet Kirkman |
|
1998 |
Hyatt Regency Cerromar Beach Dorado, Puerto Rico |
Plaza San Antonio Marriott Hotel San Antonio, TX |
James Porter |
Janet Kirkman |
|
1997 |
Westin Mission Hills Rancho Mirage, CA |
Monte Carlo Hotel Las Vegas, NV |
David Hicks, Jr. |
Ron Kelsey |
|
1996 |
Hyatt Regency Maui Maui, HI |
The Peabody Memphis, TN |
Dan Vonalt |
Michael Lawrence |
|
1995 |
Williamsburg Lodge Williamsburg, VA |
Hyatt Regency Albuquerque Albuquerque, NM |
Stanley Elliott |
Jimmie Loper |
|
1994 |
Sugar Bay Plantation Resort St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Island |
Hotel Inter-Continental New Orleans, LA |
Stanley Elliott |
Richard H. Ledyard |
|
1993 |
The Phoenician Scottsdale, AZ |
J.W. Marriott Houston, TX (Sales/Office Mgrs) |
Robert E. Tafoya |
Michael P. Dineen |
|
1992 |
Westin Kauai Lagoons Kauai HI |
The Harvey-DFW Dallas, TX (Production) |
Jim Page |
James Campbell |
|
1991 |
Marriott World Center Orlando, FL |
Marriott River Center San Antonio, TX |
Ron Booth |
Steve Cash |
|
1990 |
Westin’s Camino Real Puerto Vallarta, Mexico |
The Sunburst Scottsdale, AZ (Production) |
Paul Heilman |
Mark Brim |
|
1989 |
Marriott’s Desert Springs Palm Desert, CA |
The Albuquerque Marriott Albuquerque, NM (Sales) |
Bill Williams |
Bill Temple |
|
1988 |
Hyatt Lake Tahoe Lake Tahoe-Incline Village, NV |
Austin Marriott at the Capitol Austin, TX (Production) |
Leon Flake |
Walter N. Cheek |
|
1987 |
Frenchman’s Reef |
Westin Canal Place St. Thomas U.S. Virgin Islands |
Paul Curry |
Arvin Kreitman |
|
1986 |
The Point at Squaw Peak |
Wichita Falls Hilton Wichita Falls, TX (Production) |
Jack Regan |
Fritizie Lee Connally |
|
1985 |
Camino Real Hotel Ixtapa, Mexico |
Hilton Palacio del Rio San Antonio, TX (Sales) |
M.S. “Mike” Ussery |
Bob Grosse |
|
1984 |
The Breakers Palm Beach, FL |
Houston Marriott Brookhollow Houston, TX (Production) |
Matt Healy |
Lee Ekola |
|
1983 |
Cerromar Beach Hotel Dorado, Puerto Rico |
Marriot Park Central Dallas, TX (Sales) |
Manship Phelps |
R. Gene Bevill |
|
1982 |
Desert Inn & Country Club Las Vegas, NV |
Alameda Plaza Kansas City, MO (Production) |
Mac McAllister |
Stan Parry |
|
1981 |
Vailea Beach Hotel Maui, HI |
Granada Royale El Paso, TX (Sales) |
Mercer Buchanan |
Don Lorenz |
|
1980 |
Hilton Riviera Palm Springs, CA |
Hilton Palacio Del Rio San Antonio, TX (Production) |
Bruce Johnson |
Gary Gradinger |
|
1979 |
Frenchman’s Reef St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands |
Valley Inn & Country Club Brownsville, TX (Sales) |
Ky Rohman |
Barry Smith |
|
1978 |
Mountain Shadows Scottsdale, AZ |
Ramada Inn-West Houston, TX (Production) |
Bill Niemi |
Peter V. Pano |
|
1977 |
Camino Real Hotel Cancun, Mexico |
Hilton Inn Corpus Christi, TX (Sales) |
Paul Heilman |
Jon Heavin |
|
1976 |
Riviera Hotel Palm Springs, CA |
Registry Hotel Minneapolis, MN (Production) |
Jack Starling |
Ed Hayes |
|
1975 |
Plaza International-Hyatt Regency Acapulco, Mexico |
Four Seasons Motor Inn Albuquerque, NM (Sales) |
John Hill |
John Madderom |
|
1974 |
Hotel del Coronado San Diego, CA |
Camino Real Hotel Juarez, Mexico |
Mike Ussery |
John Walsh |
|
1973 |
Montego Bay, Jamaica |
San Diego, CA |
Allen Wright |
Pete Leary |
|
1972 |
Scottsdale, AZ |
Minneapolis, MN |
Leon Flake |
Wayne McCullough |
|
1971 |
Monterey, CA |
Houston, TX |
Lester Pryor |
Frank Stovall |
|
1970 |
Guadalajara, Mexico |
Corpus Christi, TX |
Gene Thoma |
|
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1969 |
New Orleans, LA |
Kansas City, MO |
Doug Myers |
Bob Shaw |
|
1968 |
Williamsburg, VA |
Odessa, TX |
Jack Brew |
Tom Gibbs |
|
1967 |
Scottsdale, AZ |
San Antonio, TX |
Odie Morris |
Virgil Kruger |
|
1966 |
Mexico City, Mexico |
Gulfport, MS |
Jess Wall |
Jack Porter |
|
1965 |
San Francisco, CA |
Dallas, TX |
Stover Smith |
Bud Huth |
|
1964 |
CO Springs, CO |
Shreveport, LA |
Joe Schuh |
Ray Arnold |
|
1963 |
San Antonio, TX |
Houston, TX |
Otto Thoma |
Virgil Kruger |
|
1962 |
Palm Springs, CA |
Springfield, MO |
Byron Wynn |
Russell Pierce |
|
1961 |
New Orleans, LA |
Little Rock, AR |
Smythe Shepherd |
Fred Hanneman |
|
1960 |
Mexico City, Mexico |
None |
Clarence Buss |
|
|
1959 |
Natchez, MS |
None |
Jack Spence |
|
|
1958 |
Las Vegas, NV |
None |
John McDonald |
|
|
1957 |
Point Clear, AL |
None |
Bill Alberts |
|
|
1956 |
Monterey, Mexico |
None |
Roland Dansby |
Lawson Orr |
|
1955 |
New Orleans |
None |
Bob Weller |
Bernie Masterson |
SWLISA Member of the Year Awards
|
2003 Steve England |
|
|
2001 Phil Myers |
1972 Odie Morris |
|
1999 Gilbert D. Waldman |
1971 Hugh Weiland |
|
1998 W.C. “Dub” Smothers |
1970 Bud Huth |
|
1997 Robert E. Tafoya |
1969 Jack Bew |
|
1996 Stanley Elliott |
1968 Leon Flake |
|
1995 Marvin Priske |
1967 Jess Wall |
|
1994 Ron Booth |
1966 Smythe Shepherd |
|
1992 William Williams |
1965 Jack Spence |
|
1990 Paul J. Curry |
1964 Otto Thoma |
|
1988 Paul Heilman |
1963 John McDonald |
|
1987 Manship Phelps |
1962 Clarence Buss |
|
1986 Ky Rohman |
1961 Stover Smith |
|
1985 Jack Starling |
1960 Roland Dansby |
|
1984 M.S. “Mike” Ussery |
1959 Hugo Swan 1985 |
|
1982 Doug Myers |
1958 Bill Alberts |
|
1981 Jack E. Smothers |
1957 Russell Pierce |
|
1980 Allen Wright |
1956 Bernie Masterson |
|
1973 Lestor Pryor |
1955 Lawson Orr |
SWLISA Russell Pierce Award
|
2003 Steve Bevill |
1971 Russell Pierce & Ralph Rowalt |
|
2000 Mike Dineen |
1972 Bud Huth |
|
1998 Jimmie Lopez |
1974 Wayne McCullough |
|
1997 Walter N. Cheek |
1976 Bernie Masterson |
|
1996 Mark Brim |
1977 Robert W. Shaw |
|
1995 James E. Campbell |
1979 Virgil Kruger |
|
1994 Henry D. Brim |
1980 Pete Leary |
|
1993 Fritzie Lee Connally |
1981 Peter V. Pano |
|
1992 Robert S. Grose & Arvin S. Kreitman |
1984 Ed Hayes |
|
1990 R. Gene Bevil |
1985 Barry Smith |
|
1988 Lee Ekola |
1986 Gary Gradinger |
SWLISA Honorary Life Directors
|
Leon E Flake 2416 Marika Wichita Falls, TX 76307 904.691.2478 |
W. Smythe Shepherd 7335 Liberty Avenue Beaumont, TX 77701 409.833.3333 |
|
M.S. "Mike" Ussery 330 Beau Brummel Place Amarillo, TX 79121 806.359.8025 |
|
SWLISA Honorary Directors
|
Edward J. “Ed” Hayes 3250 Dothan Lane Dallas, TX 75229 214.352.326 |
W.C. “Dub” Smothers 32123 I.H. 10 West Boerne, TX 78006-9240 830.981.4333 |
|
M. D. “Mac” McAllister 110 S 25th Street Colorado Springs, CO 80904 718.634.2866 |
Gilbert D. Waldman P. O. Box 580787 Tulsa, OK 74158 918.587.1116 |
SWLISA Honorary Life Members
|
Edward J. “Ed” Hayes 3250 Dothan Lane Dallas, TX 75229 214.352.326 |
Robert Tafoya 2036 Pepper Ridge Drive Shreveport, LA 71151-9525 318.797.5957 |
|
W.C. “Bud” Huth, Jr. 5657 S. 92nd Hales Corners, WI 53130 |
Otto W. Thomas 2036 Pepper Ridge Drive Shreveport, LA 7115-9525 |
SWLISA Retired Members
|
Swede Carlson 8002 Oakwood Forest Drive Houston, TX 77040 713.937.570 |
Robert S. Grose P.O. Box 460 Moultrie, GA. 31776 800.841.8677 |
SWLISA Meeting History
|
Year |
Convention Site |
School Site |
President |
Sergeant-At-Arms |
|
2003 |
Wild Dunes Resort Charleston, SC |
Golden Nugget Las Vegas, NV |
Steve England |
Steve Bevill |
|
2002 |
Hyatt Regency Resort Poipu, HI |
Doubletree Downtown Hotel Kansas City, MO |
McCoy Webster |
Alan Maness |
|
2001 |
Bellagio Resort & Casino Las Vegas, NV |
Doubletree Hotel Warren Place Tulsa, OK |
Lori Myers |
David Tingue |
|
2000 |
Marriott Casa Magna Cancun, Mexico |
Marriott Tech Center Denver, CO |
Tom Tipton |
John Harlin |
|
1999 |
Sheraton Conquistador Tucson, AZ |
Ontario Airport Marriott Ontario, CA |
David Felch |
Janet Kirkman |
|
1998 |
Hyatt Regency Cerromar Beach Dorado, Puerto Rico |
Plaza San Antonio Marriott Hotel San Antonio, TX |
James Porter |
Janet Kirkman |
|
1997 |
Westin Mission Hills Rancho Mirage, CA |
Monte Carlo Hotel Las Vegas, NV |
David Hicks, Jr. |
Ron Kelsey |
|
1996 |
Hyatt Regency Maui Maui, HI |
The Peabody Memphis, TN |
Dan Vonalt |
Michael Lawrence |
|
1995 |
Williamsburg Lodge Williamsburg, VA |
Hyatt Regency Albuquerque Albuquerque, NM |
Stanley Elliott |
Jimmie Loper |
|
1994 |
Sugar Bay Plantation Resort St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Island |
Hotel Inter-Continental New Orleans, LA |
Stanley Elliott |
Richard H. Ledyard |
|
1993 |
The Phoenician Scottsdale, AZ |
J.W. Marriott Houston, TX (Sales/Office Mgrs) |
Robert E. Tafoya |
Michael P. Dineen |
|
1992 |
Westin Kauai Lagoons Kauai HI |
The Harvey-DFW Dallas, TX (Production) |
Jim Page |
James Campbell |
|
1991 |
Marriott World Center Orlando, FL |
Marriott River Center San Antonio, TX |
Ron Booth |
Steve Cash |
|
1990 |
Westin’s Camino Real Puerto Vallarta, Mexico |
The Sunburst Scottsdale, AZ (Production) |
Paul Heilman |
Mark Brim |
|
1989 |
Marriott’s Desert Springs Palm Desert, CA |
The Albuquerque Marriott Albuquerque, NM (Sales) |
Bill Williams |
Bill Temple |
|
1988 |
Hyatt Lake Tahoe Lake Tahoe-Incline Village, NV |
Austin Marriott at the Capitol Austin, TX (Production) |
Leon Flake |
Walter N. Cheek |
|
1987 |
Frenchman’s Reef |
Westin Canal Place St. Thomas U.S. Virgin Islands |
Paul Curry |
Arvin Kreitman |
|
1986 |
The Point at Squaw Peak |
Wichita Falls Hilton Wichita Falls, TX (Production) |
Jack Regan |
Fritizie Lee Connally |
|
1985 |
Camino Real Hotel Ixtapa, Mexico |
Hilton Palacio del Rio San Antonio, TX (Sales) |
M.S. “Mike” Ussery |
Bob Grosse |
|
1984 |
The Breakers Palm Beach, FL |
Houston Marriott Brookhollow Houston, TX (Production) |
Matt Healy |
Lee Ekola |
|
1983 |
Cerromar Beach Hotel Dorado, Puerto Rico |
Marriot Park Central Dallas, TX (Sales) |
Manship Phelps |
R. Gene Bevill |
|
1982 |
Desert Inn & Country Club Las Vegas, NV |
Alameda Plaza Kansas City, MO (Production) |
Mac McAllister |
Stan Parry |
|
1981 |
Vailea Beach Hotel Maui, HI |
Granada Royale El Paso, TX (Sales) |
Mercer Buchanan |
Don Lorenz |
|
1980 |
Hilton Riviera Palm Springs, CA |
Hilton Palacio Del Rio San Antonio, TX (Production) |
Bruce Johnson |
Gary Gradinger |
|
1979 |
Frenchman’s Reef St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands |
Valley Inn & Country Club Brownsville, TX (Sales) |
Ky Rohman |
Barry Smith |
|
1978 |
Mountain Shadows Scottsdale, AZ |
Ramada Inn-West Houston, TX (Production) |
Bill Niemi |
Peter V. Pano |
|
1977 |
Camino Real Hotel Cancun, Mexico |
Hilton Inn Corpus Christi, TX (Sales) |
Paul Heilman |
Jon Heavin |
|
1976 |
Riviera Hotel Palm Springs, CA |
Registry Hotel Minneapolis, MN (Production) |
Jack Starling |
Ed Hayes |
|
1975 |
Plaza International-Hyatt Regency Acapulco, Mexico |
Four Seasons Motor Inn Albuquerque, NM (Sales) |
John Hill |
John Madderom |
|
1974 |
Hotel del Coronado San Diego, CA |
Camino Real Hotel Juarez, Mexico |
Mike Ussery |
John Walsh |
|
1973 |
Montego Bay, Jamaica |
San Diego, CA |
Allen Wright |
Pete Leary |
|
1972 |
Scottsdale, AZ |
Minneapolis, MN |
Leon Flake |
Wayne McCullough |
|
1971 |
Monterey, CA |
Houston, TX |
Lester Pryor |
Frank Stovall |
|
1970 |
Guadalajara, Mexico |
Corpus Christi, TX |
Gene Thoma |
|
|
1969 |
New Orleans, LA |
Kansas City, MO |
Doug Myers |
Bob Shaw |
|
1968 |
Williamsburg, VA |
Odessa, TX |
Jack Brew |
Tom Gibbs |
|
1967 |
Scottsdale, AZ |
San Antonio, TX |
Odie Morris |
Virgil Kruger |
|
1966 |
Mexico City, Mexico |
Gulfport, MS |
Jess Wall |
Jack Porter |
|
1965 |
San Francisco, CA |
Dallas, TX |
Stover Smith |
Bud Huth |
|
1964 |
CO Springs, CO |
Shreveport, LA |
Joe Schuh |
Ray Arnold |
|
1963 |
San Antonio, TX |
Houston, TX |
Otto Thoma |
Virgil Kruger |
|
1962 |
Palm Springs, CA |
Springfield, MO |
Byron Wynn |
Russell Pierce |
|
1961 |
New Orleans, LA |
Little Rock, AR |
Smythe Shepherd |
Fred Hanneman |
|
1960 |
Mexico City, Mexico |
None |
Clarence Buss |
|
|
1959 |
Natchez, MS |
None |
Jack Spence |
|
|
1958 |
Las Vegas, NV |
None |
John McDonald |
|
|
1957 |
Point Clear, AL |
None |
Bill Alberts |
|
|
1956 |
Monterey, Mexico |
None |
Roland Dansby |
Lawson Orr |
|
1955 |
New Orleans |
None |
Bob Weller |
Bernie Masterson |