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RETAILOBSERVER.COM JANUARY 2017 32 The candidates selected for NKBA's 2017 30 Under 30 program at KBIS 2017 include: Dylan Beavers, Norm Tessier Cabinets, Inc., Rancho Cucamonga, CA; Alicia Beck, Signature Companies, Haymarket, VA; Samantha Bowen, Bowen Remodeling & Design, Crofton, MD; Craig Couture, Cypress Design Co., East Providence, RI; Celestina Demers, Spokane Carpet One The Showroom II, Spokane Valley, WA; Corbin Dickson, Remodeler's Warehouse, Martinez, GA; Natalie DiPiazza, Custom Design & Construction, El Segundo, CA; Christina Dragota, GE Monogram, Chicago, IL; Thomas Farago, Caplan's Appliances, Toronto, ON; Paige Fuller, B.C.D. Interiors, Traverse City, MI; Kirsten Gable, Taze and Hewitt, Hanover, MD; Shivain Handa, Valley Acrylic, Mission, BC; Brianne Hughes, Casey's Creative Kitchens, London, ON; Nicole Kemp, Homes by Avi, Calgary, AB; Kyle Le, Timeline Design, Inc., Saratoga, CA; Ed McDonald, McDonald Contracting, Arlington, MA; Kari Mitchell, Artistic Cabinetry, Loomis, NE; Nick Ochtman, Jacuzzi Luxury Bath, Chino Hills, CA; Austin Pike, ShowroomMarketing.com, Watertown, MA; Cathy Pitts, Classic Kitchen & Bath, Harrisonburg, VA; Ashlee Richardson, Nar Fine Carpentry, Inc., Carmichael, CA; Casey Rup, Waterworks, New York, NY; Anthony Salerno, Peter Salerno Inc., Wyckoff, NJ; Bridgette Schwarz, Signature Kitchen & Bath Design Inc., Cupertino, CA; Suzanne Scott, Suzanne Kristine Interiors, Carnation, WA; Brad Sherwood, Epic Plumbing, Phoenix, AZ; Jacob E. Smith, Starline Distributors, Inc., Flushing, MI; Stephanie Stead, Cambria, Denver, CO; Rebecca Sutton, Kitchen Design Concepts, Dallas, TX; Michelle Timmerman, Direct Supply Inc., Grand Rapids, MI. "We are pleased to be able to recognize these outstanding young professionals", said Bill Darcy, NKBA CEO. "They are truly the future of the industry and I look forward to hearing from them in Orlando and presenting them with this opportunity to help further their careers," Darcy stated. During KBIS 2017, the newly inducted group will research critical kitchen and bath industry trends and scour the show floor for innovations, trends and new technologies, as well as sustainable business practices and emerging business models, and then present their findings on the KBISNeXT Stage January 11. The 30 Under 30 teams will also answer questions regarding business issues that professionals currently face during this lively discussion. Introduced in 2013, the NKBA 30 Under 30 program continues to capture the voice of the next generation of kitchen and bath professionals. If you would like your company associated with the best of the next generation of kitchen and bath professionals, contact Mauri Bailey at 678-900-2661 or email mbailey@nkba.org. THE CONSUMER TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION INDUCTS 17 VISIONARIES INTO THE 2016 CT HALL OF FAME The Consumer Technology Association (CTA)™ inducted 17 industry leaders into its annual Consumer Technology Hall of Fame at an awards dinner held November 9, 2016 at the Rainbow Room, atop 30 Rockefeller Center in Manhattan. CTA created the Hall of Fame in 2000 to honor industry visionaries. This year's honorees were Sidney Cooper, founder of Silo; Dr. Jaap Haartsen, the "Father of Bluetooth"; David B. Lorsch, founder and CEO of DBL Distributing; Chuck Pagano, ESPN chief technical officer and HDTV pioneer; Steve Smith, former editor-in-chief of TWICE; Joel S. Spira, founder of Lutron Electronics; Nat Tiffen, founder of the Tiffen Company; and Hiroshi Yamauchi, former president of Nintendo. In addition to these individuals, two teams were inducted into the 2016 class. The first team developed the first handheld GPS system. Under the leadership of Magellan Founder Ed Tuck, Norman Hunt and Don Rea developed and released the Magellan GPS NAV 1000 in 1989. The second group to be honored were the six individuals who comprised the HDTV Grand Alliance—Dr. Peter Bingham, president of Phillips Labs; Dr. Jim Carnes, CEO of Sarnoff Labs; Dr. Curt Crawford, president of AT&T Microelectronics; Dr. Jae Lim, professor at MIT; Jerry Pearlman, CEO of Zenith Electronics; and Donald Rumsfeld, CEO of General Instrument—were honored for their work in developing and implementing a unified digital TV broadcasting system. Gary Shapiro, president and CEO of CTA, praised the inductees for their contributions to the growth of the consumer technology industry and their innovations which helped better our world. He said, "Tonight we celebrate our rich heritage by honoring the legends in our industry. Those inventors, entrepreneurs, retailers and business executives who were willing to take risks to bring new products and services to market and had the imagination to create new technologies." With the 2016 class, the CT Hall of Fame grows to 234 inventors, engineers, retailers, journalists and entrepreneurs who conceived, developed, promoted and wrote about the innovative technologies, products and services that connect and improve the lives of global consumers. Watch highlights from the evening: www.cta.tech/Events/ Awards/CT-Hall-of-Fame.aspx The inductees were selected by a group of media and industry professionals, who judged the nominations submitted by manufacturers, retailers and industry journalists. To learn more about the CT Hall of Fame program and for information on the 2017 nomination process, visit www.CTA.tech. I N D U S T R Y [ N E W S ]

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