{"id":1705,"date":"2023-12-12T14:06:52","date_gmt":"2023-12-12T19:06:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/plusweb.org\/our-community\/awards\/founders-award\/"},"modified":"2025-10-14T10:25:02","modified_gmt":"2025-10-14T15:25:02","slug":"founders-award","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/plusweb.org\/our-community\/awards\/founders-award\/","title":{"rendered":"Founders Award"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\t\t\t\t\"Debbie\n\t

The Founders Award recognizes a member of PLUS who has made lasting and outstanding contributions to the Society. The award is presented in honor of PLUS Founder Angelo J. Gioia.<\/p>\n

Criteria used when selecting the Founders Award recipient include membership in PLUS, participation in PLUS activities, creativity and innovation when needed to address PLUS tasks, amount of time and effort dedicated to the organization, promotion of PLUS in the industry and to the public in general, or other contributions to the image of PLUS, and involvement in developing, implementing, improving and\/or continuing PLUS programs.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\"2025\n\t

Congratulations to our 2025 Founders Award Winner, Robert D. Crocitto<\/a>!<\/h4>\n
\n\t\t\tPast Founders Award Winners\t<\/h5>\n\t

Kenneth Stephens, RPLLU<\/a> (2024)<\/p>\n

Debbie Schaffel, MBA, RPLU, ExecPLP<\/a> (2023)<\/p>\n

Paul Greve, JD, RPLU<\/a> (2022)<\/p>\n

Heather Fox (2021)<\/p>\n

David B. Williams (2020)<\/p>\n

Frederick Fisher (2019)<\/p>\n

Michael Cavallaro (2018)<\/p>\n

James G. Stewart, RPLU (2017)<\/p>\n

Phil N. Norton, PhD (2016)<\/p>\n

Jeffrey R. Lattmann (2015)<\/p>\n\t

Greg Buonocore (2014)<\/p>\n

Daniel J. Standish, Esq. (2013)<\/p>\n

Daniel Auslander, RPLU (2012)<\/p>\n

Jeffrey P. Klenk (2011)<\/p>\n

Sean M. Fitzpatrick, Esq. (2010)<\/p>\n

William R. Feldhaus, PhD, CPCU, CLU (2009)<\/p>\n

Kevin M. LaCroix, Esq., RPLU (2008)<\/p>\n

Pauline R. Morley, RPLU, CPCU, ASLI (2007)<\/p>\n

Deborah K. Ropelewski, CPCU, AU, ARM (2006)<\/p>\n\t

Peter W. Wilson (2005)<\/p>\n

James A. Young (2004)<\/p>\n

William R. Mullin, RPLU (2003)<\/p>\n

Christopher J. Cavallaro, RPLU (2002)<\/p>\n

Diana Dean-Spurgeon (2001)<\/p>\n

Raymond Wahl (2000)<\/p>\n

David Smith (1999)<\/p>\n

Stephen Marcellino (1998)<\/p>\n

Stephen J. Sills (1997)<\/p>\n

Ronald S. Berman (1996)<\/p>\n

Rachel McKinney (1995)<\/p>\n

W.L. “Bill” Holland (1994)<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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